From phunkee at aktivix.org Wed Aug 2 16:28:58 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee at aktivix.org) Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 17:28:58 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] Judges rule Zimbabweans can be deported Message-ID: <1154536138.44d0d2ca57546@www.aktivix.org> http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,,1835687,00.html "Thousands of failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers could be sent home after the home secretary, John Reid, today won the right to deport them. The asylum and immigration tribunal reversed an earlier decision and ruled Zimbabweans did not automatically face "a real risk of being subjected to persecution or serious ill-treatment" if returned to Robert Mugabe's regime. Last October the AIT threw the government's deportation policy into doubt after a failed asylum seeker, who can be identified only as AA, won his appeal against the home secretary. But that decision has been reconsidered after the court of appeal ruled in April that the tribunal had "erred in law" in making its initial decision." From hugsnotwar at phonecoop.coop Thu Aug 3 19:03:12 2006 From: hugsnotwar at phonecoop.coop (Steve & Tamsin Bache) Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:03:12 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] Potentially helpful contact in Telford Message-ID: <44D24870.4020706@phonecoop.coop> Hi all, We've got a potentially exciting contact here in Telford - a retired magistrate who helps asylum seekers with their cases - providing advice etc. We don't know much right now, though I've spoken to him and at this stage he says he would like to help in any way he can. Fingers crossed! Well, we've agreed to meet him on Thurs 10th at 7.30pm in Telford. If you'd like to come along please get in touch with me. Take care, Tam. From zarbha at blueyonder.co.uk Sat Aug 5 01:43:16 2006 From: zarbha at blueyonder.co.uk (Zarina Bhatia) Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 18:43:16 -0700 Subject: [noborders-brum] I want to join the list Message-ID: <004c01c6b830$85add1e0$9bbb2e52@interpref09a93> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hub13 at riseup.net Sun Aug 6 13:06:14 2006 From: hub13 at riseup.net (hub13 at riseup.net) Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 06:06:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] I want to join the list In-Reply-To: <004c01c6b830$85add1e0$9bbb2e52@interpref09a93> References: <004c01c6b830$85add1e0$9bbb2e52@interpref09a93> Message-ID: <1076.hub13.1154869574.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Seems you made it. Zarina, welcome to the list. Hope you have a productive and happy time on it! Regards, Hub13 From frank.corrigan at frankslist.info Mon Aug 7 08:05:09 2006 From: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info (frankslist.info) Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:05:09 +0200 Subject: [noborders-brum] All UK, Europe and World news digest, 172 items - 6 Aug 06 Message-ID: <53bebb8f302861472ea7c3bb9b23b419@hornblower.ymlpnet.net> All UK, Europe and World news digest, 172 items Sent 7 Aug 06 To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX :: Index A) 'more power, commercial potential, plan does not add up' 6 Aug 06 - 60 items B) 'Your Human Rights' 3 Aug 06 - 50 items C) 'The inquiry, strong state, the clock, systematically failing' 1 Aug 06 - 62 items D) How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info :: Contents A) 'more power, commercial potential, plan does not add up' 6 Aug 06 - 60 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Europe 04: Events 05: Middle East 06: Afghan hijack ruling 07: Working Group on Refugee Children 08: ?Positive Futures? Current asylum policy and its impact on asylum seekers in Scotland? 09: Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection 10: Resolving the Liberal Paradox: Citizen Rights and Alien Rights in the UK 11: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'more power, commercial potential, plan does not add up' Reid calls for migration debate "We have to give the Immigration and Nationality Directorate more power Mr Reid also highlighted his proposal for an independent committee to advise on the optimum level of immigration. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5250396.stm ID card fee could make government a profit http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2300775,00.html Brown to let shops share ID card data Opponents warn that linking police databases with the private sector to beat crime will lead to a 'surveillance state' and a big assault on privacy. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1838315,00.html ID plans: powers set to widen Gordon Brown is considering exploiting the commercial potential of the proposed ID scheme in order to fund a massive expansion of the programme, it was reported last night. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1216000.ece ID card plan does not add up, say MPs http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2298746,00.html Science and Technology Committee: Sixth Report - Identity Card Technologies: Scientific Advice, Risk and Evidence http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmsctech/1032/103202.htm 6 Aug 06 Gays flee Iraq as Shia death squads find a new target Evidence shows increase in number of executions as homosexuals plead for asylum in Britain. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1838222,00.html Sayed Hashemi http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine73/sayed.html New migrants take students' summer jobs http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2300740,00.html Immigrant detectors cost ?4m but have never worked http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/06/nimmi06.xml Let slip the blogs of war ... New plays inspired by online diaries include one woman's story of life in strife-torn Iraq http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1838273,00.html Ceasefire hopes rise as thousands march in London http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1215981.ece Peace, can Blair deliver? http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus/story/0,,1838227,00.html The voices of the innocent must be heard above the din of war http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1838217,00.html Postcards from the edge: Wish you were here, Mr Blair? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1215973.ece 5 Aug 06 Reid to change asylum law after court defeat on Afghan hijackers http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1214539.ece Blair admits to cabinet splits over his support for Bush on Israel http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1212769.ece Who's the extremist? http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1837631,00.html Thousands to march in support of immediate ceasefire http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1214551.ece It's called peace support at home. The troops here know it is a war http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2299451,00.html Soldiers' families launch party http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/iraq/story/0,,1837762,00.html 4 Aug 06 Reid loses Afghan hijack ruling http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5244936.stm Asylum policy: radical rethink needed http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/article.aspx?articleid=1447917 Group wants to help refugees remain in the UK http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/community/display.var.862973.0.group_wants_to_help_refugees_remain_in_the_uk.php ID card plan does not add up, say MPs http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2298746,00.html Peace activist Wolfgang is elected on to Labour NEC committee http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1212789.ece 02: World Afghanistan's 'Hell' The new desert camp in an unforgiving Taleban heartland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5245238.stm Australia: Sydney confronts 'barbarism' of Guantanamo http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasia/article1214510.ece Cubans defiant in face of US plan for regime change http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2299546,00.html Russia reignites old feud with Japan Snub from Moscow stirs 500-year-old conflict over disputed islands. http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,1837843,00.html Sri Lanka: Thousands of Muslims flee fierce fighting in Sri Lanka http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1214508.ece US troops face 'war crimes' claim http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5246424.stm US slaps 'WMD' sanctions on firms http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5247350.stm 03: Europe EU launches marine border squad http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5244796.stm 04: Events ?Positive Futures? Current asylum policy and its impact on asylum seekers in Scotland? August 12, 2006 Show Racism the RED Card - Walker United A Family Fun Day Celebrating the Diverse nature of Walker and the Region Venue: Walker Central Football Club Time: 10am till 4pm http://www.equality-ne.co.uk/readevent.php?id=1309 Flyer: (PDF) http://www.equality-ne.co.uk/pdf/1309_Walker+Event+reci+14th+July+for+12th+Aug.pdf 27th September 2006 The event will focus on New Asylum Model and provide an update of the new legislation, what can be expected when it arrives in Scotland and a variety of workshops on the issues currently facing asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. This event is for members, stakeholders and practitioners and full details and a downloadable booking form can be accessed at: http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk 05: Middle East US, France agree UN Lebanon text http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5248868.stm Bush gives way over peace deal http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1838348,00.html Hizbollah kills eight on bloody day for Israel http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1212771.ece Traumatised and afraid - 300,000 children who want to go home http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1212793.ece Slaughter in Qana http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1215967.ece Gaza strikes 'kill Palestinians' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5247566.stm Israel holds Palestinian Speaker http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5249528.stm Front line Life in an Israeli kibbutz metres from the Lebanese border http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5247486.stm Gaza crisis Living under a military campaign and severe financial crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5245482.stm The underground voice of Hezbollah that Israel is still unable to silence http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2299863,00.html Israeli bomb attack kills 33 as aid effort suffers http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1214552.ece Hezbollah unleashes rocket storm to defy 'security zone' onslaught http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2298536,00.html A terrible thought occurs to me - that there will be another 9/11 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1214522.ece 06: Afghan hijack ruling S & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1157 (04 August 2006) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2006/1157.html Reid loses Afghan hijack ruling http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5244936.stm Reid to change asylum law after court defeat on Afghan hijackers http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1214539.ece Afghanistan's 'Hell' The new desert camp in an unforgiving Taleban heartland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5245238.stm 07: Working Group on Refugee Children IASFM has co-organised a working group on refugee children, together with Jill Rutter from the London Metropolitan University. The report will be available on this website soon. http://www.iasfm.org/activities/workinggroups.html 08: ?Positive Futures? Current asylum policy and its impact on asylum seekers in Scotland? 