19-01-2008 21:12
Home Office intimidation of voluntary asylum workers
The Border and Immigration Agency is now threatening 'unqualified' people who write letters on behalf of asylum seekers with prosecution, as part of their latest campaign to deprive them of any form of representation.
18-12-2007 06:59
“No Borders” Activists Prevent “Dawn Raids” on Children
Simultaneous No Borders blockades preventing dawn raids today.Full Story | 7 additions | 6 comments >>
27-11-2007 19:57
New Films from South Lebanon
The anarchist film collective "a-films" announces three new videos from South Lebanon. In October 2007, a-films did video workshops in Bourj ash-Shamali Refugee Camp and the village of Siddiqine.
24-11-2007 19:11
Please help Humaira Qudoos HO Ref Q1043430 - Due to be forcibly removed at 5pm on Sunday evening.
URGENT!
At 5.15pm on Friday evening Humaira Qudoos' old lawyer received a fax from the Home Office informing him that fresh removal directions had been set for 5pm on Sunday evening.
Humaira and her three daughters are due to be taken from Heathrow to Karachi in Pakistan on Pakistan International Airlines flight PK788 at 17.00 hours on Sunday 25 November.
Help needed for this family
Please help Humaira Qudoos HO Ref Q1043430 - Due to be forcibly removed at 5pm on Sunday evening. URGENT!
At 5.15pm on Friday evening Humaira Qudoos' old lawyer received a fax from the Home Office informing him that fresh removal directions had been set for 5pm on Sunday evening.
Humaira and her three daughters are due to be taken from Heathrow to Karachi in Pakistan on Pakistan International Airlines flight PK788 at 17.00 hours on Sunday 25 November.
14-11-2007 19:19
1 person remains in custody.
Facing life in prison or deportation to Colombia, was also denied medication in solitary confiment.
Uk activist update from USA/Mexico No Borders camp
2 people released from custody.1 person remains in custody.
Facing life in prison or deportation to Colombia, was also denied medication in solitary confiment.
22-10-2007 18:22
Cat and Phill are asking for as many people as possible to come along
to show their support.
Phill and Cat from Glasgow Unity in the dock!
Their trial starts in Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday 24th October.Cat and Phill are asking for as many people as possible to come along
to show their support.
30-09-2007 23:09
Twice in one evening police and immigration officials attempt to raid a home in Glasgow.
Two attempted immigration raids in Glasgow
Twice in one evening police and immigration officials attempt to raid a home in Glasgow.
24-09-2007 01:05
On 22nd September Tyneside Community Action for Refugees organised a march from the West End to the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, in solidarity with the international day of actions against immigration prions called by the No Borders network, which in Britain centred on a march against the building of another detention centre near Gatwick airport.
Report: Tyneside March in Solidarity Against Immigration Prisons
On 22nd September Tyneside Community Action for Refugees organised a march from the West End to the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, in solidarity with the international day of actions against immigration prions called by the No Borders network, which in Britain centred on a march against the building of another detention centre near Gatwick airport.
19-09-2007 20:09
It is an open vigil and the organisers encourage anyone to attend.
From Dungavel to Death in Iraq: Remember Solyman Rashed
Solyman Rashed was killed in Iraq on 3rd September, two weeks after being deported. There will be a vigil to remember him in George Square, Glasgow, this Thursday from 5.30 to 6.30pm.It is an open vigil and the organisers encourage anyone to attend.
18-09-2007 15:54
The Price of Freedom.
An Iraqi man was killed on his return to his home country after the Home Office detained him for over a year and rejected his claim for asylum.
16-09-2007 14:03
As part of Glasgow's Doors Open day and a curtain-raiser to October's Black History Month events, speakers and musicians gathered at St Andrews in the Square to commemorate 200 years since the Abolition of Slavery Act.
"Slave Trade? Wasnae Us!"
As part of Glasgow's Doors Open day and a curtain-raiser to October's Black History Month events, speakers and musicians gathered at St Andrews in the Square to commemorate 200 years since the Abolition of Slavery Act.
08-09-2007 12:14
"Not Guilty" in Brutal Glasgow Dawn Raid Case
The African woman who found herself charged with 7 counts of police assault after a brutal and humiliating dawn raid on her home was acquitted yesterday. The jury trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court lasted the whole week and represented a further ordeal for a severely traumatised woman.
05-09-2007 10:05
This morning a Sri Lankan family was snatched by immigration from their home in Benwell, Newcastle. They have been active with TCAR standing up for the rights of all against the Home Office. TCAR members mobilised through the Pledge of Resistance to protest against the dawn raid, but regular cops were already on the scene and prevented other members of TCAR from even entering the street.
Protest at Dawn Raid on Tyneside 05.09.07
This morning a Sri Lankan family was snatched by immigration from their home in Benwell, Newcastle. They have been active with TCAR standing up for the rights of all against the Home Office. TCAR members mobilised through the Pledge of Resistance to protest against the dawn raid, but regular cops were already on the scene and prevented other members of TCAR from even entering the street.
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10-08-2007 06:12
Jessica at the moment is spiraling into despair, unable despite many attempts, to find a solicitor who will try to reopen her case.
Jessica & Favour Edebiri -another attempt to remove them
Jessica at the moment is spiraling into despair, unable despite many attempts, to find a solicitor who will try to reopen her case.
02-08-2007 16:37
The Family were taken to Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre. On Wednesday, after a check up by the doctor at Dungavel, Mohammed was transferred to hospital. Mohammed suffers from high blood pressure and in the past has had to be admitted into hospital in emergencies as a result. They're due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Saturday 4th July at 20:30hrs on a Gulf Air flight number GF006 to Pakistan.
Urgent Action Needed for Ikram Family
The Ikram Family - Mohammed Kashif, his wife Ansa Kashif and their three children, Farid Ali, Abdul Rehman and Abdul Momin - were detained on Tuesday 31st July at the Home Office in Glasgow when they went to sign on.The Family were taken to Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre. On Wednesday, after a check up by the doctor at Dungavel, Mohammed was transferred to hospital. Mohammed suffers from high blood pressure and in the past has had to be admitted into hospital in emergencies as a result. They're due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Saturday 4th July at 20:30hrs on a Gulf Air flight number GF006 to Pakistan.
18-07-2007 13:37
Dawn Raid and Arrests in Glasgow
This morning the Home Office attempted a dawn raid on a flat in the Sighthill district of Glasgow. Their target wasn't home but 4 people were detained.
29-06-2007 15:34
IOM Glasgow Reintegration Workshop: June 27, 2007
Did you attend the IOM-organized 'reintegration' workshop which took place on June 27 in Glasgow? Or, will you be attending any of the other workshops the IOM is planning? If yes, please get in touch.
14-06-2007 15:09
Conditions worsen at UK asylum-seeker detention centres
Britain’s Immigration Removal Centres have become notorious due to the desperate conditions facing immigrants and asylum-seekers detained there.
12-06-2007 09:42
DAWN RAID in Glasgow this morning
This morning at 7.00am the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team and Strathclyde Police arrested a family at 10 Red Road Court in what was the first dawn raid in Glasgow since the Waku family were taken in March earlier this year.
23-05-2007 01:17
Report: 19 May Asylum Rights March Glasgow
The 19th May saw RCG comrades join asylum-seekers and supporters in Glasgow taking to the streets once more to demand equal rights, an end to deportations and the right to work for all.
16-05-2007 22:21
