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Big Noise demo timeline

31-01-2004 14:07

A short timeline from reports phoned into Sheffield Indymedia. For background see Noise Demo - Lindholme Detention Centre.

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"The Silent Human Rights Crisis"

30-01-2004 15:33

UN General Secretary Kofi Annan highlights the crisis of negative European attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers.

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TOMORROW: World Music Night in Edinburgh

30-01-2004 13:02

STAR is organising a world music night in Edinburgh to support refugees

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Italy, desobedients activist get trough detention camp

29-01-2004 18:16

Italy- desobedients get trough detention camp
by www.globalraio.it Friday January 30, 2004 at 05:06 AM


Italy- Desobedients activist get trough detention camp in Bologna and ask for closure of all detention camps

Here thew link to the photos an for more information

 http://www.meltingpot.org

 http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2004/01/471498.php

 http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2004/01/471515.php

 http://www.globalradio.it

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European Day of Actions Against Immigration Detention and for Migrant Rights

29-01-2004 11:42

Dozens of demonstrations will take place this Saturday across Europe to call
for the end of immigration detention and respect for rights of refugees and
other migrants.

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Saturday Jan 31: art day in aid of asylum seekers

25-01-2004 18:31

a day of arts and culture for refugees and people seeking asylum and those wanting to help and support them.

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Refugee/asylum teach-in in Cambridge

23-01-2004 12:36

Teach-in: Refugee and asylum : the issues
Monday 26th January, 8pm, Old Kitchens, Queens College

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Gathering at Dungavel refugee prison

21-01-2004 16:47

NCADC News Service
Dungavel Removal/detention Centre 25 January 2004

. . . Lets continue to oppose the existence of this disgraceful place and let the detainees know that they are welcome in Scotland . . .

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5 Demos in the UK - Friday/Saturday 30/31 January

20-01-2004 14:02

Part of the European-wide days of 'Actions against Detention of Asylum Seekers and for Migrant Rights'

Called by: European Social Forum (including No One Is Illegal UK, Barbed Wire Britain, Kent Campaign to Defend Asylum Seekers, Crossroads Coalitions, Droits Devant, a number of collectives of Sans Papiers in France, Kein Mensch ist Illegal, Migreurop, Tavolo Migrati)

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31 jan 02 - noborder camp in malaga

13-01-2004 22:09

A European noborder action day is called for 31 January 2004. This happens to be the second anniversary of the eviction of a small noborder protest camp in Malaga - here's a roundup:

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No Borders Night - Saturday 17th Jan -

12-01-2004 22:18

No Borders Night - Saturday 17th Jan -
7pm till late - free/donations
at: london's newest political social centre
93 Fortess Road
Kentish Town, London NW5 1AG
(alley by the hellenic bookshop. Nearest tube: Kentish Town, buses: 134, 214)

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Noise Demo @ Lindholme Refugee Detention Centre

12-01-2004 14:57

Noise Demo, Saturday 31st January @ Lindholme Refugee Detention Centre. European Day of Action against Refugee Detention and for Migrant Rights!, Meet 12 noon @ Tyrham Hall Hotel, South Yorkshire, on the A614 south of Hatfield Woodhouse

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london noborder event

11-01-2004 20:58

The wombles are inviting for a noborder event on January 17th, in Kentish Town - 93 Fortess Road. And on Jan 31, there is a european day of noborder action.

More about the day of action here:
 http://www.noborder.org/item_archive.php?id=280
and background info here:
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/12/283098.html

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Anti-asylum legislation demo in Leeds- photos

10-01-2004 15:52

"asylum for those who seek it"
Here are some photos from the action- full report at
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/leeds/2004/01/283639.html

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January 31st- Big Noise demo at Lindholme

10-01-2004 15:47

A Big Noise demo is being planned for January 31st outside Lindholme Immigration Removal Centre in Doncaster.

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David Blunkett

09-01-2004 12:54

Video
On the 11th December 2003, Criminal TV attended an event hosted by The Scarman Trust. There Key speaker was David Blunkett, introduced by John Snow.
Criminal TV wanted to ask David why we went to war with Iraq.

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Protesters cause traffic chaos defending asylum rights in central Leeds

09-01-2004 12:27

asylum demo
No to Government-sponsored destitution. Asylum seekers welcome in Leeds!

Waterside Court, the Leeds Immigration Office was blockaded by 25 protestors to mark the 1st anniversary of the Government’s cruel asylum legislation.

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Bonny Pirates shout-out for Armada of Freedom for Refugees in Australia/ Nauru

08-01-2004 22:28

pirate anne bonny
This is a call out to the network of networks, all pirate kin -- no masters, no centres, no captains, -- to carry on the fine traditions of pirates in a symbolic gesture to free the slaves. In the hours preceding 9am friday 9 jan 2004 (CST), a list of ready-made websites will be unleashed on selected sites with a call out to sail with the freedom-loving pirates, creating eddies and whirlpools in the polluted oceans of Power surrounding the great and haggard islands of Oceania.

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Freedom From Nauru - Electronic Sit-In

05-01-2004 20:45

At 9am Monday morning (Australian East Coast time), Cyber activists from
across the world started their solidarity sit-in on the websites for Australian
Department of Imigration and Multi-cultural Affiars (DIMIA) and the Liberal Party.
They vow to keeping jamming these websites whilst people are starving to death on
Nauru at the hands of Liberal party policy.

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Freedom From Nauru

03-01-2004 01:57

The Liberals in Australia and Amanda Vanstone's websites are under attack from cyber activists. In solidarity with hunger strikers on Nauru, cyber activists are staging a 'virtual sit in' creating a traffic jam through repeated visits to the above web sites - you can take part by downloading these files and suport the urgent pleas for freedom.