27th September 2006 The event will focus on New Asylum Model and provide an update of the new legislation, what can be expected when it arrives in Scotland and a variety of workshops on the issues currently facing asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. This event is for members, stakeholders and practitioners and full details and a downloadable booking form can be accessed at: http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk 09: Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in the U.S., U.K. and Australia reports coming soon. US report (PDF) http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/conference/Seeking_Asylum_Alone_US_Report.pdf US Executive Summary (PDF) http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/conference/US_Executive_Summary.pdf Human Rights at Harvard http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/ Refugee and Immigrant Children Alone in the United States http://www.womenscommission.org/projects/detention/unacc.shtml The Women's Commission has produced a new film that orients unaccompanied alien children to their court proceedings in the United States: "What Happens When I Go to Immigration Court?" http://www.hklaw.com/cst/womenscommission.asp User's guide: http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/kidsvideo_guide.pdf Story of an unaccompanied child: http://www.womenscommission.org/projects/detention/JP%20speech%20071806.shtml 10: Resolving the Liberal Paradox: Citizen Rights and Alien Rights in the UK Working paper (PDF) http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/PDFs/workingpaper31.pdf 11: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info To make changes or cancel, just click on the link shown below: B) 'Your Human Rights' 3 Aug 06 - 50 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Middle East 04: National Pilot Project: provision for unaccompanied children Safe Case Transfer 05: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'Your Human Rights' 'Your Human Rights? is a series of four plain English, non-technical guides focusing on the practical relevance of human rights in the UK. They are written directly for people living with mental health problems, disabled people, older people and refugees and asylum seekers who are in situations where they may need information on their human rights. They will also be useful for people working with these groups, or people who would like to know more about the impact of human rights on these groups. http://www.bihr.org/publications5.html 3 Aug 06 Battle over - Sakchai stays http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/pages/news%20stories/08_2006/battle_over_-_sakchai_stays.htm Unions and MPs urge amnesty for illegal migrants http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1835980,00.html More young Britons pin their hopes on a better life abroad http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2296565,00.html Visa confusion leads to tribunals http://www.hospital-doctor.net/hd_news/hd_news_article.asp?ID=16937&Section=News Bleak picture in memo Secret memo from UK Ambassador to Iraq says civil war is likely outcome http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2297362,00.html 'Imagine seven million Britons sitting in shelters for 22 days' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2297135,00.html Response to Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruling on Zimbabwe http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2006/aug06/relea0806_1.htm Zimbabwe asylum-seekers can be sent back after ruling on persecution risk http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2296806,00.html + Full-text: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal ruling AA (Risk for involuntary returnees) Zimbabwe CG [2006] UKAIT 00061 (Word doc) http://www.ait.gov.uk/practice_directions/documents/00061_ukait_2006_aa_zimbabwe_cg1.doc Armed forces chief warns of more British deaths in Afghanistan http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1211288.ece Blair admits cabinet divisions PM says cabinet colleagues have doubts about his refusal to call for ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon conflict. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1836524,00.html Hizbullah steps up rocket attacks http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1836509,00.html 01: UK 2 Aug 06 Judge?s ?sympathy? as he sends down immigrant robber "You were in a desperate situation. You were not getting any benefit and you could not live in accommodation with your wife and you were basically destitute. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.861014.0.judges_sympathy_as_he_sends_down_immigrant_robber.php Innocent goes all the way to parliament http://www.irr.org.uk/2006/august/tc000003.html Angela Patterson - Back in the Wars http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed newszines/newszine 64/angela patterson.htm Pastor who used illegal immigrants as slave labourers is sent to jail http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1209747.ece Asylum Newsletter - Yorkshire and Humberside http://www.refugeeaccess.info/default.asp?step=4&pid=25 Access to Funding - August 2006 http://www.refugeeaccess.info/default.asp?step=4&pid=71 Blair returns to growing backlash on Lebanon http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1835538,00.html 1 Aug 06 02: World Australia: Outrage over prison ship plan for illegal immigrants http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1125742006 China: Authorities close down Century China website http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1836469,00.html Congo DR: We are ready for war, rebels warn Kabila http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1211290.ece Cuba; The Big Question: Has Cuba benefited or suffered under Fidel Castro's 47-year rule? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1211259.ece India: Law brings hope for child workers who face rape, violence and abuse http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2296827,00.html Iranian woman awaits stoning decision http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1211299.ece Iraq: US commander warns of Iraqi civil war http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1836729,00.html Iraq: Massacre evidence is found http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2296738,00.html Korea North: 'Thousands' dead in N Korea flood http://www.guardian.co.uk/korea/article/0,,1836506,00.html Nigeria: The Swamps of Insurgency: Nigeria?s Delta Unrest http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4310 Sri Lanka: Heavy fighting forces out Sri Lanka ceasefire monitors http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1211285.ece 03: Middle East 190 Hizbullah rockets hit Israel http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1835529,00.html Peacekeeping force 'could be agreed soon' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1211303.ece How Israel's gung-ho leaders turned victory into calamity http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1835778,00.html Help save the children, victims of war http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1211289.ece The refugees' fury will be felt for generations to come http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1835121,00.html Israel: IDF inquiry into Qana a whitewash http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE150732006 A little democracy is a dangerous thing - so let's have more of it http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1835808,00.html Can the American vision of democracy help to find a lasting peace in the Middle East? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2296536,00.html New European movements http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,,1836693,00.html 04: National Pilot Project: provision for unaccompanied children Safe Case Transfer National Pilot Project - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children - Safe Case Transfer Note: The young people in this 'pilot were given the choice to participate and they agreed to being dispersed. It is now being proposed that the 'pilot' should become the model for a UK wide dispersal system, but critically children would be dispersed on a 'NO CHOICE' basis, without any legislative or regulatory mandate. Six Month Pilot Evaluation (Commissioned in 2001) 33 page PDF http://www.adss.org.uk/publications/guidance/safecaseevaluation.pdf Policies & Procedures Following criteria to be met prior to transfer: ? Ready for transfer in 10-14 days. ? Assessed as needing section 20 Children Act (1989) support. ? Gender ? Male. ? Age range - 16 years to 17 years 6 months. 160 page PDF http://www.adss.org.uk/publications/guidance/safecasetransfer.pdf London Asylum Seekers Consortium ""negotiate a strategy for the safe case transfer of UASC from London to local authorities in the Regions. http://www.westminster.gov.uk/communityandliving/ethniccommunities/asylumseekers/aboutus.cfm "routinely placed in unsupported or low level supported shared housing under s17" (2005) 'unaccompanied children formal con-sultation' - 5 Apr 06 - 4 items http://www.asylumpolicy.info/con-sult.txt Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children: The response of social work services (2005) These findings generally reinforce the value of providing Sec 20 accommodation and support As other studies have found, many older teenagers were routinely placed in unsupported or low level supported shared housing under s17 after only a basic assessment. During the early phase of the study, in particular, reliance for initial placements on hotels or other emergency accommodation was not uncommon. (PDF) http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/swrdu/Publications/asylum_summary.pdf National Pilot Project - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children - Safe Case Transfer Policies & Procedures (PDF) http://www.adss.org.uk/publications/guidance/safecasetransfer.pdf Six Month Pilot Evaluation (PDF) http://www.adss.org.uk/publications/guidance/safecaseevaluation.pdf Pilot commissioned 2001 Looked-after young people: Councils may be forced to offer housing services (Aug 06) http://www.ypnmagazine.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=full_news&ID=11172 This "evaluation" is somewhat aimed at introducing a UK wide dispersal system for children looked after by local authorities under Section 20 of the Children Act (1989) and having entitlement to local authority support up to age 24 under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000. However, the young people who 'agreed' to be dispered from Kent to Greater Manchester volunteered to do. The plan that is now being discussed is to disperse children across the UK on a NO CHOICE basis, even though there is no explicit legislative or regulatory mandate allowing this. This National Pilot research was also undertaken and finished before the 2003 'Hillingdon judgement' and LAC 13 circular, as detailed below. (save for 2006 amendments) Croydon director backs review of asylum provision for unaccompanied children "The Home Office wants the cost of supporting unaccompanied minors to be cut. But the Refugee Children's Consortium, a group of charities including The Children's Society and Barnardo's, is concerned that this is the main driver behind the plans. An initiative similar to the safe case transfer model, which involves the transfer of full responsibility for an unaccompanied asylum seeker from one council to another, is expected to feature in the new plans. 27 July 2006 http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2006/07/27/55119/Croydon+director+backs+review+of+asylum+provision+for+unaccompanied.html Notes: For a number of years local authorities had been acting unlawfully and only helping children seeking asylum alone with basic housing and finance and little else. Added to dispersing them across the UK via the commissioning of for profit private providers who have little or no history of supporting children. This was facilitated by the argument that children particularly aged 16 to 17 only needed discretionary help under Section 17 of the Children Act (1989). However, in 2003 2 court cases and an associated local authority circular specifically said: Local Authority Circular LAC (2002) 13 "...where a child has no parent or guardian in this country, perhaps because he has arrived alone seeking asylum, the presumption should be that he would fall within the scope of section 20 http://www.asylumsupport.info/childreninneed.htm and At the heart of the Council's case is its contention that these four claimants were not provided with accommodation under section 20 of the 1989 Act, (The Children Act 1989) they were merely provided with services under section 17 of the Act. http://www.asylumsupport.info/everychildmatters.htm Which meant that as with other children in the UK, children seeking asylum alone are entitled to support under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000035.htm Their complaint is that the defendant owed and still owes duties to them under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act") and has failed to discharge those duties. http://www.asylumsupport.info/everychildmatters.htm Court case: B, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Merton [2003] EWHC 1689 (Admin) (14 July 2003) "However, on 13 February 2003 the Defendant determined that he was aged at least 18. But, if he is under 18, and is in need, he is owed a duty under Part III of the Children Act 1989 by the local authority in whose area he is, including a duty under section 20 of that Act, to provide him with accommodation. In these proceedings the Claimant seeks the judicial review of that determination. The Defendant must reconsider the age of the Claimant." http://www.asylumsupport.info/ageassessment.htm Some further background: Local Authority Support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People - report from Save the Children (PDF) (January 2006) Changes since the Hillingdon Judgement (2003) In 2003 there were a number of legal and policy developments that provided some clarity on the social services entitlements of unaccompanied children and young people. The two key ones (access details below) were the Hillingdon judgement and Local Authority Circular (2003) 13 (subsequently referred to as LAC 13 in this report). They made explicit the level of support that was expected of local authorities for unaccompanied children and young people. This support includes the following: - All unaccompanied children should, on arrival, be supported under Section 20 of the Children Act (1989) until an assessment has been completed. - Based on assessment of need, most unaccompanied children, including 16- and 17-year-olds, should be provided with Section 20 support. - The majority of unaccompanied young people will be entitled to leaving care services. ?Section 17 (which generally provides less care and support than Section 20) can be used to accommodate unaccompanied children in exceptional circumstances. This report looks at how 18 local authorities have tried to implement the Hillingdon judgement and LAC 13 and highlights the gaps in support to unaccompanied young people that continue to exist. (PDF) http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk_cache/scuk/cache/cmsattach/3788_Local_authority_support_to_UASC_report.pdf Note: Hillingdon judgement details below Guidance on accommodating Children in Need Local Authority Circular LAC (2002) 13 "This Circular will remain in effect until further notice. "...where because of their immigration status the Children Act provides their only lawful means of support in this country. In such cases the child's being without a family or responsible adult in this country would appear to trigger a duty under section 20(1), http://www.asylumsupport.info/childreninneed.htm Court case: Hillingdon judgement The Queen on the application of Helen Berhe, Yorsmame Kidane, Wahdat Munir, Albertina Ncube (claimant) v The London Borough of Hillingdon (defendant) - Secretary of State for Education and Skills (interested party) "Their complaint is that the defendant owed and still owes duties to them under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act") http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000035.htm and has failed to discharge those duties. At the heart of the Council's case is its contention that these four claimants were not provided with accommodation under section 20 of the 1989 Act, (The Children Act 1989) http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1989/Ukpga_19890041_en_1.htm they were merely provided with services under section 17 of the Act. In my judgment, the defendant's argument is mere sophistry, based upon a distinction without a difference. In these circumstances, it does not do any violence to the statutory language, to the policy underlying Part III of the Act or to elementary common sense (our emphasis) to say that the claimants were indeed being "looked after" by the defendant. For these reasons, all four applications succeed... The claimant is in priority need within the meaning of Article 4 of the Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Order 2002 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022051.htm Reference: Guidance on accommodating Children in Need and Homelessness Guide http://www.asylumsupport.info/childreninneed.htm Full text of court case: http://www.asylumsupport.info/everychildmatters.htm Cold comfort: The lottery of care for young separated refugees in England http://www.asylumsupport.info/publications/savethechildren/coldcomfort.htm No longer cast adrift: 'Until now, Britain has had a two-tier system for dealing with vulnerable young adults' - 'There has been one package of care for British children and another for asylum seekers' http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,7843,1043182,00.html Local Authority Support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People - report from Save the Children (PDF) (January 2006) Changes since the Hillingdon Judgement (2003) (PDF) http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk_cache/scuk/cache/cmsattach/3788_Local_authority_support_to_UASC_report.pdf Ringing the Changes: The impact of guidance on the use of Sections 17 and 20 of the Children Act 1989 to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children (January 2005) (PDF) http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/RingingthechangesJanuary2005.pdf Report: Separated Children in the UK (August 2001) (PDF) http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/rc_reports/sep_children.pdf Report: Where are the Children? (PDF) http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/rc_reports/where_children.pdf Article 3: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) "In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration. " Welfare of the child.: Children Act (1989) "the child's welfare shall be the court's paramount consideration" Welfare of child and consideration of his views: Children (Scotland) Act 1995 "with respect to a child the welfare of that child throughout his childhood shall be their or its paramount consideration" C) 'The inquiry, strong state, the clock, systematically failing' 1 Aug 06 - 62 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Middle East 04: New Migrants' Rights Network established 05: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'The inquiry, strong state, the clock, systematically failing' Treatment of Asylum Seekers Call for Evidence The inquiry will consider any significant human rights concerns relating to the conditions of life for asylum seekers and failed asylum seekers in the UK, focusing in particular on those relating to: (i) access to accommodation and financial support; (ii) the provision of healthcare; (iii) treatment of children; (iv) the use of detention and conditions of detention and methods of removal of failed asylum seekers (v) treatment by the media. Memoranda of evidence addressing any or all of the above matters should be submitted to the Committee by 29 September 2006. http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_human_rights/jchr_press_notice_05_06_no__46.cfm Ministers lose terror law appeal Earlier this year, Mr Justice Sullivan ruled that control orders on six suspects were so strict that they broke Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which outlaws indefinite detention without trial. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5236246.stm New book: Standing on the Shoulders of Fascism: from immigration control to the strong state "..state apparatus has been significantly strengthened. Identity cards, the so-called anti-terrorist legislation and the development of Anti Social Behaviour Orders as a form of social control are all manifestations of the move to a strong state. And this has been accompanied by a plethora of further immigration restrictions http://www.trentham-books.co.uk/pages/shoulders.htm Flyer: (Word doc) http://www.asylumpolicy.info/shoulders.doc Scruitny of Bills and Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights Forthcoming publication http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_human_rights/jchr_press_notice_05_06_no__48.cfm Report: Working against the clock: inadequacy and injustice in the immigration fast track system Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) presents evidence from a week of Harmondsworth fast track appeals heard in March 2006, and discloses fresh evidence about the scale of the injustice in the fast track obtained by BID under the Freedom of Information Act. The Government argues that safeguards are built into the fast track. The findings of this research demonstrate that these safeguards do not exist in practice or are systematically failing. 42 page PDF (July 06) http://www.biduk.org/pdf/Fast%20track/BIDFasttrackReportFINAL.pdf + Report: Summary (PDF) http://www.biduk.org/pdf/Fast%20track/BIDFastTrackExecSumFINAL.pdf + Report press release: (Word doc) http://www.biduk.org/pdf/press/BID%20fast%20track%20press%20release%201%208%2006.doc 01: UK 1 Aug 06 Croydon director backs review of asylum provision for unaccompanied children http://www.communitycare.co.uk//Articles/2006/07/27/55119/Croydon+director+backs+review+of+asylum+provision+for+unaccompanied.html African musicians refused entry to Britain http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1207646.ece Lesbians lose their battle for foreign marriage to be legalised http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2293571,00.html Court's denial of lesbian marriage condemned Couple's vows in Canada not recognised in Britain Government to pursue ?25,000 costs for test case http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/story/0,,1834671,00.html Reid loses control orders appeal http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/terrorism/story/0,,1835021,00.html Testing the Limits of Tolerance http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=12116&grp=47&cat=191 Need a Polish plumber? Dip in the melting pot http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2293267,00.html Will Israel's gamble put Blair in the firing line? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2293844,00.html Beckett criticised for 'lacklustre' Middle East performance http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2294009,00.html Looked-after young people: Councils may be forced to offer housing services http://www.ypnmagazine.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=full_news&ID=11172 Teacher's fear over Lebanon http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=718&ArticleID=1655976 Four British soldiers killed Three UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan and one in southern Iraq. http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,1834807,00.html No 10 'rebuffed ceasefire call' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5234590.stm 31 Jul 06 Protection, not prison, for children http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,1833704,00.html Call for trafficking teams at all ports http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2006/07/31/55161/Call+for+trafficking+teams+at+all+ports.html Plea to Home Office: Don't split family up http://www.theargus.co.uk/the_argus/news/NEWS4.html The UPW/CWU Involvement In The Grunwick Dispute http://www.cwu.org/news.asp?step=3&NID=1468 Same sex couple lose marriage laws challenge http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/press/2006/same-sex-couple-lose-marriage-laws-challenge.shtml MP breaks Tory line on immigration http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2293673,00.html Married To Misery http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/215/215730_married_to_misery.html Concern over child fingerprints http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2292621,00.html Hysteria aside, Labour must lead the immigration debate http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/comment/0,,1833948,00.html Immigrants beaten up in gay night spot http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=700435 What's at stake in the Battle of Brick Lane http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_a_l/johann_hari/article1205985.ece Birkenhead MP calls for end to mass immigration http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17476326%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=birkenhead%2dmp%2dcalls%2dfor%2dend%2dto%2dmass%2dimmigration-name_page.html We need to talk numbers on immigration http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,24391-2291266,00.html Blair sticks to his script over ceasefire as the backlash begins http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1205996.ece Man wanted for Rwanda genocide living in Britain http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1206022.ece Suicide in Basra: The unravelling of a military man http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1204986.ece 02: World CrisisWatch No: 36, 1 August 2006 http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4296 Tenerife tourists help migrants http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5230586.stm Afghans speak out on foreign troops in their country http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4989456.stm Australia: Papuan asylum seeker wins case and visa http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Papuan-asylum-seeker-wins-case-and-visa/2006/08/01/1154198106901.html China builds vast bunker complex 'in case of attack' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2292665,00.html Congo DR: After decades of war, millions of Congolese seize chance to vote http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article1205966.ece Cuba without Castro http://www.guardian.co.uk/cuba/story/0,,1834922,00.html Iran given a month to comply or face UN sanctions http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2293860,00.html Iran's treatment of dissidents under scrutiny after former student leader dies in prison after hunger strike. http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1834620,00.html Iraq shaken by fresh wave of violence http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1834982,00.html Iraq: Number of Iraqi refugees from violence swells http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-07-31T185114Z_01_L31810428_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ.xml&src=rss Sierra Leone: Women need rights and protection http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR510092006 