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Protesters condemn Nigerian support for mass deportations

26-10-2011 19:46

A crowd gathered outside the Nigerian high commission in London on Wednesday to protest their assistance to the UK authorities in deporting Nigerians. The demo coincided with a mass removal flight to Nigeria on which over 40 women were removed, some with outstanding legal cases.

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Stop deportations of Tamils to Sri Lanka - Protest 26/10/2011

25-10-2011 10:09

On Wednesday 28th September the UK Border Agency deported over 50 Tamils to Sri Lanka on a charter flight.
40.000 Tamil people were massacred in the final stage of the war.
Up to 150.000 are still unaccounted for.
Over 20.000 young people are still held in horrific prison camps.

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BNP's Nick Griffin in Hastings Today

23-10-2011 11:25

The far-right British National Party will be wheeling out its elusive chairman and MEP Nick Griffin in Hastings this afternoon (Sunday 23rd). Anti-fascists will be there to greet him.

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uk human rights bill artwork

12-10-2011 20:00

graffiti art seen in exeter

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Vigil for Jimmy Mubenga

11-10-2011 14:32

A vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Jimmy Mubenga.

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Interview: Behind the Lines

03-10-2011 09:41

Hussein Al-Alak speaks with a Jordanian based activist involved in helping Iraqi refugees who have fled to Jordan.

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Weekly blog roundup

01-10-2011 12:00

The following is a drawn from a variety of local activist & campaign blogs.

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Stop deportation of Nadia Habib and her mother, Nazmin Habib

30-09-2011 14:10

Stop Nadia’s and Her Mother’s Deportation
An Open Letter from William Nicholas Gomes to the President of the United States of America

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No Charter Flight to Sri Lanka - only two days to act

26-09-2011 22:27


The UK Border Agency have detained over 50 nationals of Sri Lanka, in several Immigration Removal Centres and have set removal directions for all of them. They are due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Charter Flight PVT 030 @ 15:00 hrs on Wednesday 28th September to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is still in a dangerous/perilous state and not safe for any opponents of the present Sri Lankan regime to be returned.

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Weekly blog roundup

24-09-2011 21:28

The weekly round up of blogs from Oxford/shire

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This Border Kills: two years of police violence in Calais

24-09-2011 12:10

Over the past two years, activists in Calais have been intervening in and documenting police raids, arrests, beatings, evictions and destruction of property, as part of campaign of resistance against the war on migrants Calais.

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Khethiwe Must Stay Saturday Lunchtime Campaign

24-09-2011 00:29

Campaigning for Khethiwe on College Green Fri 23rd Sept
Khethiwe Mashavave is still detained in Yarls Wood. Her flight is booked to Harare on 29th September. Please come and protest with us at 12:30pm today.

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Severe repression as migrants riot on Lampedusa

22-09-2011 01:37

Migrants fight back on Lampedusa

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Lampedusa deportation centre burns

21-09-2011 22:43

Violent clashes involving Tunisian migrants, riot police and local people

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Charter to Afghanistan/ Trouble in Harmondsworth IRC

21-09-2011 20:59

Afghan man put on charter flight is said to have been badly injuried in Harmondsworth IRC, other Afghan nationals protested and were attacked by police with dogs

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From Calais: our comrade Marie-Noelle, we will remember you in action

19-09-2011 14:48

Marie Noelle Gues (Zetkin), the original "No Border" of Calais, died on saturday morning.

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Squatters and land occupiers; it's time for some digital payback !

07-09-2011 13:19

So you know you want to if you have ever been a squatter! or a traveller who roams the land, now you can get some digital payback!

Here is a company that profits from loss, loss of someones home that is!

see below:

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Poor showing against the EDL today

03-09-2011 19:19

So, the EDL didn't reach Tower Hamlets and had a lower than expected turnout of only around 1200 attend their "big one" demo but, despite the UAF/SWP's bragging it was hardly a great day for Antifascists either. Battle of Cable Street this wasn't...

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English Defence League still coming to Tower Hamlets

30-08-2011 22:45

Despite headlines to the contrary the EDL will still be coming to East London this weekend. We must be there to stop them.

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Campaigners fight deportation order for 19th August

18-08-2011 20:37

Justice and Ruby on their wedding day
The Home Office are set to deport Justice Charles to Sierra Leone tomorrow, even though he is married to a British citizen, has lived in the UK for 10 years and will not be able to get the health care he needs in Sierra Leone.