Newswires: Migration

Updated daily: Articles imported from external newswires covering migrant / refugee issues, No Borders actions and solidarity against deportations.
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Lebanon: Checkpoints and more (Film)

Nahr al-Bared refugee camp has still not recovered from the devastating war in 2007 during which it was destroyed.  more >>

Lebanon: Checkpoints and more (Film)

Nahr al-Bared refugee camp has still not recovered from the devastating war in 2007 during which it was destroyed.  more >>

Sikhula Sonke’s Motion of Distrust Against the ANC and Government

Sikhula Sonke’s Motion of Distrust Against the ANC and Government 11 Mar 2010 Motion of distrust against the ANC will be put to the United Nations Commission and Minister of International Affairs on refugee rights for the situation in De Doorns and Government and the African Union’s lack of intervention in the torture of our Zimbabwe brothers and sisters and trade union leaders in Zimbabwe.The denial of the leadership of the ANC further endangers people’s lives. The speaker of Parliament and many other leaders have visited the camp, telling people that we are lying about the ANC instigating Xenophobia attacks in De Doorns. We invited the leadership of the ANC to accompany us to De Doorns and Stofland where we will introduce them to people who are willing to speak out, we just need assurance that they will be protected. Nobody came back regarding our request or even contacted us to talk about our concerns raised. read more more >>

Mothers Day in Parliament Square - Pictures.

“I left my country in 2003. I come over here and apply for asylum. And I left my daughter behind. She was three years old. I couldn't come with her and since then I don't know where is her whereabouts. I've tried through the Red Cross but haven't been successful. So I always live in fear of not knowing where she is.” Juliette, Asylum Seeker. more >>

Demo Against Deportation

Congolese asylum seekers held a protest against forced removals in the centre of Manchester on Saturday 13th. more >>

Media: Zim refugees take to streets

2010-03-13 05:31:26 – Voice of the Cape “We demand compensation for Zimbabwean refugees who were deprived of property. Detained trade union leaders must be released immediately. We demand a speedy land reform process.” These were some of the posters seen on the streets of Cape Town on Friday afternoon as about 30 women from the trade [...] more >>

CONGOLESE DEMO in Manchester

Congolese Protesting against deportations, theft of mineral resources, President Kabila and Western Media silence. more >>

Hungry For Reform

Source: SchNews

Harmondsworth detainees join hunger strike more >>

Red Road residents march and rally

A march beginning at the spot where a family of three asylum seekers, the Serykh family, fell to their deaths on Sunday 7 March. more >>

Education without frontiers

A day, of speakers, workshops, music and food, to work towards a nationally networked campaign against the new points based immigration rules. more >>

Mothers Day solidarity gathering

Friends of Refugees Ayrshire is holding a solidarity gathering at Dungavel removal centre on Mothers Day. more >>

Mothers march and speak out

A march to Parliament Square in support of all mothers, including those seeking asylum, on Mothers' Day. more >>

Representation, rights & migration of the British-Chinese community

A conference on the representation, rights & migration of the British-Chinese community. more >>

Harmondsworth hunger strike solidarity demo

A demonstration in solidarity with 55 detainees who have been on hunger strike for a week. more >>

Yarl's Wood hunger strike solidarity demo

A demonstration in solidarity with the women on hunger strike in Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre. more >>

Protests follow deaths in Glasgow

Campaigners are calling for a public inquiry following the deaths of three asylum seekers at the weekend in Glasgow. more >>

Paris : Red Cross attacked in solidarity

Source: Angry News

Retrieved from Non Fides' English sectionMarch 11thOn the day of the hearing in Turin against the comrades arrested last 23rd February, and accused of « criminal associations » for their struggles against the Detention Centers for Migrants ; one week before the decision of the judge against the 10 accused of the arson of the Vincennes detention in Paris [France], six offices of the Red Cross have been attacked in Paris, in the night of 9th March.Located in the 3th, 5th, 9th, 11th, 12th and 18th district, they have been covered with posters, and graffities, while their locked have been sabotaged and their windows sometimes smashed down. Graffities like « Red Cross deports », « Red Cross collaborates with deportations » recovered the area of some offices. more >>

Two demos in solidarity to the hunger strikers in detention and report on abuse

Detainee Solidarity London is calling for a demo this Saturday at Harmondsworth in solidarity with the 55 detainees on hunger strike since last week. Yarl's Wood Migrant Solidarity are calling a demonstration at 12pm on Sunday, 14 March in solidarity with the women on hunger strike in Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre. more >>

Solidarity: Sikhula Sonke’s Motion of Distrust Against the ANC and Government

11 Mar 2010 Motion of distrust against the ANC will be put to the United Nations Commission and Minister of International Affairs on refugee rights for the situation in De Doorns and Government and the African Union’s lack of intervention in the torture of our Zimbabwe brothers and sisters and trade union leaders in Zimbabwe.The denial [...] more >>

Solidarity attack against Red Cross in Paris (France)

9 March 2009 On the day of the hearing in Turin (Italy) against the comrades arrested last 23rd February, and accused of « criminal associations » for their struggles against the Detention Centers for Migrants ; one week before the decision of the judge against the 10 accused of the arson of the Vincennes detention in [...] more >>

Human Rights: US Dept of State world report

Source: NCADC

The 2009 edition of the U.S. Department of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has just been issued. These reports are an essential tool for gathering evidence to challenge the UK government’s determination to deport people to the world’s most dangerous countries and oppressive regimes. The report surveys violations of internationally recognized human rights [...] more >>

Iman, supermodel, activist, refugee

An intimate interview and video with supermodel Iman and the Enough Project. See the video link at: http://www.enoughproject.org/iman-interview and a full transcript of the interview below. DN more >>

Helping Iraqi Refugee's

In the first of a series of interviews, Elaine Bigelow of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign speaks to Sasha Crow, who as director of the Collateral Repair Project is currently in the Kingdom of Jordan, where the CRP is providing assistance to many of Iraq’s displaced people.  more >>

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