Sri Lanka's ceasefire is over, say Tamil Tigers http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1207601.ece US: Study Finds Wide Disparity in Asylum Denial http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5983707,00.html 03: Middle east The king of fairyland will never grasp the realities of the Middle East http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1834389,00.html Israel steps up ground offensive http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5233842.stm Hungry, thirsty and confused, they emerge from their ruined shelters http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2293725,00.html We can't bear pictures of the dead. Hezbollah want to see nothing else http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2293538,00.html Hezbollah shows its authority as mob raids UN http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2292917,00.html For Israel, the shooting goes on but so does the weeping http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1834540,00.html After the siege, the panic to flee devastation http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1835041,00.html Lebanon and Israel: Amnesty urges immediate ceasefire as War Crimes continue http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17049 White flags, not a legitimate target http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/31/isrlpa13882.htm France proposes UN peace plan as Lebanon issues call for help http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2292912,00.html Carnage in Qana as 60 die in air strike on 'militant village base' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2292920,00.html Israel halts air strikes after 37 children die http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2292953,00.html 04: New Migrants' Rights Network established The MRN has marked out three priority areas for its work in the coming months. These are: Working out a grassroots response to the possibility of a regularisation (amnesty) policy for people without residence permits. Mapping the ways in which immigration-related policies are dealt with in the various government departments, and by regional and local government, and amongst key NGOs (the 'Opportunity Map'). A policy focus on primary health care services to migrants. MRN conference planned for November 2006 http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1256290&messageid=3899 D) How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?frankslist+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider From mike-d at riseup.net Fri Aug 11 08:56:30 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (Mike D) Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:56:30 +0100 (BST) Subject: [noborders-brum] Petition for ceasefire in Lebanon Message-ID: <22884.mike-d.1155286590.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> From: "Ricken Patel, Ceasefire Campaign" Reply-To: team at ceasefirecampaign.org To: "Mike Doneghan" Subject: The Pressure is Working... Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:38:38 -0700 Dear Friends, As the awful civilian death toll rises above 1000 in Lebanon and Israel, people around the world are seeking a place to voice their frustration and concern. Over the last 4 days, 200,000 people from 148 countries have signed the ceasefire petition. At this rate, we could soon be the largest global online petition in history. The pressure is working. The global outcry over this crisis has pushed the Ambassadors to the UN Security Council to work around the clock to achieve an immediate ceasefire. The latest word is that the Council may be close to a final vote today or tomorrow, but we've been this close before and negotiations have fallen apart. We need more pressure now to close the deal. Please forward this email on, spread the word to your friends, family and colleagues, post a link on your blog, bring up the campaign in discussions, and urgently encourage people around you to join this global wave of protest by signing up at the link below: http://www.ceasefirecampaign.org/mo/en.html The pressure is working. Let's ratchet it up. With hope, Ricken Patel, Ceasefire Campaign ______________ From mike-d at riseup.net Fri Aug 11 11:23:50 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (Mike D) Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:23:50 +0100 (BST) Subject: [noborders-brum] New anti-deportation campaign meeting for family this Sunday Message-ID: <46260.mike-d.1155295430.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Good Afternoon, The inception of a new anti-deportation campaign is to take place this Sunday 13th August at 6.15pm at the Cottage of Content Social Centre. The meeting is to be facilitated by a member of the No Borders network and the subject is a family who are to be deported from Britain to Jamaica despite the fact that they have a child born in this country with British citizenship. Everyone is welcome to attend, so if you want to find out more about what is going on, or if there is anything you can do to help, then come down! Mike From chris_strafford at hotmail.com Fri Aug 11 11:37:52 2006 From: chris_strafford at hotmail.com (Chris Strafford) Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:37:52 +0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] [brum_fnb] Petition for ceasefire in Lebanon In-Reply-To: <22884.mike-d.1155286590.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phunkee at aktivix.org Fri Aug 11 12:45:37 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee at aktivix.org) Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:45:37 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] [brum_fnb] Petition for ceasefire in Lebanon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1155300337.44dc7bf1e43c7@www.aktivix.org> Quoting Chris Strafford : > > If petitions worked we wouldn't be occupying two countries and we would have > stopped privatisation. Unfortunately they don't really work in terms of actually stopping the kind of things you mention above, but, they are a means of informing people of what's happening. But then again signing a piece of paper isn't really an effective form of political participation either is it? Only direct-action really achieves the results we're looking for, but how do we get people into direct-action? phunkee From shiar at riseup.net Mon Aug 14 17:33:49 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:33:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: [noii-uk] Re: Draft/Initial leaflet for 7th October Day of Action] Message-ID: <4888.shiar.1155576829.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Do we want to sign up? ----original message------ Hi Dave You left out the following UK supporting groups from your draft call- out - Closedown Campsfield, Barbwire Britain, Stop Deporting Children and Glasgow NoBorders New groups keeping signing up both from across Europe and beyond- For a recent list of supporting organisations see below- Full text of the call for action from the Athens ESF 2006 can be found here: http://www.noborder.org/item.php?id=372 If people want to add support this call, either as a group or as individuals, they can add their name to the list of signatories by mailing Hagen at frassainfo at kein.org Also copy London NoBorders at noborderslondon at riseup.net into the message so we are aware here in London / UK that you've added your name For a round-up of the 2005 day of action check out the links at: https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308307.html and for some nice photos of the london demo see: https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308137.html https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308150.html https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308521.html https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308256.html love, greg x Signatories as of 5th August 2006: Austria: no-racism.net | euromayday Vienna | r?volt? | Infoladen Salzburg Benin: Association Interfricaine pour la Promotion et la D?fense des Droits des R?fugi?s et Demandeurs d'Asile (AIPDRDA) | Le Conseil Africain des Actions Concert?es (CAFAC) | Le R?seau des Alternatives Dette et D?veloppement (RECADD) Cameroon: Association des Amis des Familles et Victimes des Migrations Clandestines (AFVMC), Doula; Canada: Action Canada pour la Population et le D?veloppement | Coalition d'Appui aux Travailleurs et Travailleuses Agricoles migrants Congo (RD): Groupe des r?flexions et d' appui pour la promotion rurale (GRAPR); Nouvelles alternatives pour le d?veloppement (NAD) Cote D'Ivoire: Mouvement Ivorien des Droits de la Jeunesse (MIDJ) | Reseau Ouest Africain pour le Developpement(ROAD), Abidjan | Association de Soutien ? l'Auto Promotion Sanitaire Urbaine(ASAPSU), Abidjan France: Av? Basta, Corse | Association des travailleurs maghrebins de France (ATMF) | R?seau IPAM | PCF et son r?seau "Migrations et citoyennet? | Association des Marocains en France (AMF) | GISTI (groupe d'information et de soutien des immigr?s) Germany: Refugee Councils from Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen | Action-Alliance against Deportations, Rhine-Main | no one is illegal, Hanau | Cafe Exil Hamburg | AGIS Darmstadt | Caravan for the rights of refugees and migrants, Munich | NoLager Bremen | Kooperative Fl?chlingssolidarit?t Hannover | Voice Refugee Forum Jena | Initiative against the chipcard system, Berlin Greece: Network for Social Support to Immigrants and Refugees | Network for Political and Social Rights | Antiracist Initiative of Thessaloniki Turkish Minority Moovement for Human and Minority Rights | Greek Migrants Forum Italy: Tavolo Migranti | ARCI | Associazione Todo Cambia, Milano Mali: CAD | Association des Initiatives de Developpement (AIDE), Bamako Marocco: La conf?d?ration des ?lev?s ?tudiants et stagiaires africains au Maroc | Pateras de Vida | Association des Sans papiers et des D?mandeurs d'Asile au Maroc (ASDAM) | r?fugies sans frontiere | alter forum | Attac Maroc | Chabaka Tanger | Association Africa Maghreb pour le d?veloppement Maroc, Nador| Collectif des refugi?s au Maroc | R?seau des associations de quartier du grand Casablanca | Conseil des Migrants Subahariens au Maroc Mauretania: Association Mauretanienne de Droits de l'Homme (AMDH) Netherlands: "All included" | La plateForme Intercontinentale des MRE, Amsterdam Niger: Le R?seau National Dette et Developpement (RNDD) Spain: Coordinadora de Inmigrantes de M?laga (CIM) | Casa Argentina de M?laga | Federaci?n de Inmigrantes de Marbella | Centro Social-Casa de Iniciativas, M?laga | Colectivo Entr?nsito, M?laga | Red Precari at s en Movimiento | Oficina de Derechos Sociales, Sevilla | Caravana Ninguna Persona es Ilegal, Sevilla | Indymedia Estrecho | Asociaci?n Cultural La Dinamo, Madrid | Ateneu Candela Terrassa | Col.lectiu Intercultural de Terrassa | Colectivo Desequilibris | Casa de Nicaragua de Terrassa | El Frijol Rebelde (Soli Guatemala) | Tejedoras de Redes | Federaci?n Centro de las Culturas| Partido Humanista | CGT-Andaluc?a| Colectivo Zapatista de Granada | ESPAI PER A LA DESOBEDIENCIA A LES FRONTERES (?rea metropolitana de Barcelona) | Asociaci?n Humanista Bakau | Plataforma de Solidaridad con los Inmigrantes /M?laga | Asamblea por la Regularizaci?n sin Condiciones / Barcelona | Sindicato de Obreros del Campo (SOC) /Almer?a United Kingdom: The Campaign to Close Campsfield | Barbed Wire Britain | Noborders London | No Borders Glasgow | Stop Deportations to Iraq | Stop Deporting Children | Migrants Support Network | London Against Detention | No One is Illegal | Latin American Workers Association European Organisation and Networks: Frassanito-Network Individuals: France: J?r?me Dablain, Anaik Pian, zita.trancart, Pierre Cordelier, Huguette Cordelier, Hyacinthe ROBERT, Sylvain George, Jean Claude Mavungu, Zine-Eddine Mjati | Maroc: Hamid Harbal, Mina Tafnout | Suisse: Francisco Merlo On 13 Aug 2006, at 15:34, DAVIDLANDAU9 at aol.com wrote: > Please find attached leaflet I was asked to draft for the > demonstration which can also be used as an initial leaflet until we > have finalised details. Any suggestions for improvement for later > versions welcome as well as ideas on graphics/design etc. > > I know that some lists won't take attachments but I am unable to > cut and paste it into the e-mail (don't ask!!). So if somebody is > able to to do that on their computer and send a readable copy > around such lists, that will be great. > > Dave Landau > <7Octoberleaf.doc> -- Shiar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phunkee at aktivix.org Wed Aug 16 17:19:23 2006 From: phunkee at aktivix.org (phunkee at aktivix.org) Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:19:23 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] meeting reminder and voucher swapping Message-ID: <1155748763.44e3539b794ed@www.aktivix.org> hey people it's meeting time again at the cottage social centre in sparkbrook, tomorrow at 7:30pm there's also voucher swapping beforehand at 7pm, where people on section 4 hardcase support depend on swapping their vouchers for cash so they can travel on buses, buy some clothes, toiletries etc - you get the idea. voucher swapping is becoming quite popular at the social centre so if you can get down and help people out then it would be really appreciated. sorry i can't make it tommorrow, phunkee From joannebean123 at msn.com Thu Aug 17 11:27:33 2006 From: joannebean123 at msn.com (joanne bean) Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:27:33 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] bail refused Message-ID: Hi, i have an iraqi boyfriend who is detained @ Colnbrook, we had a bail hearing yesterday and we got told that the home office intends to deport him within a reasonable time limit, they deemed our relationship a lie ,because he has been away so long. There is more to a relationship than sex!!! And to make matters worse they are talking about resuming enforced returns to iraq late September !! please help me i am deeply concerned about this Jo _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free! http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb From mike-d at riseup.net Fri Aug 18 09:05:07 2006 From: mike-d at riseup.net (Mike D) Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:05:07 +0100 (BST) Subject: [noborders-brum] 500 children face forcible repatriation Message-ID: <28602.mike-d.1155891907.