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Stop people being forced back to Iraq - your help neeeded!

The Refugee Council | 25.08.2005 16:11 | Repression | Social Struggles | London

Stop people being forced back to Iraq - your help neeeded!
Forced returns to Iraq.

Urgent E-Mail from The Refugee Council

Stop people being forced back to Iraq

Dear Campaigner,

Forced returns to Iraq.


As you may have heard in the news, the government has detained scores of people so that they can be forcibly returned to Iraq. The first flight could be as early as this Bank Holiday Sunday (28 August).

The Refugee Council has been vocal and active in our opposition to this policy. Along with every other organisation who has looked at the situation, from UNHCR, to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the Kurdish organisations in Iraq, we have been telling ministers that it just isn't safe.

The government seems more concerned about meeting its target for removals than with the safety of people being sent back. They are destroying the goodwill built up here with the Iraqi community and going ahead with flights while parliament is on holiday.

You can find out much more about Iraq and the reasons why it's not safe to enforce removals on our website:  http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2005/Aug05/curr0805_3.htm

But right now you can take action by joining the Refugee Council in supporting Iraqi community groups at their demonstrations around the country in the next few days.

Join these public actions in protest at deportations to Iraq:

LONDON
Friday 26 August 12pm - 2pm
Home Office, Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

CARDIFF
Thursday 25 August 11:30am
Government Office
Welsh Assembly
Cathays Park

MANCHESTER
Thursday 25 August 2pm - 4pm
Piccadilly Park

SHEFFIELD
Thursday 25 August 7pm
Public Meeting

GLASGOW
Details not yet available
Call Kurdish Cultural Association for time and place
0773 404 9594

BIRMINGHAM
Saturday, 27 August from 1pm
At the Virgin Mega Store, near ‘The Bull’, High St, Birmingham City centre

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Posted by Neil Williams at:
 http://fightbackuk.blogspot.com/

The Refugee Council
- Homepage: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2005/Aug05/curr0805_3.htm

Comments

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I don`t want to be a soldier

25.08.2005 17:19

I don`t want to be a soldier
JOHN LENNON


well, i don't wanna be a
soldier mama, i don't wanna
die
well, i don't wanna be a
sailor mama, i don't wanna
fly
well, i don't wanna be a
failure mama, i don't wanna
cry
well, i don't wanna be a
soldier mama, i don't wanna
die
oh no oh no oh no oh no
well, i don't wanna be a
rich man mama, i don't wanna
cry
well, i don't wanna be a
poor man mama, i don't wanna
fly
well, i don't wanna be a
lawyer mama, i don't wanna
lie
well, i don't wanna be a
soldier mama, i don't wanna
die
oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no
oh no
well, i don't wanna be a
beggar mama, i don't wanna
die
well, i don't wanna be a
thief now mama, i don't wanna
fly
well, i don't wanna be a
churchman mama, i don't wanna
cry
well, i don't wanna be a
soldier mama, i don't wanna
die
oh no oh no oh no oh no

Hoer


but its a democracy

26.08.2005 13:58


But I thought it was safe to go back.

People in Iraq were throwing sweets at the soldiers and Bush and Blair have done what most of the Iraqi parties want - brought Democracy!!

So what if it is unsafe to live and the country is now under a military dicatorship, they have the right to vote!!

Rule Britania, Britania Ruled the Waves....but drowned in the process

Forgive my sarcasm

iraqi


ERR ..PEOPLE WITH NO BRAINS ALERT!!!

02.09.2005 10:10

IRAQ IS NOT SAFE...THATS WHAT THE BUSH AND BLAIR ADMINISTRATION TELL YOU

THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS LIKE THE BRONX

SAFE...MY F**ING BACKSIDE

IRAQ WILL BE IN DEBT TO THE AMERCIANS FOR YEARS

WHO BENEFITTED

IT WASNT THE IRAQI PEOPLE..COS NOT ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE AS MOST SUNNI CLERICS BAN OR BOYCOTT THE VOTE

IT WASNT BRITAIN..AS THE SUPPOSED "ECONOMIC INTRESTS OF COUNTRY "LINE DIDNT WORK

IT WAS SOLEY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ..AMERICA!!!

YOU SEE WHEN I SEE PEOPLE PRASING BLAIR AND BUSH ON THIS WAR

IN KINDA MAKES ME UPSET..FOR THE SIMPLE REASON BLAIR AND BUSH HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT RAPE PILLAGE AND LOOT IRAQ SINCE THE DAY THEY INVADED

WHO CONTROLS THE OIL..AMERICA
WHO CONTROLS THE CONSTITUTION...AMERICA
WHO CONTROLS FOREGIN POLICY IN "THE COALITION OF THE WILLING" AMERICA

ITS AMERICAS NEEDS FOR PRIVATE PROFIT AND CONTROL OVER THE GLOBAL DISTRUBUTION OF OIL...THE SECURITY TEAM WORKING IN IRAQ IS A PRIVATE COMPANY MADE UP OF EX ARMY PERSONNELL MAINLY..WHAT DOES THIS TELL U.

ANYONE WHO SAYS SADDAM HAD WEAPONS OR BUSH DID IT FOR THE GOOD OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE REALLY NEEDS A EDUCATION!!!

SORRY FOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ETC BUT I DONT HAVE TIME FOR THAT

THE SILENT ASSASIN(VERBALLY)


oh please

02.09.2005 13:28


Oh please you are so clever.

No body told me that it was a US backed election, constitution and the US have control over all the natural resources in Iraq.

Where have i been for the last decade, i forget earth. How stupid do you think iraqi people are?

iraqi


ERR IRAQI PEOPLE ARE NOT STUPID

05.09.2005 08:37

ITS THE BRITISH PUBLIC I WAS REFERING TO

OVER HALF OF THE AMERCIAN AND BRITISH ELECTORATE ACTUALY DO COMPLETELY TRUST POLITICANS TO TELL THE TRUTH..EVEN AFTER WATERGATE...VIETNAM...GULF WAR 1 AND 2 AND SEPTEMBER THE 11TH..

IM IN COMPLETE SOLIDARITY WITH THE PLIGHT OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE

WHAT AMERICA AND BRITAIN ARE DOING AMOUNTS TO SERIOUS BREACHES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

ANY OTHER COUNTRIES LEADERS WOULD HAVE BEAT PROSECUTED FOR WAR CRIMES

YET BECUASE AMERCIA HAS SO MUCH POWER..IT CAN GET AWAY WITH VIRTUALLY ANYTHING.

I DONT BELIEVE AFTER GULF WAR 2 THAT UNITED NATIONS ACTUALLY EXIST AS ITS TURE TRADING NAME ANYMORE...THEY SHUD REALLY GO BACK TO THE NAME " THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS".

THE IDEA THAT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ARE UNITED BEHIND ONE-ANOTHER IS COMPLETE BO**OCKS

THE SILENT ASSASSIN


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