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Child Detention: The Lowdown

In May 2010, the new coalition government committed to ending child detention for immigration purposes. The ‘commitment’ had to wait another few months to materialise (only last week reports revealed that a 11-year-old girl had been detained at Tinsley House … Continue reading

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Missed Appointments: The Nigerian prince and the UK failed immigration system by Corporate Watch

Last February The Independent ran a story about a Nigerian prince who had suffered prolonged mistreatment in UK detention centres to the extent that he allegedly “begged” the Home Office to return him back home, where he had suffered gunshot … Continue reading

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No Borders Round-Up 01/03/10

Culture of Disbelief and Denial Lawyers are due to launch a legal challenge today on behalf of four women held at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, claiming their incarceration amounts to “cruel, inhumane and degrading” treatment that breaches their Both Serco … Continue reading

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Yarl's Wood Hunger Strike Continues – Interview with Striker

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZg_VSFgX-M&hl=en&fs=1] Yesterday Meg Hiller from the Home office wrote a letter to all MP’s: “The current misreporting, based on inaccurate and fabricated statements by those who campaign against our policy, is irresponsible as it causes unnecessary distress to the women … Continue reading

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SOAS cleaners update

SOAS cleaners update http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/07/433893.html More news is emerging of just how dehumanising and brutal have been the effects of the immigration raids at SOAS organised by external contractor ISS shortly after the cleaners won union recognition and pay rises to … Continue reading

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Picket Report – Alberto Durango

Alberto is a cleaners branch activist in Unite sacked from Schroders Bank by Lancaster cleaning company after a successful campaign against redundancies and for the living wage. He was entrapped by the company and UK Borders Agency – an increasingly … Continue reading

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No Border Camp Calais

At the end of January, two No Borders activists from South Wales joined with others from Bristol, Brighton, London, Leeds and Newcastle to visit Calais and Lille in north-east France to begin organising for the No Border camp that is … Continue reading

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