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1852816,00.html From shiar at riseup.net Sat Aug 19 21:08:56 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:08:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] meeting minutes - 17.08.2006 Message-ID: <3660.shiar.1156021736.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> 1. Solihull Demo - 25th Aug As usual, the Solihull picket is taking place on the last Friday of the month. It was suggested that the theme for this month be Deportation, especially with the escalating deportation of Zimbabweans and Iraqis and the revival of West Midlands Anti-Deportation Campaigns (http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/08/347947.html). Please make sure you bring the usual stuff: banners and placards, megaphone, pots and pans, chalk etc. Felipe is gonna do a new quick banner with the words "Stop racist deportations". 2. Internation Day of Action - 7th Oct October 7th will see the 3rd Day of Migration-Related Actions (the 1st and 2nd were on 31 Jan 2004 and 2 Apr 2005 respectively - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308307.html). It was agreed to add Birmingham NoBorders to the list of signatories supporting the call for action, which was agreed on at the European Social Forum in Athens in May 2006 (read the call here: http://www.noborder.org/item.php?id=372). It was suggested to do something (picket, demo, direct action, banner-drop..?) in town rather than in Solihull. Or maybe we can do both? Things to do include: - flyer (this could simply be a copy of the call for action?); - publicity through all available channels; - co-ordinate with other interested groups (ARC, NCADC etc.). 3. West Midlands Anti-Deportation Campaigns Last Sunday, a number of failed and successful asylum seekers, along with their supporters, met at the Cottage Social Centre and revived the West Midlands Anti-Deportation Campaigns (WMADC) (see http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/08/347947.html). 3 people/families have already decided to run public campaigns, and there are a few from NCADC and NoBorders helping them with that. It's an awful amount of work, so it would be great if other people with time and experience got involved too. 4. Voucher swapping This is now happening at The Cottage every Thursday at 7pm. More people willing to take vouchers are desperately needed. We need a leaflet to publicise this. The feature that Shiar did, but was never published for different reasons, will hopefully be up on Indymedia next week. -- Shiar From frank.corrigan at frankslist.info Mon Aug 21 08:09:10 2006 From: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info (frankslist.info) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:09:10 +0200 Subject: [noborders-brum] All UK, Europe and World news digests, up to 20 Aug 06 Message-ID: <68eb3a8a4be41c5f3a4a3be1a299259b@hornblower.ymlpnet.net> All UK, Europe and World news digests, up to 20 Aug 06 To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX :: Index A) 'Much ado about, harsher, tortoise, race-hate, restriction' 20 Aug 06 - 36 items B) 'babies, Children, forcible repatriation' 18 Aug 06 - 30 items C) 'city toll, silence' 16 Aug 06 - 50 items D) 'Migrant Voices and Migrant Rights' 13 Aug 06 - 55 items E) 'now-you-see-it, now-you-don't policy moments' 11 Aug 06 - 51 items F) 'Refusals Without the Right of Appeal' 8 Aug 06 - 67 items G) 'optimum, power, commercial potential, plan does not add up' 6 Aug 06 - 60 items H) How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info :: Contents A) 'Much ado about, harsher, tortoise, race-hate, restriction' 20 Aug 06 - 36 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Events 04: Europe 05: Middle East 06: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'Much ado about, harsher, tortoise, race-hate, restriction' Reid is the attack tortoise who could win the race http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2320411,00.html Reid wants to bypass human rights law and intern suspects http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1220495.ece Artist's 'race-hate' video divides troubled town A migrant worker?s diary of abuse is threatening to upset a farming community http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2319357,00.html Public wants much harsher immigration policy, says poll http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2320662,00.html Immigrant worker restriction call http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5267880.stm Much ado about nothing on Bulgaria and Romania "Other EU states are now opening their borders as they are required to do... http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/PressOffice/display.asp?ID=329&Type=2 Immigration fails to stem European population loss http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1852509,00.html Darling promises immigration will be 'controlled' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/20/uimmi.xml Tories demand limit on migrants from Europe http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/20/nmigr20.xml Pride and prejudice about immigration http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/08/20/ccimmi20.xml 20 Aug 06 Transsexual rights activist ordered to leave the country http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1220489.ece UK tourists stage mutiny over Asian passengers http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/transport/article1220492.ece Our foreign policy is just plain wrong http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1854244,00.html RAF tribute stirs up 'war crime' storm A memorial to 55,000 aircrew in the bombing campaign has angered critics of the Dresden raid. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1854290,00.html 19 Aug 06 Artist's 'race-hate' video divides troubled town A migrant worker?s diary of abuse is threatening to upset a farming community http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2319357,00.html Iraqi asylum seeker was mugged and stabbed in a street attack http://www.prestontoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=73&articleid=1707934 The true face of immigration http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article1220255.ece The cruel hypocrisy that demonises the world's most vulnerable people http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_m_z/deborah_orr/article1220293.ece 18 Aug 06 Talented teenage asylum seeker wins coveted college place http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/content/camden/hamhigh/news/story.aspx?brand=NorthLondon24&category=Newshamhigh&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshamhigh&itemid=WeED18%20Aug%202006%2011%3A47%3A02%3A277 02: World Survivors of Halabja gassing prepare to testify against Saddam http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2320457,00.html The world's first 'climate refugees' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1220476.ece Afghanistan: Taliban's terror tactics reconquer Afghanistan http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1220487.ece Iran cartoon show mocks Holocaust http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1854223,00.html Italy rescues immigrants at sea http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5265864.stm Italy: Ten dead in immigrant boat sinking off Sicily http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-08-19T075347Z_01_L19866959_RTRUKOC_0_UK-ITALY-BOAT.xml&src=rss Kyrgyzstan's Prison System Nightmare http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4336 Lebanon facing humanitarian crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1853534,00.html Moldova?s Uncertain Future http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4340 Spain: Where compassion is sinking in a tide of desperate migrants http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2319309,00.html Spain: Canaries see more migrants arrive http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5268018.stm Thailand: Further information on Fear of forcible return: At least 231 ethnic Hmong Laotian refugees http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA390112006 US: Feds Estimate 10.5M Illegal Immigrants http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6024096,00.html zimbabawe: Healthcare collapses under Mugabe http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2319882,00.html 03: Events Rewrite's A.G.M Followed by an International PARTY to remember Saturday 16th September 6pm at the CAVE premises, 2 Rectory Grove, Clapham, London, SW4 0DZ (close to Clapham North tube on the Northern line) Rewrite was formed in 2000 with the aim to bring children and young people from refugee and non-refugee backgrounds together in drama and creative writing projects with the specific objective of breaking down barriers of prejudice surrounding refuge and asylum, and promoting understanding and celebration of cultural diversity. Please RSVP to rewritegroup at googlemail.com 04: Europe ECRE's Memorandum to the Finnish Presidency - The Hague Programme and beyond In its Memorandum, entitled ?The Hague programme and beyond?, ECRE draws attention to some important issues it feels need to be addressed by the Finnish Presidency of the EU from July-December 2006 in the area of asylum. Key concerns include balancing the fight against illegal immigration with access to protection, responsibility sharing, transposition of EU asylum legislation, asylum decision-making, return procedures, integration, resettlement and human rights in EU-Russian relations. ECRE notably calls for more respect of the asylum institution in line with Tampere, a review of Dublin II, the suspension of discussions on the safe country list and a number of safeguards in the proposed draft Return Directive. (Word doc) http://www.ecre.org/eu_developments/presidencies/memofinnishpresaug06.doc 05: Middle East Uri, my dear son http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1854239,00.html Now the US must practise the art of diplomacy http://observer.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1854251,00.html Beirut Diary: A land reduced to rubble http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1220400.ece Israeli army raid 'breaks' ceasefire http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1854228,00.html Lebanon facing humanitarian crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1853534,00.html 06: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info To make changes or cancel, just click on the link shown below: B) 'babies, Children, forcible repatriation' 18 Aug 06 - 30 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Europe 04: Middle East 05: 2006 World Population Data Sheet 06: Update on the situation of Zimbabwean asylum seekers 07: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'babies, Children, forcible repatriation' Breastfeeding mothers detained away from babies http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1852396,00.html 500 children face forcible repatriation Home Office condemned over plan to deport asylum-seeking minors http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1852816,00.html Two Children Detained Illegally at Yarl's Wood IRC http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine73/nellie.html 18 Aug 06 Senior staff dismissed at refugee RSL http://www.cipfa.org.uk/publicfinance/news_details.cfm?News_id=28545 Where are the hordes of grasping migrants? http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/68214.html 17 Aug 06 Hafsatu Sesay Must Stay http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine73/hafsatu.html Racism claim as family is turned back from US http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1219731.ece Illegal worker warnings 'ignored' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4800537.stm West losing 'war on terror' Four out of five Britons want Tony Blair to distance British foreign policy from US. