UK Indymedia - UK Migration Newswire Archive

Demo Callout: April 12th Manchester: Freedom of Movement and Autonomous Spaces

18-03-2008 14:41

On the evening of Saturday 12 April 2008, there will be a demonstration and street party in Manchester for the FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR ALL and to DEFEND AUTONOMOUS SPACES. This forms part of the international days of action in defence of autonomous spaces that have been called for this weekend (

http://april2008.squat.net:8080/).

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Call for a picket of Liam Byrne's surgery

17-03-2008 09:32

Saturday 5th April 2008, 9:00-11:0am
Saltley Methodist Church, 140 Alum Rock Road
Birmingham, B8 1HU

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Another Attempt to Remove, Vera & Kenni

17-03-2008 06:16

Vera Manda Kunde and her son Kenni Musada Famba Ada nationals of Cameroon, currently detained in Yarl's Wood IRC are due to be forcibly removed on Wednesday 19th March at 19:00hrs on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 from London Heathrow terminal 4 to Nairobi, and onward to Douala Cameroon.

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Benefit for Ama Sumani; Cardiff 23rd March

16-03-2008 22:13

All proceeds from the gig will go to towards funding life-extending treatment and care for Ama Sumani, who is a terminally-ill cancer patient who was removed from hospital in Cardiff and returned to Ghana by the UK Government in January this year

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Around the Campaigns, Friday 14th March 2008

14-03-2008 11:06

Released/Bounced/Released/Removed/Removed/Protest

Mixture of good and bad this Friday

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Mehdi Kazemi is safe.

14-03-2008 01:50

EveryOne Group celebrates with its allies and annonces new human rights campaigns

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No Borders @ Hackney Social Centre

12-03-2008 13:29

Full program + flyer!

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Average cost of a forced deportation: £11,000

12-03-2008 13:23

''We are committed to doubling our enforcement activity by 2010. This includes
increasing the number of removals.'' Liam Byrne, Minister for Immigration

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Friends of Bruno Medjiako Tcheuleu

12-03-2008 07:17

Bruno from Cameroon is currently detained at Dover Immigration Removal Centre and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Monday 17th March 2008 at 21:00 on Ethiopian Airways flight ET701 to Bole/Addis Ababa and ET915 onward to Douala Cameroon.

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Mother with children violently deported on Virgin flight

11-03-2008 13:11

No Borders London has learnt that a young mother with two children, one aged about two and the other about 3 months old, were violently deported on Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 on 18/01/08 from London Heathrow to Lagos.

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A night for Zimbabwe - Fri 28th March @ Sumac - speaker, food, roots 'n' reggae

11-03-2008 10:20

Come to 'A NIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE' at Nottingham's Sumac Centre on Friday 28th March! The evening will start at 6.30pm with speakers against deportations of asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe, followed by (optional) meal from the popular 'Small World Kitchen' at 7.30pm and NGOMA Zimbabwean root & reggae from 8.30pm. Full venue details (map, disabled access etc.) can be found at

http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1281

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Defendants in Newcastle win right to take their case to a District Judge

10-03-2008 18:23

The four activists charged with participating in an unlicensed street collection at an anti-deportation event on 7th May 2007 won the right today, Monday 10th March, to have their case heard before a district judge.

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Stop 'Ethnic Charter Flights'

10-03-2008 15:51

Mass deportation to Afghnistan by Hamburg International Airlines, 'Ethnic charter flight', under the Home Office operation 'Ravel' programme on Tuesday March 11th 2008 at 20:30hrs from the UK

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Protest to stop the removal of Guy Njike Wed 12th March Parlaiment Square

10-03-2008 15:17

Protest to stop the removal of Guy Njike back to Cameroon
NO DEPORTATIONS TO TORTURE!

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Pickets win re-instatement of migrant worker

10-03-2008 11:44

Following two successful pickets of Delaney’s restaurant in Belfast Dasa Kacova has won all her demands and been offered her job back.

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SERCO picket, London March 8, 2008

09-03-2008 17:44

As a part of the International Women's Day, Feminist Fightback, All African Women’s Group and Black Women’s Rape Action Project picketed the SERCO
Research Institute in central London, demanding the immediate closure of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre.
Pictures copyright © 2008, Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

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Saddiq Family belong to leeds

09-03-2008 15:48

The Home Office have issued the Saddiq family with new removal orders for the 17th March.

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No Borders @ Hackney Social Centre

08-03-2008 17:34

An evening of talks, film and workshops by no borders activists, migrants and asylum seekers followed by cafe, bands and DJs.

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Around the Campaigns Friday 7th March 2008

07-03-2008 10:52

Resumption of Removals to Zimbabwe!
Over the past few days many Zimbabwean's recently refused asylum, have received letters from the Boarder and Immigration Agency (BIA), saying that BIA, "is expecting shortly to be able to enforce returns to Zimbabwe". Most of the recipients of these letter are living in the North east/west of England. Also Zimbabweans with refugee status have received letters asking them if they would like to leave the UK voluntarily for a cash incentive.

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Saddiq Family belong to Leeds, urgent support needed.

06-03-2008 14:24

On Tuesday 26th February Border and Immigration Officials broke down the Saddiq family's front door in a dawn raid in Harehills, Leeds. They were given 20 minutes to pack up their belongings and then taken to Yarlswood removal centre in Bedford. They have been given a removal order for March 7th.