Monthly Archives: March 2011

Corporate Watch has just released a new briefing on immigration prisons, using Yarl’s Wood as a case study. The 20-page briefing, entitled ‘Immigration Prisons: Brutal, Unlawful and Profitable – Yarl’s Wood: A case study’ can be downloaded at http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=3930, or … Continue reading →

Cuts to low cost English classes are two faced! The government want to cut access to low-cost English classes. This contradicts every statement the government has made about the importance of migrants learning English. Up to 70% of students will … Continue reading →

What you can do to help support Dale Farm Basildon Council has now voted to spend £8 million (+ potentially £10m in policing costs) to evict Dale Farm. They have not served the 28 days notice of eviction, but they can … Continue reading →

Australia: Severe disturbances at Serco managed Detention Centres, including another suicide  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_QiBAlE_7w&feature=player_embedded Parts of the main Christmas Island detention centre burnt as protests by 250 asylum seekers turned violent last night. Australian Federal Police have taken over control of the … Continue reading →

In Bristol on 24th March from 1-3pm come to an open air class/demonstration against the cuts to English classes. Students, teachers and supporters are welcome to The Centre, (opposite the Hippodrome, by the fountains) as part of the Action for … Continue reading →

The mass breakout of mainly Iranian and Iraqi men has left the centre’s security guards and Australian Federal Police officers scrambling to try and regain order. A spokesman for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship told The Australian that a … Continue reading →

The children’s charity Barnardo’s will provide ‘welfare’ and ‘support’ to families in pre-departure accommodation centres who are being removed from the UK as part of the governments new removals process. Photograph from planning application… for more information see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12690444

http://w2eu.net/2011/03/09/freedom-not-frontex/ Bremen, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Rhein-Main, 8th of March 2011 Dear friends, the impressive movements of revolt in the Arab world and the downfall of the dictators in North Africa produced a problem for the externalised EU border regime: they … Continue reading →

Since today, Wednesday the 9th of March 2011, 6pm, the hunger strike is over. The hunger strikers feel that their demands have been met by the Greek government. More information soon! See http://w2eu.net/

Forced Migration Review issue 37, entitled ‘Armed non-state actors and displacement’ is now online at http://www.fmreview.org/non-state/