World | World Anti-racism Newswire Archive

A Call To Our Brothers and Sisters Around the World

21-04-2006 20:42 | Mayday 2006 | Anti-racism | Workers' Movements | World

Join us in Solidarity on May Day! Stop America's Racism!

Fascist Murder in Moscow

20-04-2006 08:57 | Anti-racism | World

Fascist Violence against persons with a "foreign" appearance and political enemies has lately increased in Russia.
Recently, the antifascist aktivist Timur was stabbed to death in St.Petersburg, where just some weeks ago an senegalese
studend was shot by fascists. On Monday evening, the first activist was murdered in Moscow.

Melbourne: Easter protest over refugees' rights

18-04-2006 14:23 | April 2006 No Borders Days of Action | Anti-racism | Migration | World

Sunday, 16 April 06

The Easter bunny swapped chocolate eggs for placards in central Melbourne today in support of the rights of refugees.

Refugee Rights Protest Hits Kirribilli House

Upon arrival at Kirribilli house the police used force to push everyone off the street onto the footpath. With the few hundred people protesting it made it cramped and uncomfortable. Loud and passionate speeches took place from various people from activist groups, religous leaders and media personalities. The action ended with some street theatre from Perth activists.

The Power of Latinos

15-04-2006 17:19 | Anti-racism | World

In the last weeks, the sleeping giant of American politics has growled: the young immigrant generation, the Latino population.. E pluribus Unum - one out of many - is the national motto of the US inscribed on all kinds of public buildings.

Australia to Reject All Asylum Seekers Who Come By Boat

13-04-2006 10:16 | Anti-racism | Migration | World

Under new laws, boatpeople landing on the Australian mainland will be shipped to off-shore island prisons. Even if they are accepted as refugees - they will not be allowed into Australia - ever. They will be imprisoned until a third country will take them

Open letter to David Aaronovitch about Iraq.

This is a 1,000 word letter to pro-war journalist David Aaronovitch with a number of links about the invasion and occupation of Iraq and the continuing scandal of Guantanamo Bay. The impending attack on Iran is also dealt with.

Glasgow - direct action group UNITY goes public!

Hundreds of asylum seekers are planning a campaign of direct action to prevent immigration officers removing people who are threatened with deportation.
Using prearranged phone networks, they aim to erect human barricades in front of flats and houses to prevent officials gaining access and set up watches to alert people who fear being taken into detention.

100 Migrants in Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre on Hunger Strike

Press Release on updated situation in Colnbrook. Includes the text written and signed by 97 hunger-strikers.

Asylum & Immigrations Protest at Communications House

All African Women's Group and other organisations protest outside Communications House, London on Monday April 10 in solidarity with international actions for immigration and asylum rights, and against detention.

Banking on Our Ignorance: A holocaust denier is taken on by his cousin

10-04-2006 21:47 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

The more ignorant or unfamiliar you are with and about statecraft, the easier people who want to perpetuate war can manipulate you. So committments to war or peace or radical sanity take form, and an intensifying radical's radical dialogue
"becomes" between two persons who like each other at face value (and some years of background history). This communication may be instructive for those who want to better understand aggression and its rationalizations in order to ju-jitsu the worst of what happens when beliefs are allowed to bear the ugly fruits of perpetual war.

COLNBROOK HUNGERSTRIKE - SOLIDARITY NEEDED

Report of the Harmondsworth and Colnbrook demonstrations, an update about the urgent situation in Colnbrook & info about visiting and future meetings

Breaking: Identities of Niger Document Forgers- Bush's 16 words to 'justify' war

08-04-2006 23:46 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | World

Michael Smith broke the Downing Street memo leak story. Today he reveals the identities of the forgers of "the documents, which emerged in 2002, were used in a State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons programme to build the case for war. They were denounced as forgeries by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly before the 2003 invasion." The documents, which emerged in 2002, were used in a State Department fact sheet on Iraq's weapons programme to build the case for war. They were denounced as forgeries by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shortly before the 2003 invasion."

No Borders Demonstration Harmondsworth Pictures

Pictures from the No Borders demonstration outside Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Detention Centres in west London on Sat April 8, 2006.

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large police presence. Someone has locked themselves to the fence and they trying to release him or her. The cops have imposed restrictions on the deme, not allowing us to leave as a group and move to the field, where inmates can see us.