UK Migration Newswire Archive
Activists disrupt Mayoral ceremony in Oxford over deportation
23-05-2012 16:49
University of Birmingham Guild Officers condemn appointment of Lord Mayor
21-05-2012 20:51
Barnados targetted in Oxford over role in child detention
21-05-2012 00:08
A group of protesters visited the Barnados shop on Cowley Rd in Oxford this weekend tochallenge them about the charity's involvement in locking up children and families.
Sorry for the corporate-press-release style and tone.... didn't have time to write a more down-to-earth report as well as a press release! A video of the action is being edited and will be up in the next few days.
Calais: Palestine House evicted!
13-05-2012 20:36
The last big migrant squat in Calais, known as Palestine House, was evicted Thursday 10th May. Some 50 people were thrown out in the street, though no arrests were made. People were not allowed to collect their blankets, only small bags of personal property. Some people who had applied for asylum in France were offered accommodation in hostels, some very far from Calais and in the middle of nowhere: most turned the offers down. Some of the Sudanese who were in Palestine House have moved to another Sudanese squat, the other occupiers are in the street.Refused asylum seeker killed after deportation
09-05-2012 18:18
It is impossible to keep track of what happens to all the refused asylum seekers deported each week from the UK. It was already known however, that Tamil deportees were being tortured on return.Birmingham Says No to Racist Scumbag Cllr. John Lines' Mayoral Appointment
28-04-2012 17:51
The Second City Doesn't Deserve a Violent Racist as it's First Citizen
About a dozen members of West Midlands No Borders were met with enthusiasm and interest today, as they staged an info picket outside of the Birmingham City Council house. Their presence confronted the racist violence of soon-to-be-Mayor, Councillor John Lines, and the benefactors of Lines’ privatisation of Asylum Seeker housing, global security company G4S.
Large banners spanning the entrance of the Council House that read: “No To Racist Scumbag Mayor Lines” and “G4S will screw you 2” were the backdrop as passers-by stopped, despite the cold rain, to express their support.
“I wish I had a picture of this” said one passerby, “he really is a racist!”
Activists disrupt Barnardo's fundraiser at Royal Albert Hall over child detention
23-04-2012 23:18
Calais: summary of the situation and urgent call out
23-04-2012 20:52
IT SEEMS THEY WANT TO HAVE ALL THESE HOMELESS REFUGEES OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF CALAIS, BEFORE THE OLYMPICS.
Deportation charter to Afghanistan, 6 May
23-04-2012 12:45
There is a new charter flight to Afghanistan planned for the 6 May. The previous charter was cancelled at the last moment for security reasons, after the Taliban launched some major co-ordinated attacks on Kabul and other cities, that left more than 50 dead.Why CALAIS isn't sexy.
23-04-2012 09:56
Migrant solidarity work isn't attracting and retaining activists in Calais. Some thoughts on why that might be.Stop deportation of Zimbabwe activist tonight
21-04-2012 11:24
Living in Sweden and the meaning of ‘subhuman’ - Intrepid Report
20-04-2012 15:21
Immigration checks are everywhere - New Cross bus stop, latest hot spot
19-04-2012 09:09
On my way to work this morning I found the bus stops around New Cross bus garage swarming with police and UKBA immigration officers. I saw a man being questioned by immigration officials and surrounded by several police under the bus shelter. This was a bit weird and unnerving so I sent a mass txt out to warn people and pass on the message.
Dissolve secret agencies and police – Anarchy in the EU!
18-04-2012 13:55
“Railway infrastructure”? WTF?!
Very much in line with general European politics, the actual content and intention of the organisers remains in the dark. What, for example, is meant by the term “railway infrastructure”: It seems reasonable to assume that it refers to the protests against the “railway infrastructure” Stuttgart 21 in Germany as well as the high speed connection “Treno ad Alta Velocità” (TAV) which is planned from Turin to Lyon. Both projects were strongly opposed by local communities and this resistance has of course also been strongly supported by a variety of Italian and German left social movements. In this context the German government speaks of “left wing extremism and terrorism” and its alleged “attacks on train transports”.
