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Kenny Peter's Inquest Points to Asylum Failures

06-10-2006 13:48

On 15 September, an inquest found that yet another asylum seeker had taken his life in detention. Unusually, in such cases, in addition to a self-harm verdict, the jury also listed the numerous ways in which the system, supposed to care for vulnerable detainees, had failed to do so.

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Thousands Rally and March in SF

06-10-2006 05:37

the World Can't Wait
Thousands braved the cold rain in San Francisco today to say "Bush Step Down" and "Drive Out the Bush Regime". As part of a "national day of mass resistance" San Francisco was one of of over 250 cities nationwide to participate in the call to action put out by the World Can't Wait.

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Benmira Family belong to Leeds

06-10-2006 05:34

At 6.00am on the morning of Thursday the 20th September, immigration and police officers 'snatched' the family from their Leeds home and took them to Tinsley House IRC, where they spent five days before being transferred to Yarl's Wood IRC. Removal directions have been set for Sunday the 8th October.

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Palestine Today

05-10-2006 17:28

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Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre www.imemc.org for Thursday October 5th, 2006.

Three are killed and one dies of wounds sustained earlier this week in the Gaza Strip while in the West Bank the army invades several cities, injures one resident and takes prisoners. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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Protest at US consulate in Edinburgh

05-10-2006 15:34

On the 4th of October a protest organised by Rising Tide Scotland involving around 30 people took place outside the US consulate in Edinburgh. We were there to protest against the war and environmental destruction perpetrated by Washington. Our action was in response to the call by Rising Tide North America for an international day of climate action which coincided with the end of the G8 climate talks in Mexico city.

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Migrant Stories from Europe's Southernmost Frontier

05-10-2006 13:30

These stories are translated from Indymedia Estrecho, originally posted between August and October last year. We do not want the experience of thousands to be lost among emails and passed messages. This is their history. These are finite tales, the story is unfinished. The lives and the movements that are found among them continue today, being written, behind the text.

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Troops threat to protestors in Oaxaca, Mexico

05-10-2006 13:15

The Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group has issued urgent appeals to the Mexican Embassy in London, to President Fox of Mexico, and to other Mexican authorities to urge that the Mexican government desist from sending in the military to attack protestors in Oaxaca, southern Mexico.

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Immigration Removal Centres (£1,230 per week, per detainee)

05-10-2006 11:55

How much does it costs to keep an innocent man, woman or child locked up?

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plane stupid in court on friday - solidarity support planned

05-10-2006 02:09

26 plane stupiders are in magistrates court in loughborough on friday 6th october having suffered massive police harrassment and intimidation since their arrest.

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Glasgow - Asylum Seeker Action Prevents Removal

04-10-2006 17:10

Swift action and a balcony protest prevented the Home Office from detaining a family in Cardonald this morning. After a 5 hour balcony protest, Cem Coban was taken from the flat by Police officers. The families outside blocked the van from leaving.

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Palestine Today

04-10-2006 16:59

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Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre  http://www.imemc.org for Wednesday October 4th, 2006.

An Israeli air strike wounds five Palestinians in northern Gaza, Hamas leader is assassinated near Qalqilia, and a Palestinian worker is murdered by Israeli police in Jaffa. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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Disregard for human rights in Uzbekistan

04-10-2006 14:16

the future of direct action and governance in Uzbekistan

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Court challenge to legality of taxes and fines - Friday

04-10-2006 12:34

On Friday 6th October at 10am, anti-war campaigner Chris Coverdale appears at Marylebone Magistrates Court to defend his decision not to pay a fine arising from his conviction for using a megaphone and demonstrating in parliament square earlier this year. He will argue that to do so would aid genocide, and so he has a duty not to which he will prove in court by putting the Iraq war on trial. Supporters and the press are warmly welcomed.

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Solidarity with asylum seekers in London

04-10-2006 10:53

People from Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!, Africans Getting Involved and the Kanyama Must Stay Campaign demonstrated outside Communications House on Tuesday 4 October.

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"Appalling" Yarl's Wood report published today

04-10-2006 07:28

Medical Justice response to the publication on the 4th October of the "Inquiry into the quality of healthcare at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre" by HM Inspector of Prisons.

Press Conference
12.00 noon Wednesday 4th October
Outside the Home Office - 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF

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Crossing Borders- A new Transnational Newsletter Project

03-10-2006 23:48

The first edition of Crossing Borders is now published to coincide with the October 7th Day of Action For Migrants & Refugees. At the moment 'Crossing Borders' is available in 5 different languages, though we hope to have more soon. To get the newsletter, got to
 http://www.noborder.org/crossing_borders/
download the .pdf files from the links on the page and print them out.

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Shell Oil in Mayo

03-10-2006 23:46

Irish police and Shell workers have forced an entrance to Shell's self-declared property at Bellinaboy. Urgent action on an international level is needed.

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Two Hundred Cops Against Rossport Anti-Shell Campaign

03-10-2006 21:44

Police Presence
The Irish State, supporting Shell, has put the Rossport-Ballinaboy area under full scale police occupation.

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i the film - indymedia exposed - european screening tour starts 10th Oct, London

03-10-2006 09:47

“i” positively vibrates with the energy and creativity of the movement it documents. Beautiful, intellectual, riotous, it fits in no box — and no blurb! Just see it! — Naomi Klein

“i” is an excellent introduction to the ideas of autonomy, horizontal social movements, networks, media and their interrelation in today’s corporate-driven global marketplace...
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