London Migration Newswire Archive

25-04-2007 01:40

Sadie Graham Shoots Straight

British far right politician Sadie Graham shows the real agenda of the British National Party. Read more >>

24-04-2007 20:30

Mayday Party

1st May 07
A benefit for migrants' and refugees' rights;
regualrisation for all & an end to detention and deportation Read more >>

24-04-2007 13:42

Have a heart for the people seeking asylum:

On Saturday 21st April 2007 there was a NO BORDERS protest against an asylum seekers prison that is planned to be built by the Home Office in Gatwick.
My own views on this state of affairs follows:
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22-04-2007 20:11

Anti Gatwick detention centre demo

Anti Gatwick detention centre demo.

Pictures to come. Read more >>

22-04-2007 11:49 | 1 addition

Urgent Appeal - Help halt the deportation of Jack Ikegwu

Following the protest against the new proposed Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), No Borders London put out this urgent appeal to halt the deportation of 18-year-old Nigerian-born Jack Monday Ikegwu. Read more >>

21-04-2007 23:27 | 1 addition

21/04/07: Video rush & report on Crawley anti-detention protest

Today saw activists march in Crawley, near Gatwick airport, London, UK, to oppose the proposed new immigration detention centre. Read more >>

21-04-2007 23:09 | 1 addition

Pics: Stop New Gatwick Detention Centre Demo

The sun was shining today in Crawley, West Sussex, when over 100 people took part in a demonstration trough the town centre. The protest was called by the NoBorders network to show opposition to the planned building of a new migrants detention centre near Gatwick airport. The new prison for refugees and asylum seekers aims to 'accommodate' 400 detainees when it gets built. Here there are some photos of de demo: Read more >>

12-04-2007 22:41 | 2 additions

Protest against deportations to DRC

Today, at 12pm protestors gathered outside the Home Office on Marsham Street in London to protest the deportations of people to Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more >>

04-04-2007 09:49

Demonstrations at Directions Hearing for Country Guidance Tribunal on DR Congo

On 12th April 2007, there will be a "directions hearing" for the Country Guidance tribunal on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This will be a meeting between the judge, the barristers bringing the case and the home office to ensure all parties have been served with the information they need. After this the date for the full hearing will be established.
Read more >>

02-04-2007 10:20 | 4 additions

Stop new Gatwick detention centre being built-demo on the 21st of April

Call out for a demo and an action day on Saturday on the 21st of April 2007 against the Gatwick detention centre being built. Read more >>

17-03-2007 13:49 | 2 additions

London G8 networking meeting, March 22nd

London No Borders and SOAS Autonomous Students Society invite you to a
networking meeting to bring together
groups in London organising against the G8 summit which will take place
this June in Germany. This meeting intends to bring people together to discuss ideas
and plans and how we might be able to work together and share
information; both in terms of going to Germany and/or staying in London and
organising local events and actions. Read more >>

28-02-2007 17:47

Save ESOL campaign lobby of Parliament

Save ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Campaign lobby of Parliament and rally on Wednesday 28th February 2007, attended by about 1,000 ESOL students and teaching staff. Protest against proposed cuts to free ESOL provision. One of the biggest lobbies of Parliament for a long time. Read more >>

25-02-2007 13:11

Reminder: Emergency demo against deportations to DRC Mon. 26th 1-3pm

STOP DEPORTATIONS TO DRC - CONGO IS NOT SAFE

Emergency protest Monday 26 February 1-3pm.
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
(nearest tubes St James Park and Westminster) Read more >>

23-02-2007 09:29

DR Congo is not safe - stop the 'Charter Flight'

Emergency protest - Monday 26 February 1.00 -3.00pm.
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
(nearest tubes: St James Park and Westminster) Read more >>

23-02-2007 01:01

Posh Fash Throw Down Gauntlet

A group of hard right and ultra nationalist organisations have thrown down a gauntlet to the left by threatening to march on mayday demanding the right to an English parliament. Read more >>

22-02-2007 12:21

Emergency demo Monday re deportations to DRCongo

At yesterday's meeting of the LSE Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! society at which a representative of the Congo Support Project spoke, it was agreed that we would organise an emergency demo on Monday to protest against the deportations planned for Monday evening. Police permission under SOCPA has now been granted. Please distribute information widely and come to event. Read more >>

20-02-2007 06:02

No forced 'Charter Fllights' to DR Congo

The UK Home Office is stepping up the use of 'Charter Flights' to remove those refused asylum from the UK Read more >>

17-02-2007 18:19 | 3 additions

Autonomous activists invade GEO offices

Activists involved in struggles against detention centres arrived in Reading yesterday to say hello to our friends at ‘Global Expertise in Outsourcing’ (The GEO Group), who last year were awarded the contract to run Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre in Kidlington. Read more >>

14-02-2007 09:39

Friends of John Okello

John Oneka Okello, 58 from Uganda was detained at Beckett House Immigration Reporting Centre on Saturday 3rd February and currently detained in Tinsley IRC. He has been in the UK seeking asylum for 10 years and his claim has been refused. For the last five years he has not been allowed to work and has received no benefits in that time. Read more >>

12-02-2007 12:24

2 short videos of noisy No Borders Demo 10th Feb - Heathrow

These are 2 video short clips of samba band and general demoing outside of Harmondsworth detention centre at the weekend. No borders! Close the centres!

Previous stuff:
Stop Deportations to Iraqi Kurdistan - including photo of defiant inmate at a distance!

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/02/361861.html
More photos:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/02/361996.html
More photos: Nottingham against detention centres & deportations - Harmondsworth, Heathrow

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/02/362059.html Read more >>