Europol targets the “NoBorder Network”
18-04-2012 07:22
According to a protocol of the EU Council working group on “Terrorism”, the European police agency EUROPOL is organising a conference on anarchism on the 24th and 25th of April 2012 in The Hague. According to media reports, there will be a presentation by the Italian delegation on the activities of the „Federazione Anarchica Informale“ (F.A.I.) and the conference will also discuss actions against “railway infrastructures” and against the “No Border Network”.
“Railway infrastructure”? WTF?!
Very much in line with general European politics, the actual content and intention of the organisers remains in the dark. What, for example, is meant by the term “railway infrastructure”: It seems reasonable to assume that it refers to the protests against the “railway infrastructure” Stuttgart 21 in Germany as well as the high speed connection “Treno ad Alta Velocità” (TAV) which is planned from Turin to Lyon. Both projects were strongly opposed by local communities and this resistance has of course also been strongly supported by a variety of Italian and German left social movements. In this context the German government speaks of “left wing extremism and terrorism” and its alleged “attacks on train transports”.
Day Two Brighton Bike Fest
17-04-2012 06:32
So as Julian (18.000 miles) Sayarer rides off into the sunset..Day Two of Brighton Bike Fest!Another mass deportation cancelled!
16-04-2012 23:48
Dawn raided family due to be deported tomorrow 1pm
13-04-2012 18:17
Getting the voice out : Testimonies by people in closed centres
13-04-2012 14:39
The new web site of gettingthevoiceout is now online at this new address: www.gettingthevoice.orgGetting the Voice Out is a website that compiles testimonies by people detained in closed centres so as to spread their stories outside the walls and make public what authorities are striving to hide.
Fire of the Roma Camp in Milan: call to Italian embassy in London
09-04-2012 10:54
Hunger Strike in Calais Immigration Prison
09-04-2012 00:26
A person from Iran is on his fourth day of hunger strike inside Calais’ immigration prison. Here is his testimony:Migrant stories from Fortress Italy
03-04-2012 20:12
Calais Update
02-04-2012 11:36
Thursday 29th March and the surrounding days have seen a shocking and rapid escalation of police harassment, arrests and brutality against people with and without papers in Calais – far beyond the normal level and in what seemed to be a premeditated assault on the migrant communities and their supporters.Unity to celebrate Spirit for Refugee Week
01-04-2012 17:56
As you may know the Theme for Refugee Week 2012 is 'Spirit.'The theme can be interpreted in the following ways:
· Spirit of the Olympic Games/values - friendship, respect,
courage, determination, equality etc.
· Spirit of perseverance - grit and determination it takes to flee
persecution and rebuild your life.
· Community Spirit - the integration and welcome shared between
refugees and local communities
Unity is very happy to announce its contribution to this year's Refugee
Week which, this year, will run between 18th-24th June
Frontex eyes drones to further war on immigration
26-03-2012 10:59
Last September the European Parliament granted EU border control agency Frontex the right to purchase its own equipment, such as navy ships and helicopters. Up till then Frontex was depending on EU member states defence and police forces for its equipment. The decision of the European Parliament opened up new profit opportunities for the arms industry.While no orders so far have become public, several military companies started courting Frontex, especially with offers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones).
Mass deportation by charter flight to Afghanistan, 28th March
25-03-2012 21:33
Was 26th March, postponed to 28th March, 00.10 hrsMany people know that the UK has embarked in a disastrous war in Afghanistan, alongside the US and NATO.
What most people do not know, or are not aware of, is that the people who arrive in UK fleeing the war in Afghanistan are routinely detained, denied protection and sent back to Afghanistan, on regular charter flights London - Kabul: there is a deportation charter flight to Afghanistan about every two weeks– charters to Afghanistan are the most regular of the mass deportation flights from the UK.
FCUKBA: a month of immigration repression and resistance
24-03-2012 23:02
Free Daniel! Solidarity with the Hunger Strike!
22-03-2012 11:36
