UK Indymedia - UK Migration Newswire Archive

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Photos: May Day Demo (London)

01-05-2006 20:25

Photos: May Day Demo (London)

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Autonomous Bloc penned in again at Mayday rally.

01-05-2006 19:14

Police today used common law powers of "preventing a breach of the peace" to exclude the wholly peaceful autonomous bloc from entering Trafalgar Square. Their attempts to spark a confrontation however - including confiscating their sound system - failed.

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Short Audio Reports from London Mayday Interfaith Rally supporting Migrants

01-05-2006 18:41

Three short audio report and some speech audio from the Mayday interfaith rally held outside Westminster Cathedral in support of migrant workers.

(nb files are MP3 phone reports)

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Collected Pics of Mayday in London 2006

01-05-2006 18:26

Pics from the start of the morning critical mass, the trade union march start point and along the route, including the autonomous bloc. The police flanked the autonomous bloc the whole way along the march, before preventing them entering Trafalger Square and steaming into the crowd to pull out a sound system - which was erm, all a bit un-necessary.

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May Day Virtual Sit-In! NO ILLEGAL BORDERS! NO ILLEGAL LAWS!

01-05-2006 03:20

Join May Day Virtual Sit-In! All Day Long on May 1st.

Bodies On-line and Bodies in the Street Together.

NO ILLEGAL BORDERS! NO ILLEGAL LAWS!

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http://www.thing.net/~rdom/ecd/MayDay2006/Start.html

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Overview and update on hunger strikes in asylum detention

30-04-2006 23:43

Mainstream press and the home office say the hungerstrikes of asylum seekers in detention are over. I heard today they are not. This is a time that continuing demonstrations and other shows of solidarity with people in detention makes a real difference. I wrote the article below to explain what has been happening. Please keep the pressure up.

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Report: Tyneside May Day - Asylum Seekers Demand the Right to Work

30-04-2006 16:34

On 29th April a contingent from Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) joined the annual Tyneside march for International Workers Day. Their demand was simply the right to legal work itself.

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Mayday Religious Service for Migrant Workers' Rights

30-04-2006 13:07

A mass and rally to support migrant workers will take place in the morning at Westminster Cathedral. It will be supported by the Justice for Cleaners campaign, as well as other union and community initiatives.

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SOLIDARITY TO THE HUNGER STRIKERS / CLOSE ALL DETENTION CENTERES

30-04-2006 00:18

Today we displayed a banner in Trafalgar Square during the Love Music Hate Racism event, reading ' SOLIDARITY TO THE HUNGER STRIKERS / CLOSE ALL DETENTION CENTERES'. Thousands of people saw it, altough I cannot guarantee they understood. We distributed a leaflet about the hunger strike.

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Birmingham NoBorders Protest at the Immigration Reporting Centre in Solihull

29-04-2006 12:05

Following a call-out by Birmingham NoBorders earlier this week, some 20 people, including a few asylum seekers, demonstrated yesterday (28 April, 2006) at the West Midlands Immigration Centre in Solihull. The demonstration was in solidarity with the ongoing hunger strikes in various detention centres and to protest against the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers that this place embodies, from asylum seekers’ having to "sign on" every week to "snatch squads" and "dawn raids".

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London Mayday Weekend Events Listing

28-04-2006 12:16

Mayday London Weekend Events:

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Asylum Is Not A Crime – Indymedia/No Borders Film Night

28-04-2006 11:22

Did you know it is illegal for a UK citizen to marry a non-EU citizen without the approval of the Home Office?
Did you know that some asylum seekers in the UK have been detained for up to 3 years?

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THE HUNGER STRIKE HAS NOT ENDED.

28-04-2006 07:20

THE HUNGER STRIKE HAS NOT ENDED.
update - Thursday 27th April

DEMAND AN END TO THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS:

- Serco (For Colnbrook), Press Office: 01344 386 300
- Home Office Press Office: 020 7035 3535

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D'oh! BNP goon blows cover..

27-04-2006 16:04

Please forgive re-posted report just this once - this you must see (and pass it on!):

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More4 News report tonight 8pm hunger strike and detainee beating

27-04-2006 12:34

More4 News tonight will be covering the brutal beating of Haslar detainee following largest recorded immigration detention hunger strike and protests.

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Discover the story of Nottingham's first African

26-04-2006 20:49

The opportunity to hear the story of the first African in Nottingham - George Africanus - is on offer from Lenton Local History Society.

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Colnbrook Hungerstrike Solidarity Page

26-04-2006 16:24

In response to being mistreated by the authorities during a demonstration at the detention centers near Heathrow on 8 April, detainees in Colnbrook detention center started a hunger strike on 10 April 2006. They demanded from the Home Office an end to their detention. Anticipating that their demands would be met, most of them ended their hunger strike on 23 April. Since this anticipation proved wrong, many decided to continue.

On this page, you find a timeline of the events, solidarity actions and reports in the media. For more information or to support the detainees, please contact noborderslondon at riseup.net.

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Colnsbrook Hungerstrike - Timeline

25-04-2006 23:55

Detainees in Colnbrook detention center were on hunger strike from 10 to 23 April. Here is a timeline:

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Update on Detention Centre Hunger Strikes

25-04-2006 23:49

24 April 2006: The hunger strikes in Colnbrook have ended. Meanwhile, on 20 April, around 20 Turkish Kurdish detainees began hunger striking in Harmondsworth. A coalition of Kurdish organisations are planning a campaign of support. Here are some details about the situation in Colnbrook:

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NUJ Journalist detained at Harmondsworth demo, April 8

25-04-2006 01:09

As many of you are already aware I was detained by police and halted from doing my job on April 8 during the No Borders demonstration.