UK Migration Newswire Archive
Chronicles of a summer of revolts in Italian detention centres
07-09-2010 11:34
After last year, 2010 brought another fiery summer in Italy’s detention centres for migrants (C.I.E.), where people are detained waiting to be deported. At the beginning of the summer the length of time of detention increased to 6 months, thanks to new “Security Package” approved by the government. Also, the Italian government has made a special agreements with Algeria and Tunisia to speed up the deportations of migrants coming from those countries. In many CIE’s Tunisians especially have been on the front line of revolts. Here follows a brief and incomplete chronicle of the past few months:escape from Campsfield ends in recapture
06-09-2010 09:41
Two Iraqi refugees facing deportation to Baghdad made a dramatic escape from an asylum detention centre but were recaptured by police using dogs and a helicopter.Feedback: London Demonstration Against French & European Roma Evictions
06-09-2010 06:28
The Irish Traveller Movement in Britain (ITMB) and various UK refugee/migrant support groups demonstrated in solidarity with the Roma communities who are being forcefully evicted and deported in France. ITMB deplores President Sarkozy's policies which have resulted in families with children as young as 2 weeks old being evicted with less than 30 minutes notice.
Irish Travellers Group (who organized the demo) and English Gypsies are acutely aware of the racist anti Roma policies that are spreading across Europe. In recent days Roma communities in Italy have been made homeless when bulldozers razed the camps they lived on to the ground. In Hungry the far right Jobbick party have called for Roma communities to be detained in special guarded camps for indefinite periods of time.
ITMB would like to remind the British Government and public that the largest eviction of a Gypsy Roma Traveller community in Europe is presently taking place in Dale Farm, Essex. Like the Roma in Europe, Irish Travellers and English Gypsies in Britain face direct racism and discrimination on a daily basis.
GRT - Gypsy, Roma and Irish Travellers are the largest Minority group in Europe.
Gypsy's gained Ethnic Minority status in 1989 and Irish Travellers in 2000 and are since protected under the 'Race Relations Act 1976'. 9 out of 10 children from the GRT community have experienced racial abuse and nearly a third have been bullied or physically attacked.
For further information please call Irish Traveller Movement in Britain on 020 7607 2002 or email
info@irishtraveller.org.uk Mexico After the Massacre of the 24th August
01-09-2010 06:12
On the 26th of August 72 murdered migrants from Central & South America were discovered after the lone survivor alerted marines at a naval checkpoint.The state investigator, Roberto Suarez, (an establishment lawyer from Mexico’s elite) ‘dissapaeared’ after being appointed to look into the deaths. His body was found two days later.
Self-Harm in Immigration detention April/May/June 2010
31-08-2010 13:27
Overall there were only 4 incidents of serious self-harm, more than the previous quarter and only an increase of 1, on persons on formal self-harm at risk.However there are very alarming increases at some of the individual Removal Centres.
Dover IRC showed a 125% increase on incidents of Self-Harm requiring medical treatment
Harmondsworth 54% , Oakington 46.5 %, Yarl's Wood 31% increase on previous quarter of persons on formal self-harm at risk.
There was one death, cause as yet unknown: Eliud Nguli Nyenze born 1970 - died Oakington IRC 15th April 2010
http://tinyurl.com/23gmgrx [Self-Harm in Immigration detention - January/February/March 2010
http://www.freemovement.org.uk/Resources/self-harm2010.html Data for 2009 can be accessed here:
http://www.freemovement.org.uk/Resources/self-harm2009.html Anti-Deportation conference: Saturday, London
31-08-2010 12:25
Saturday 4th September 2010
10:30am to 3:30pm
Hinde Street Methodist Church, 19 Thayer Street, London W1 2QJ
(nearest tube station: Bond Street or Marble Arch)
Keep Patrick Masengo in the UK, no removals to DR Congo
31-08-2010 08:28
Demo boosts spirits at Campsfield House
30-08-2010 20:03
The monthly demos continue at Campsfield migration prison near Oxford. On Saturday a group gathered to show solidarity with those stuck inside the depressing place...No Voluntary Deportations, Not Now, Not Never
25-08-2010 13:23
Mother and Children required to deport themselvesMildred Okpara and her two young children and baby are still in their Sheffield accommodation. They have received a letter from UKBA to report to Heathrow airport on Thursday the 2nd September.