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/terrorism/story/0,,1852229,00.html I yearn for a foreign policy of which we can be proud http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1851621,00.html 16 Aug 06 Young asylum seekers costing local taxpayers ?3.7m http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.880967.0.young_asylum_seekers_costing_local_taxpayers_3_7m.php 02: World Kurds flee as Iran shells north Turkey and Iran dispatch tanks and troops to disrupt Kurdish rebels. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1852843,00.html Iraq: 25 dead in Baghdad blasts http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1852434,00.html France: Paris police evict 500 immigrant squatters http://www.ft.com/cms/s/36daa858-2e1f-11db-93ad-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=7c485a38-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html Spain: Canaries 'facing migrant crisis' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5261978.stm Sudan: Khartoum resists UN peace force as fighting cuts off aid from half of Darfur http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1219715.ece Sudan: Darfur needs a UN peacekeeping force that can provide security for civilians http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR540382006 US: Ad Disappears From Democratic Web Site Democrats dropped an ad that Hispanics had criticized as unfairly depicting illegal immigrants as terrorists. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6022747,00.html 03: Europe Immigration fails to stem European population loss Three million people a year migrate from developing countries to industrialised nations, a research group said. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1852509,00.html 04: Middle East The Big Question: Can UN peacekeeping succeed in Lebanon, and does it work elsewhere? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1220047.ece Under-equipped, under pressure: the Lebanese Army rolls in after an absence of four decades http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2318152,00.html Lebanon: Israeli Cluster Munitions Threaten Civilians http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/17/lebano14026.htm Clever moves may become a dangerous game for Iran http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2318005,00.html Hezbollah wins hearts and minds amid devastation http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2316383,00.html Lebanon's pain grows by the hour as death toll hits 1,300 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1219684.ece Lebanese troops deploy in south http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1852260,00.html 05: 2006 World Population Data Sheet Immigration fails to stem European population loss Three million people a year migrate from developing countries to industrialised nations, a research group said. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1852509,00.html Each year, nearly 3 million migrants move from poor countries to wealthier ones, but more of this migration will occur between developing countries, such as from Bangladesh to India. This year's Data Sheet provides new information on migration rates, and up-to-date demographic, health, and environment data for countries and world regions. http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/Datasheets/2006_World_Population_Data_Sheet.htm 07 Update on the situation of Zimbabwean asylum seekers Briefing: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/publications/pub014.htm C) 'city toll, silence' 16 Aug 06 - 50 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Events 04: Europe 05: Middle East 06: Australian PM drops asylum bill 07: Report - Development, Democracy, and Mass Killings 08: CultivAsian - An Epitaph To British Multiculturalism? 09: I Came Here For Safety: The reality of detention and destitution for asylym seekers 10: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'city toll, silence' Most hate crime victims suffer in silence Most victims of racist and homophobic crime do not report their experiences to the police, according to a new report. http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1851125,00.html Shameful city toll of racial hatred In the second part of her investigation into the life of asylum seekers on Merseyside http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17563230%26method=full%26siteid=50061-name_page.html Asylum seekers 'driven to suicide' An asylum seeker in Liverpool has been found hanged. Deborah James speaks to some of his fellow refugees http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17557829%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=asylum%2dseekers%2d%2ddriven%2dto%2dsuicide%2d-name_page.html BNP honours violent race attacker The far right British National Party awarded a prize to an activist jailed for a violent attack on an asylum seeker. http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=12248&grp=66&cat=330 The Met is doing more for victims of race hate crime Police are prosecuting perpetrators of racist violence in increasing numbers http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1850835,00.html 16 Aug 06 Home Office ignored court injunction on deportation Judge says immigration officials failed to comply with instructions in deportation of Turkish family. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,,1851114,00.html Unlikely exodus Increasing number of Jews leave Britain to start a new life in Israel. http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1850945,00.html This fear may at last rid us of the curse of hyper-mobility http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1850886,00.html The venomous media voices who stereotype Muslims http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1850856,00.html Blair's Middle East policy has driven me to return my MBE I accepted my honour on behalf of Palestinian and Lebanese colleagues. I have now sent it back, also in their name http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1850885,00.html Immigrant students to get extra classroom help in learning English http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1194232006 15 Aug 06 Interpreter work for immigrants Lincolnshire's immigrant workers could benefit from a new scheme to provide translation services. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4793379.stm Torture: Liberal agonies http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1844559,00.html Nurses from overseas face the axe http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2006/08/14/naxe14.xml&sSheet=/health/2006/08/14/ixhmain.html Inconstancy of Rain, Homes and Politics http://living.scotsman.com/books.cfm?id=1186542006 Contempt for democracy Most Britons, Muslim and non-Muslim, can see the link between Blair's policies and terrorism. http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1844577,00.html Ex-minister calls for block on new EU migrant workers http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,,1845187,00.html Charities fail to attract cash as 'human crisis overlooked' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2313128,00.html Gap years create 'new colonialists' http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2313014,00.html 14 Aug 06 Hotel fall man was asylum seeker http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4791929.stm Justice and jobs http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,1843868,00.html Critics warn against attempt to push through 90-day detention http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1219066.ece Protesters plan to blockade Foreign Office over Lebanon http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1844386,00.html British policy let down by arms sales http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article1219125.ece City to say sad farewell to Jolly Joe http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/community/display.var.876373.0.city_to_say_sad_farewell_to_jolly_joe.php Handover sets up British troops to stop gunrunners http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2311757,00.html 13 Aug 06 Archbishop's peace vigil in tent http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4787855.stm 02: World A New Database of Health Professional Emigration from Africa http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/9267 Shortlist lengthens for world's worst job UN: The next UN secretary general will have wars, scandal and the implacable opposition of the US to overcome http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1844482,00.html Bush's belief in a worldwide Islamist conspiracy is foolish and dangerous http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1843841,00.html Burundi refugee families split up http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4790725.stm china: Rape of Nanking to be made into film for 70th anniversary http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1219244.ece France: Families Facing Deportation http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6015123,00.html Iraq: '60 dead' in Baghdad attacks http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1844443,00.html Iraq: Battle for Baghdad US and Iraq forces struggle with spiralling sectarian strife http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4795987.stm Japan: Koizumi ignores protests in final shrine visit http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,1851180,00.html Sri Lanka: Schoolgirls killed in attack on orphanage http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1844664,00.html Sri Lankan army warns children can be targets http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1219476.ece Sudanese leaders 'must face sanctions over Darfur' http://www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,,1845051,00.html?gusrc=ticker-103704 03: Events 04: Europe Fingerprinting of children - the debate goes on - Spain taking fingerprints and facial images from children at birth - Czech Republic taking fingerprints from 5 and facial images from birth - Latvia and France in favour of fingerprints from 6 and facial images from birth http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/aug/02eu-fingerprinting-children.htm 05: Middle East Lebanese return despite warnings Some 6,000 an hour return to rebuild ruined homes and farms. http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1851172,00.html Rebuilding Lebanon How much will it cost - and who should foot the bill? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4794739.stm Truce holds as Israelis withdraw http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1845091,00.html In a military democracy, it is the warriors who call the shots http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1844572,00.html Hezbollah fighters emerge from rubble as refugees defy curfew to head home http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2313031,00.html Going home, claiming victory http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1844809,00.html A war without winners http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,,1843847,00.html Bush 'saw war in Lebanon as curtain-raiser for attack on Iran' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article1219021.ece Thunder of bombs and missiles drowns out UN's voice of peace http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2312173,00.html Lebanon's 'real' soldiers are put in their place http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2312171,00.html Refugees Find Widespread Devastation http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6014806,00.html If this was a defeat, the Israelis must be praying for a lot more of them http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2311756,00.html UN truce holds in Lebanon http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-08-14T180035Z_01_L12144752_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST.xml Tide of refugees flows south http://www.ft.com/cms/s/04f764f4-2bbb-11db-a7e1-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=61e21220-6714-11da-a650-0000779e2340.html Hizbullah leader claims victory http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1844240,00.html 'Here's one we bombed earlier' http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2006/08/14/heres_one_we_bombed_earlier.html 06: Australian PM drops asylum bill The Australian government has withdrawn a controversial bill to process all future asylum seekers arriving by boat in offshore camps. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4789637.stm Howard drops migration bill Humiliating defeat for Australian prime minister. http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,,1844354,00.html 07: Report - Development, Democracy, and Mass Killings Working Paper 93 (PDF) http://www.cgdev.org/files/8953_file_Masskillings2005Dec21Test.pdf More publications: http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/ 08: CultivAsian - An Epitaph To British Multiculturalism? CultivAsian with the 1990 Trust provides a platform to get messy with multiculturalism. http://www.cultivasian.co.uk/ 09: I Came Here For Safety: The reality of detention and destitution for asylym seekers Book: Full text PDF http://covpeacehouse.org.uk/files/I%20came%20here%20for%20safety.pdf Preface This book is published in Refugee Week June 2006. The current asylum climate is therefore of that time but many of the issues are much more lasting than the latest Immigration Act More: http://covpeacehouse.org.uk/i_came_here_for_safety Source: http://www.smartgroups.com/group/group.cfm?GID=1256290 D) 'Migrant Voices and Migrant Rights' 13 Aug 06 - 55 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Events 04: Europe 05: Middle East 06: Migrants' Rights Network News August 07: Asylum From Rape Bulletin No. 1: August 2006 08: Funding for Refugee and Asylum Related Projects 09: The conflict in the Middle East - UK must use its migration laws 10: Australia: process all future asylum seekers arriving by boat in off-shore camps. 