14-10-2004 19:36
No Borders at London Waterloo
Between 200 and 300 people broke through passport control at Waterloo International train station in london earlier this evening in a no borders action.
14-10-2004 18:28
No Borders Activists Get Past Passport Control!
Between 200 and 300 No Borders activists have breached passport control at Waterloo International train station.
16-09-2004 21:33
* Campaigning for safeguards
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NEWS ABOUT OAKINGTON ~ SEPTEMBER 2004
* Raising questions about the use of Oakington Barracks as a detention centre* Campaigning for safeguards
Website
http://freespace.virgin.net/camoak.org
15-09-2004 13:54
Cambridge Indymedia and the Cambridge Action Network presents the "Cambridge Immigration and Asylum Films & Forum"
Cambridge Immigration and Asylum Films & Forum
Cambridge Indymedia and the Cambridge Action Network presents the "Cambridge Immigration and Asylum Films & Forum"
14-08-2004 17:47
Photos from the anti-fascist demonstration held at Oakington refugee detention camp on 14 August 2004. About 50 people turned up to counter a planned National Front demonstration which failed to materialize.
Photos of Anti-fascist Demo Near Cambridge
Photos from the anti-fascist demonstration held at Oakington refugee detention camp on 14 August 2004. About 50 people turned up to counter a planned National Front demonstration which failed to materialize.
12-08-2004 14:08
centre this Saturday, August 14th at 1pm, to protest against the presence of
asylum seekers. They then plan to visit Cambridge city centre to hand
out their filthy propaganda.
National Front to visit Oakington Detention Centre and Cambridge
The Nazi National Front are planning to visit Oakington detentioncentre this Saturday, August 14th at 1pm, to protest against the presence of
asylum seekers. They then plan to visit Cambridge city centre to hand
out their filthy propaganda.
04-05-2004 10:58
Foreign Nationals in Cambridge
Earlier this morning I was sat in the foyer of Cambridge Parkside police station when my gaze fell upon a notice on the wall regarding `Reporting to the Police...'
01-05-2004 12:23
NoBorder Dublin Action
About 100 people took the streets of dublin today to protest about the EU's immigration policy, and in favour of open borders.
13-04-2004 09:44
arrived in the UK from Russia but he is still waiting for the Home Office to
sort out his application to stay in the country. He has received massive support
locally and nationally and the Boris Lidovski campaign is determined to keep
campaigning on his behalf.
After seven years Cambridge postman still waiting for asylum
Seven years ago today (13th April) Cambridge postal worker Boris Lidovskiarrived in the UK from Russia but he is still waiting for the Home Office to
sort out his application to stay in the country. He has received massive support
locally and nationally and the Boris Lidovski campaign is determined to keep
campaigning on his behalf.
02-02-2004 15:30
A Cambridge resident's experience of Torino on January 31...
European Day of Migrant Struggles in Turin, Italy (9 photos)
A Cambridge resident's experience of Torino on January 31...
29-01-2004 11:42
for the end of immigration detention and respect for rights of refugees and
other migrants.
European Day of Actions Against Immigration Detention and for Migrant Rights
Dozens of demonstrations will take place this Saturday across Europe to callfor the end of immigration detention and respect for rights of refugees and
other migrants.
23-01-2004 12:36
Monday 26th January, 8pm, Old Kitchens, Queens College
Refugee/asylum teach-in in Cambridge
Teach-in: Refugee and asylum : the issuesMonday 26th January, 8pm, Old Kitchens, Queens College
23-11-2003 22:32
Here are PDFs of the poster/flyer for the screening of "Woomera 2002" on 30 November.
Poster/flyer for Woomera film screening
Here are PDFs of the poster/flyer for the screening of "Woomera 2002" on 30 November.
30-09-2003 14:56
Musings from inside the Asylum System
Most people are aware of the fairly scandalous nature of the UK's attitude to refugees. But in the last few weeks, working at a refugee support centre, I found my general disapproval of the asylum system intensify into absolute horror at the reality of the effects of our policies and the appaling mentality revealed behind them.
12-08-2003 21:59
to Russia despite real fears for his safety if he returns.
Boris Lidovski Must Stay - campaign public meeting
Cambridge postal worker Boris Lidovski is threatened with deportationto Russia despite real fears for his safety if he returns.
12-08-2003 16:08
ESCAPE FROM OAKINGTON!
Twelve asylum seekers escaped from the government's flagship refugee centre after scaling the perimeter fence
09-08-2003 17:38
The Trumci family were woken up At Oakington Detention Centre this morning at 4AM. They were then taken to Stansted Airport in London and deported back to Kosovo against their will. Removed from their home in West London and brought to Oakington in Cambridgeshire early on Sunday, they had been warned that sometime this week they might be deported. It has been a long week.
Home Office Disappears Another Family
The Trumci family were woken up At Oakington Detention Centre this morning at 4AM. They were then taken to Stansted Airport in London and deported back to Kosovo against their will. Removed from their home in West London and brought to Oakington in Cambridgeshire early on Sunday, they had been warned that sometime this week they might be deported. It has been a long week.
07-08-2003 14:34
Video, multiple formats, 4:08 minutes. A group of concerned Cambridge residents recently demonstrated in front of the detention centre in nearby Oakington, where asylum-seekers are detained while their claims are being processed and (usually) rejected. Inmates in the detention centre have recently been engaging in hunger strikes and civil disobedience to protest conditions inside the camp and the extraordinarily long length of their imprisonment. The facility's regulations state that people should be kept inside for 7-10 days, but some inmates have been detained there for over two months.
The video is available in the following formats:
Oakington detention :: noborder protests
Video, multiple formats, 4:08 minutes. A group of concerned Cambridge residents recently demonstrated in front of the detention centre in nearby Oakington, where asylum-seekers are detained while their claims are being processed and (usually) rejected. Inmates in the detention centre have recently been engaging in hunger strikes and civil disobedience to protest conditions inside the camp and the extraordinarily long length of their imprisonment. The facility's regulations state that people should be kept inside for 7-10 days, but some inmates have been detained there for over two months. The video is available in the following formats:
04-08-2003 23:50
Cambridge residents join the call for freedom at Oakington Detention Centre as detainees hungerstike against their detention
freedom now
Cambridge residents join the call for freedom at Oakington Detention Centre as detainees hungerstike against their detention
03-08-2003 23:14
Detention Centre today at 9.30am. The protest will support action by
refugees in the centre, who have been protesting against their illegal
detention.
LOCAL SOLIDARITY FOR REFUGEE PROTESTS AT OAKINGTON AGAINST ILLEGAL DETENTION
Cambridge residents will protest at the gates of Oakington RefugeeDetention Centre today at 9.30am. The protest will support action by
refugees in the centre, who have been protesting against their illegal
detention.