Kirklees Refugee Forum are supporting a campaign to keep the family in Sheffield and would like your presence (if possible) in Sheffield this Friday.
Join the protest outside the Home Office UK Border Agency
Keep the Okpara family safe in Sheffield!
Come and join us on the demonstration and bring as many people as possible. Please bring placards and banners
UK Border Agency
Vulcan House
Riverside entrance
6 Millsands
Sheffield
S3 8NU
Friday 27th August 12:30 to 1:30
For more information or if you want to help with the campaign contact:
Stop the Deportation of the Okpara
Family c/o Sheena 07792605138
or email
memesheena@blueyonder.co.uk Kirklees Refugee Forum
http://www.kirkleesrefugeeforum.org.uk/
Stop the deportation of 26 year old Raba Hamad to Iraq
24-08-2010 17:24
EDL Meeting in Cheltenham this Thursday!... 8pm (23rd Aug) phone the venue...
23-08-2010 15:07
The Gloucestershire division of the EDL are having a meeting this Thursday at 8pm to discuss Bradford with meeting places etc...The Cross Hands
Tewkesbury Road, Swindon, Gloucestershire GL51 9 - 01242 233847
Map...
http://snipurl.com/10l8tf
Protest at French embassy in Warsaw against evictions and police brutality
17-08-2010 02:10
Polish activists and migrants subvertise a bilboard and hold protest outside french embassy in warsaw over police brutality, evictions and racism in FranceFight Britain's racist immigration laws! Close Communications House!
14-08-2010 23:23
Tuesday 31 August • 5-6pmoutside Communications House Immigration Reporting Centre, Old Street London, EC1V 9BR
The Racist Danish
14-08-2010 12:43
Frontex Charter Flights first 6 months 2010
12-08-2010 08:08
Frontex Charter Flights first 6 months 2010Frontex coordinate charter flights from all countries in the European Union
Total number of persons removed January to June this year: 1,261 on 27 flights
Total provisional costs: of all 27 flights *£6,398,000
- £5,073 per person / £236,962 average cost per flight
10 flights to Nigeria
6 flights to Kosovo
5 flights to Georgia
2 flights to Iraq
Other destinations: Gambia, Cameroon, Albania, Armenia, Columbia, Ecuador, Burundi.
There were 27 flights in the first 6 months of 2010. Compared to 32 flights in the whole of 2009, removing 1,622 persons, main destination was Nigeria 17 flights involving 849 persons approximate
*(Please not these figures are only provisional, final costs will be known only after last reimbursement claim from the participating countries is processed)
Download breakdown of flights: Joint Returns 2010.doc
Download breakdown of costs: Joint Returns 2010_costs.doc
Joint Return Flights coordinated by Frontex January /December 2009
http://www.freemovement.org.uk/Resources/Frontex4.html Frontex in a nutshell
Border management within the European Union has undergone an evolution starting from nationally focused systems to operational cooperation at the external borders. National border security systems are nowadays being complemented by a unified set of effective tools to man-age potential risks at the external borders. Frontex - the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union - was created particularly to integrate national border security systems of Member States against all kind of threats that could happen on or through the external borders of the EU.
http://www.freemovement.org.uk/Resources/Frontex3.html
Mass immigrants grave in greek borders at Evros
10-08-2010 16:56
It is believed that between 150 and 200 corpses have been buried in the mass grave.Campsfield detainees release second statement
07-08-2010 18:39
Detainees at Campsfield migrant prison near Oxford are currently on hunger strike in protest at their injust situation. This statement was released by them several days ago, but so far has not been published here, only circulated on mailing lists..Chanting and banging heard at Campsfield migrant prison
07-08-2010 18:30
Detainees at Campsfield migrant prison near Oxford are currently on hunger strike in protest at their injust situation. This is a short report from Tuesday night, forwarded from a campaign mailing list..Campsfield Hunger Strike Update
07-08-2010 14:32
Report from demo tonight (Friday) and other news from Campsfield