UK Indymedia - UK Migration Newswire Archive

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No Borders demonstration outside the Home Office in Leeds

27-04-2008 13:44

Over fifty people took part in a demonstration outside Waterside Court Reporting Centre in Leeds on Friday calling for an end to dawn raids, detention and deportations.

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No Border Camp Turkish Coast 2008

26-04-2008 10:19

This August there will be a no border camp on the west coast of turkey very near to the coast of Greece. It is a famous crossing point for migrants trying to get into the European Union.

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GREECE: Workers on the strawberry crops violently repressed by the land-owners

25-04-2008 17:02

One of the first immigrants' strike in Greece, against the humiliating salaries and the bad living conditions. Police and authorities backing the land-owners

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Cardiff Border and Immigration Building Blockaded

24-04-2008 11:27

Activists from South Wales No Borders blockaded the Cardiff offices of the Border and Immigration Authority from 5am today. They prevented snatch squads from leaving the building, and held a picket outside. They sent out the following press release, which explains the demonstration...

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Second UK Wide Day Of Action Against Immigration Snatch Squads Press Release

24-04-2008 04:56

Around the UK at dawn this morning, protesters have again blockaded UK Border Agency depots to prevent vans leaving to snatch families from their beds. This is the second UK wide day of action No Borders UK have held in support of the many actions that happen outside UK Border Agency depots around the country regularly but go unreported in the mainstream media. This action is in support of the mothers at Yarl's Wood on hunger strike and to highlight the recent restructuring of the UK borders police. You can change your name but you cannot hide!

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Immigration Reporting Centre is blockaded to protest forced deportations.

24-04-2008 04:20

The Immigration Reporting Centre, Northumberland House, Norfolk Street, North Shields has been blockaded today in protest at a recent spate of brutal raids by immigration “snatch squads”.

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"We Will Not Be Moved"

23-04-2008 20:18

El Barrio Fights Back Against Globalized Gentrification

By Michael Gould-Wartofsky
CounterPunch

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NCADC News Service / Events April/May 2008

23-04-2008 10:58

"Another G8 summit is ahead and London No Borders propose a protest in London on
July 5th, the international day of action." For more information please go to

http://londonfete.ucrony.net or e-mail the initiative at:

londonfete@riseup.net

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Stop the illegal eviction of a 22 mnth old baby and family from east Birmingham

22-04-2008 13:46

Fatma Yavruk and her family, including 22 month old baby Arda, are due to be evicted from their Birmingham home today, due to a bureaucratic mix up by the UK Border Agency and the callous attitude of their Housing Association landlord, Astonbrook.

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Demo at Kalyx in support to the Harmondsworth detainees

21-04-2008 13:49

Demonstration in solidarity with the detainees called by No Borders London.

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Space Invaded, and Evicted? - Squat manchester a summary

20-04-2008 20:06

SPACE INVADED! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED…..IT WAS ACE!

A Summary of the events in Manchester around Squat Manchester 12 April. Including the film night, the banner drops, the new squatted social centre, the family fun day, the No Borders March, the occupation of Jacksons Wharf the busted 'free' party and more!!

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Protest. In memory of Ama Sumani.

20-04-2008 11:46

Yesterday, on Saturday 19th April 2008, there was a protest in memory of Ama Sumani in Cardiff, Wales. Ama Sumani was taken by force from hospital in Wales in January 2008 and removed to Ghana. In Ghana she was unable to continue her treatment and died two months later. Friends of Ama Sumani do not want her death to be forgotten and intend to continue the struggle against the removal of people to countries where effective medical treatment for their conditions is unavailable.

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Nottingham Zimbabwe demo calling for release of election results

18-04-2008 21:53

On Friday (April 18) there was a demo on the Council House steps next to the right lion, Market Square from 12.30-2pm. The demo was being timed to coincide with a similar event outside the Zimbabwean Embassy in London organised by Action for South Africa (ACTSA).

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Around the Campaigns Friday 18th April 2008

18-04-2008 09:27

Self Harm in Immigration Detention - January to December 2007
- In this period every 2.3 days a detainee self-harmed requiring medical treatment. Last year 157 detainees were hospitalized after self-harming, 1,517 were put on 'Formal Self-Harm at Risk'

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/resources/self-harm2006.html

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No Borders demo and mass action

17-04-2008 18:30

Pictures and report by Manchester No Borders of the FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT and DEFEND AUTONOMOUS SPACES demonstration on Saturday, April 12th (see www.april-12.blogspot.com).

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Immigrants Fighting Gentrification!

17-04-2008 09:13

Speaker tour - Immigrants Fighting Gentrification in NYC
7.30PM Thursday 8th May 2008 at the Town Hall Tavern, Manchester
Part of the International Campaign in Defence of El Barrio

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Picket of Border & Immigration Agency, Cardiff

16-04-2008 22:21

No Borders South Wales have another one of their regular pickets.

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Yousuf belongs to Wales

16-04-2008 11:25

Yousuf Ahmed Ibrahim, currently in Oakington Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), is due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Royal Jordanian Airlines Flight RJ112 at 17:05 on Wednesday 23rd April 2008.

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Mother on hunger strike

15-04-2008 21:43

breast feeding mother on hunger strike since 5th April when they tried to take her and her baby to the airport. she took refuge in the church and refused to leave. there is a genocide going on in Burundi.

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Listen To Our Cry/ Mothers on hunger strike

15-04-2008 18:21

Seven mothers in the family unit in Yarl's Wood immigration prison are on hunger strike since Thursday the 10th of April. The group of those not eating includes two breastfeeding mothers.
A protest involving up to 15 families started last Thursday when a mother who was to be taken to the airport took refuge in the church with her baby and refused to leave.