11: Update on case of refugee researcher sacked from Salford University 12: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'Migrant Voices and Migrant Rights' Conference: Migrant Voices and Migrant Rights: Getting heard in the public debate on immigration and inclusion The Migrants' Rights Network (MRN) is now pushing ahead with the organisation of its first national conference, to take place on Monday 6th November in central London. For those of you who received our previous MRN news, please note that this is a change of date from the one notified there. The working title of the event is Migrant Voices and Migrant Rights: Getting heard in the public debate on immigration and inclusion. It will be free to attend. The target audience for the conference will be: 1. migrant and refugee community organisations (MRCOs); 2. NGOs, including trades unions, working closely with MRCOs on immigration, workplace and social policy issues; 3. public authorities working closely with MRCOs (such as local government, health services, schools, etc); 4. public policy researchers working on issues concerning migrant communities; 5. Human rights and equality advocacy and campaign organisations. The objective of the conference is to: - review the current state of the public policy debate as it concerns MRCOs and other organisations working with them; - provide MRCOs with the opportunity to formulate positions on issues of central importance in common with other groups in the network; - establish key priority areas for campaigning, lobbying and public education in 2007; - facilitate networking between groups. A programme for the discussion will be available shortly. If you have suggestions for this please do let the MRN team know via the contact details below. MRN contact details For queries about the MRN or information about any activities you are involved in, contact Don Flynn, the project director, as below. Don Flynn Project Director Migrants' Rights Network (MRN) c/o Barrow Cadbury Trust 25-31 Tavistock Place London WC1H 9UT Mobile: 07845 147502 E-mail: don_flynn2000 at yahoo.co.uk and d.flynn at barrowcadbury.org.uk 13 Aug 06 Polish aid teams sent to Britain Charity mounts a UK rescue mission to help thousands of penniless and homeless immigrants. The government is being too slow on this and the situation is becoming drastic http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1843510,00.html House set on fire in racist attack on Poles http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1843578,00.html Laughter taking over the asylum http://living.scotsman.com/performing.cfm?id=1176192006 Reid moves to block Romanian migrant rush http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2310055,00.html War criminals still hiding http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2310652,00.html Britain gives genocide suspect asylum http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2310650,00.html Save us from the crackpots who see Zionist conspiracies in everything http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1843569,00.html MPs hit out at net giants over China censors http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1843614,00.html 12 Aug 06 Reid pushes for ban on next wave of EU workers Plan to delay rights when Bulgaria and Romania join Hoon argues in cabinet to keep open-door policy http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/homeaffairs/story/0,,1842992,00.html Dream on, self-righteous leftists and angry neocons Theirs was one of the most poignant of human diasporas. http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1842882,00.html It's undeniable: British foreign policy is endangering all of us http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2309097,00.html Reid seizes the reins of power http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2309261,00.html Muslim leaders say foreign policy makes UK target http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1843114,00.html Give us good policing and fair trials - not rhetoric on stilts http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1842880,00.html Put an end to the aggression http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1842881,00.html 11 Aug 06 Ignorant anti-immigration populists will block new prosperity http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0c357442-28da-11db-a2c1-0000779e2340.html Airing views on migration http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/slough/tm_objectid=17546602%26method=full%26siteid=50102%26headline=airing%2dviews%2don%2dmigration-name_page.html 9 Aug 06 Arrest after asylum seeker dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/4777305.stm Please help Sangwa Remy Kayumba - to remain in Leeds! http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine73/sangwa.html 02: World African refugee flotilla lands in Canarie http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1165892006 Cuba?s dissident democrats stir as the Castros lie low http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2309971,00.html Iran likely to defy UN on nuclear package http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1842998,00.html Sri Lanka 'faces disaster' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/12/wsri12.xml Sri Lanka: Tamil-run districts hit by air raids http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1218639.ece Sri Lanka: Strong International Role Needed in Inquiry on Aid Worker Killings http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/11/slanka13959.htm Tamil Tigers hit navy base in new push http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1843515,00.html U.S. Relaxing Cuban Immigration Rules http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6010167,00.html US: The land of the free - but free speech is rare http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1843543,00.html US: Criminal, Immunize Thyself The Bush administration's get out of jail card for torturers http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/11/usdom13971.htm 03: Events From: 12 August 2006 To: 10 September 2006 Lost Childhood Venue: Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh This exhibition will feature striking and evocative photographs taken by photojournalists in the midst of conflicts all over the world, from Iraq to Sierra Leone, alongside rap music by and about child soldiers, a programme of film screenings, and a decomissioned AK47. http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=36 From: 11 September 2006 To: 20 September 2006 Paula Cox: Celebrating the life of Palestinian women Venue: Human Rights Action Centre, 17 - 25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA Artist for human rights Paula Cox presents an exhibition of her new work 'Celebrating the life of Palestinian women' plus a retrospective http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=142 04: Europe 05: Middle East 1.8 million asked to write to Israeli government demanding safe passage for trapped civilians http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE020132006 Human Rights Council members put politics before lives http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE020142006 U.N. Rights Body Squanders Chance to Help Civilians http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/11/lebano13969.htm Nobody's victory, but in the end Israel could not defeat Hizbollah A month of fighting, more than 1,000 dead, upwards of 800,000 Lebanese displaced and $2bn worth of damage - for what? http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1843521,00.html Israel launches assault to encircle Hezbollah http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2310646,00.html The land of the free - but free speech is rare http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1843543,00.html Israel widens assault on Lebanon http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1843666,00.html UN plans for 15,000 peacekeepers as Israel expands ground offensive http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2309181,00.html Olmert's support begins to waver as war drags on http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2309165,00.html UN votes for peace deal http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1843191,00.html 1 Dead in Israeli Attack on Refugees http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6009685,00.html Israeli Drone Strike on Convoy Kills 7 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6010655,00.html 14 die as bombardment goes on across Lebanon http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1843104,00.html 06: Migrants' Rights Network News August - November conference - Regularisation - a key campaign for 2007 - Health care for migrants - 2006: European Year of Workers' Mobility - What's going on in your area? http://www.asylumpolicy.info/mrn.txt 07: Asylum From Rape Bulletin No. 1 August 2006 Our Asylum from Rape Project aims to provide self-help support services to rape survivors seeking asylum. We offer help and referrals, welcome volunteers and provide guidance to organisations on how to meet the needs of asylum-seeking rape survivors. http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1256290&messageid=3929 08: Funding for Refugee and Asylum Related Projects The National Consortia Co-ordinating Group [NCCG] Executive Summary and Final Report on the research about 'Funding for Refugee and Asylum Related Projects' Report summary: (PDF) http://www.refugeeaccess.info/uploads/funding/NCCG_Exec_Summary.pdf Full report: (PDF) http://www.refugeeaccess.info/uploads/funding/NCCG_Final_Report.pdf Access to funding - August 2006 (Word doc) http://www.refugeeaccess.info/uploads/funding/ATF_aug06.doc 09: The conflict in the Middle East - UK must use its migration laws The Conflict in the Middle East- The UK must use its migration laws to ensure the safety of all victims of the fighting and that families are re-united as quickly as possible http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1256290&messageid=3931 10: Australia: process all future asylum seekers arriving by boat in off-shore camps. Australia asylum bill passes test Australia's lower house of parliament has passed a controversial bill to process all future asylum seekers arriving by boat in off-shore camps. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4778535.stm Senate Should Vote Down Migration Bill http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/11/austra13964.htm 11: Update on case of refugee researcher sacked from Salford University Rhetta?s colleagues, students, and supporters believe that she was targeted for the sack because of her research into refugee issues that was the first to expose how UK Government Policy was making people destitute. The employment tribunal panel that is hearing her case has sat for 23 days so far. The court will reconvene at Alexandra House, 14-22 The Parsonage, Manchester M3 2JA. (Alexandra House is located directly behind Kendals on Deansgate.) on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th August and Monday 2nd to Friday 6th October. Your continued support and solidarity are important. The tribunal sessions run from 10am to 1pm, then from around 2pm to 5pm in the afternoon. Your attendance at any time would be greatly appreciated. More: (Word doc) http://www.asylumpolicy.info/update.doc E) 'now-you-see-it, now-you-don't policy moments' 11 Aug 06 - 51 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: Jobs 03: World 04: Europe 05: Middle East 06: Leeds - Can you provide workplace training for refugee women? 07: BASIS - a new project supporting Refugee Community Organisations 08: US Reforms for Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals 09: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'now-you-see-it, now-you-don't policy moments' 'Sometimes we may have to modify some of our freedoms' Warning: Why Reid changed his speech John Reid was due to give a major speech on immigration on Wednesday as part of his ongoing restructure of the Home Office http://politics.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1842285,00.html Immigration is now making the rich richer and the poor poorer It was one of those now-you-see-it, now-you-don't policy moments. Equal rights for all workers and a proper inspectorate would make exploitation of migrants much more difficult http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1842146,00.html 11 Aug 06 Lives may be in danger for those refused entry http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/news/details.aspx?i=2250&c=uk British troops 'in worst fighting since Korea' http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1218449.ece 10 Aug 06 Pregnant refugee punched in stomach as gang attacks family http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1160842006 Teachers back overseas recruitment, poll finds http://www.guardian.co.uk/Education/schools/story/0,,1841842,00.html Immigrants are no threat to tax bills http://www.miltonkeynestoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=415&ArticleID=1686194 Forced to take asylum for doing my job http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145365&command=displayContent&sourceNode=145191&contentPK=15116505&folderPk=83726 What young British Muslims say can be shocking - some of it is also true http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1840737,00.html Sent home because I'm 'not skilled enough...' http://www.fifenow.