UK Migration Newswire Archive
Urgent appeal for two destitute young women refugees
28-04-2004 12:44
This is an urgent appeal to help two fellow human beings who are absolutely destitute.Kaltuma Ahmed (22 years old) & Shamsa Noor (22 years old), are two young Muslim women from Somalia. Shamsa’s two brothers were killed in Somalia. Both girls are extremely distressed. They have been evicted from their NASS accommodation EVEN THOUGH THEIR CASE IS GOING TO JUDICIAL REVIEW. They have no entitlement to state support whatsoever.
Destitute Refugee Attacked on the Streets of Glasgow
21-04-2004 09:11
As we wrote this, a quiet, gently spoken young Iranian 'asylum seeker', Ali Mohammed Sadegh, was asleep in the back of our office...We would not normally allow this but then this is not a normal situation. On Friday 16th April at 11.30 pm, Ali was viciously beaten and stabbed by a group of 6 white men in what we believe was a racially motivated crime...Ali has been absolutely destitute for seven months. He has absolutely nowhere else to go but the street where he, and many others like him, have been forced out of their homes after being deemed 'failed asylum seekers'.Don't Deport Mohammad Ud Din!
16-04-2004 08:39
Ud Din is a 62 year old Pakistani man being held in Dungavel Detention Centre despite being in poor health.Ud faces deportation to Pakistan from where he fled in 2002 following years of religious persecution from the state authorities and fundamentalist religious groups within the community.
After seven years Cambridge postman still waiting for asylum
13-04-2004 09:44
Seven years ago today (13th April) Cambridge postal worker Boris Lidovskiarrived in the UK from Russia but he is still waiting for the Home Office to
sort out his application to stay in the country. He has received massive support
locally and nationally and the Boris Lidovski campaign is determined to keep
campaigning on his behalf.
Jewish National Fund Threaten Scottish Palestine Solidarity with Legal action
04-04-2004 19:35
Jewish National Fund ThreatenTo Sue Scottish PSC for Accusations of JNF support for
Ethnic Cleansing
Ethnic Cleansing of 'Gypsies' in Kosovo
31-03-2004 15:28
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) Letter of Concern to Kosovo and European Authorities over Violence against Roma, Ashkaelia, Egyptians and Others Regarded as "Gypsies" in Kosovo, and Long-Term Impunity for their Persecutorssolidarity demostration for Roma in Helsinki
29-03-2004 11:55
Solidarity demostration for the deportation of more than 200 Roma from Finland to Slovakia.Against Deportations - Solidarity for Roma
26-03-2004 23:06
Course on What is Race?
19-03-2004 13:26
WHAT IS RACE? Beginning April 20, 2004. Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks.A course lookig at 'race' from the birth of racism to the contemporary racism of immigration policy in an era of globalization to be held at the Oxford University Department of Education.
International Conference 'Media and Xenophobia'
17-03-2004 18:24
EYFA (European Youth for Action www.eyfa.org), the Czechorganisation "Information and Publishing Centre- Alarm!!!" and the Belarussian magazine "Antyfashyk", are organising the International Conference 'Media and Xenophobia' (Tabor, Czech Republich 18th - 23rd May 2004).
edinburgh protest next thursday for the Iranian Kurdish hunger strikers
12-03-2004 16:46
Solidarity with the Iranian Kurdish hunger strikers.Demo in support of refugee hunger strikers
12-03-2004 15:23
There will be a protest at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh next Thursday March 18 at 11.30am, for the three Kurdish hunger strikers.Hunger strike asylum seekers close to death
09-03-2004 09:27
Repression against British Muslims
08-03-2004 21:10
The Death of Human RightsIt seems as though human rights are slowly becoming a thing of the past as governments such as that of the United States and Britain continue to implement strict repressive laws in the name of “fighting terrorism”. It is obvious now that many victims of post 9/11anti-terrorist legislation are those from ethnic minority communities and especially those in the Muslim community.
First citizenship ceremony for UK (plagarised from bbc)
26-02-2004 12:20
The first ceremony for immigrants granted British citizenship is to be held on Thursday.Sixteen adults and three children will take part in the event at Brent town hall in north London.
Also there will be Prince Charles and Home Secretary David Blunkett, who said it would be
"a truly memorable day".
South Korea: Migrant Workers Protest (updated)
23-02-2004 04:04
Michael Howhard offers alliance to BNP
20-02-2004 17:03
The reasons for this offer being made are not hard to see. Both expound the beliefs of the Daily Mail editorial team. And they are both very aware that racial intolerance relies on international borders and the denial of every human beings right to live wherever they so choose.South Korea: Migrant Workers Struggle, update
18-02-2004 15:13
South Korea: Migrant's Union Leader Arrested
15-02-2004 19:38
Irish Green MP, Ciaran Cuffe Speaks Out Against Irish State Racism
14-02-2004 16:06
70 Asylum Seekers were deported from the Republic of Ireland this week.