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1015&ArticleID=1687041 Student's eyes opened after working with asylum seekers http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0001head/tm_objectid=17541341%26method=full%26siteid=109975%26headline=student%2ds%2deyes%2dopened%2dafter%2dworking%2dwith%2dasylum%2dseekers-name_page.html Yes, you're right Mr Reid, but how are you going to keep the illegals out? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2306059,00.html 'Mass murder on an unimaginable scale' intended http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1218218.ece Reid attacks judges who hamper 'life and death' terrorism battle http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1218053.ece Minister quits while Brown aide wants MPs to discuss conflict http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1218102.ece Ways forward to stability for all http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,1840774,00.html Demands for recall of parliament growing http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1840985,00.html UK general warns over Afghanistan fighting http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,1841751,00.html 200 years on... Ever heard the one about Britain's invasion of Argentina? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4779479.stm 9 Aug 06 Arrest after asylum seeker dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/4777305.stm Please help Sangwa Remy Kayumba - to remain in Leeds! http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine73/sangwa.html 02: Jobs Team Manager REFUGEE ACTION Hampshire & Isle of Wight ?29,010 pa http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/social-care/refugee-services/vacancy-1176454.html Support Worker SHELTER West Midlands ?23,148 pa plus benefits http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/housing/housing-services/vacancy-1179361.html Legal Officer IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTITIONERS' ASSOCIATION England http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/general/legal/vacancy-1182200.html Immigration Appeals Presenting Officers Immigration & Nationality Directorate ?23,000 plus benefits http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/government/policy/vacancy-1115991.html Project Manager ? Refugee Enterprise Project Refugee Council ?31,653 + ILW if applicable Temporary until 31st December 2006 London or Birmingham http://www.jobsincharities.co.uk/public/job/job_view.cfm?r=0.11054047&v_ref=16353 PT Farsi Interpreter Refugee Council ?15,459 Pro Rata - 14 hrs pw temporary until 31st March 07 Birmingham http://www.jobsincharities.co.uk/public/job/job_view.cfm?r=0.28519749&v_ref=16149 Advisory Panel on Country Information (APCI): new members required. http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind0608&L=forced-migration&D=1&T=0&O=D&P=60 03: World Web firms' China role criticised http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1841951,00.html UN condemns Kyrgyz extradition http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4779449.stm Women repeat anti-apartheid march http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafrica/story/0,,1840786,00.html Australia: Revolt brews over Australian immigration bill http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,,1840947,00.html Bosnian war footage shows 'crimes' against Serbs http://www.guardian.co.uk/yugo/article/0,,1840836,00.html France to deport 'model student' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/10/wstudent10.xml Iran outlaws human rights group in new crackdown http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1218441.ece Iraq: Attack outside Shia mosque kills 35 http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1841812,00.html Somalia: Can the Somali Crisis Be Contained? http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4333 Sri Lanka accused of killing civilians and aid workers http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1218423.ece 04: Europe European Commission: Strategy on children's rights (PDF) http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/aug/eu-rights-of-child-com-367a.pdf 05: Middle East Deal to end war falls apart after Lebanon protests over UN force http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2307868,00.html Israel, Hizbullah a disgrace, says UN as aid is blocked http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1842195,00.html Ceasefire plan facing collapse http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1218059.ece Israel orders new attack on Hezbollah as UN squabbles http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2306289,00.html The big problem is Iran's strength, not the UN's weakness http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2306497,00.html No man's land Israeli Arabs are caught in the middle as crisis deepens http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4778163.stm It is Lebanon, not Israel, whose existence is threatened http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,,1840842,00.html Israel struggles to capture strategic hills http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1841637,00.html Israel agrees to put new offensive on hold http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1218154.ece 06: Leeds - Can you provide workplace training for refugee women? Leeds employers are being asked to provide workplace training for refugee women as part of a scheme to tackle labour shortages in health, social care, education and housing. http://www.refugeeaccess.info/default.asp?step=4&pid=337 07: BASIS - a new project supporting Refugee Community Organisations The development phase of this project is funded by the BLF under their Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services (BASIS) programme. This initial phase will last for approximately six months, and will focus on developing the main project by working with RCOs and other stakeholders, particularly infrastructure support organisations and funders, to: - scope the support needs of Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) in all English regions - set up a national RCO data base and - develop a five year strategic plan to meet the identified needs. More... (Word doc) http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/documents/BASISProjectstatementAug06.doc 08: US Reforms for Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals The Department of Justice will implement new measures to enhance the performance of the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced today in remarks at the Immigration Judges? Training Conference. http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/August/06_ag_520.html F) 'Refusals Without the Right of Appeal' 8 Aug 06 - 67 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Middle East 04: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'Refusals Without the Right of Appeal' Britain accused of refusing visas to prevent entry of world's poor http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303020,00.html Great damage could be done to the UK unless the Government takes action on the report http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/PressOffice/display.asp?ID=328&Type=2 Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance Refusals Without the Right of Appeal http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm060725/wmstext/60725m0173.htm Turned back twice. What does a Ugandan need to study here? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303019,00.html Graphic: Total UK visa applications http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2302866,00.html Entry clearance - facts and figures http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1006977150151 The Independent Monitor http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1006977150169 8 Aug 06 New asylum unit plan for Gatwick Up to 572 asylum seekers would be housed at Gatwick Airport A second immigration removal centre planned for Gatwick would have the capacity to hold 426 asylum seekers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/5255790.stm UK must not become a safe haven for genocide suspects http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17058 Refugee's story of Afghan children tops book club poll http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/news/article1217560.ece Refugees tell their stories on screen http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/newsroundup/display.php?artid=868511&FROMPAPER=ealingtimes.co.uk Celebrating couple turn presents into special gift A Horwich couple have turned a triple celebration into a large cash "gift" to help destitute asylum seekers living in Bolton. http://www.boltoneveningnews.co.uk/news/boltonnews/display.var.868599.0.celebrating_couple_turn_presents_into_special_gift.php 'Stop giving haven to genocide suspects' http://www.guardian.co.uk/rwanda/story/0,,1839284,00.html Britain accused of refusing visas to prevent entry of world's poor http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303020,00.html Turned back twice. What does a Ugandan need to study here? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303019,00.html Graphic: Total UK visa applications http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2302866,00.html Inaccurate migrant numbers may lead to council tax rise http://www.guardian.co.uk/Society/localgovt/story/0,,1839584,00.html British Jews warned of rise in hate crime http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303025,00.html Protesters storm Prestwick over US military flights http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1217611.ece 7 Aug 06 Asylum seeker dies after assault http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5252186.stm The fight to save the Island's first asylum seeker from deportation is continuing. http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=870&ArticleID=1677020 Get a grip, Mr Reid The home secretary's plans for immigration policy are playing to the racist gallery http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/philippe_legrain/2006/08/get_a_grip_john_reid.html Hackers crack biometric passports http://www.guardian.co.uk/Technology/news/story/0,,1838751,00.html How the US fired Jack Straw http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2301799,00.html The global battle for ideas cannot be fought with guns http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1838670,00.html 02: World Document reveals Columbus as tyrant of Caribbean Christopher Columbus, the man credited with discovering the Americas, was a 'greedy and vindictive tyrant'. http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,1838823,00.html Afghanistan: Brutal US attack on unarmed Afghans captured by photos http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1217554.eces Australia; Howard faces revolt over new asylum laws http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-08-08T081845Z_01_SYD249637_RTRUKOC_0_UK-AUSTRALIA-POLITICS-IMMIGRATION.xml&src=rss Belarus: Peaceful intentions under fire -- Amnesty International demands freedom for four prisoners of conscience http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR490112006 China's secret deals are fuelling war http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2302757,00.html Germany gives Iran lesbian asylum http://www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=36201 Iran threatens to use 'oil weapon' in nuclear standoff http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1838645,00.html Iran: Government Outlaws Nobel Laureate?s Rights Group http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/08/iran13928.htm Iraq: US troops attempt to stem Baghdad's bloodshed http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1838792,00.html Iraqi PM attacks US tactics http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1839817,00.html Iraq: Troops 'took turns' to rape Iraqi http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5253160.stm Iraq: More than 30 killed in Iraq http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1839857,00.html Iraqi medic tells how he 'found family slaughtered by US troops' http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1217434.ece Nepal peace talks 'near collapse' http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1839213,00.html Nepal talks 'stall on monarchy' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5251544.stm New Zealand's dark secret http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2301807,00.html Nigeria: The Swamps of Insurgency: Nigeria?s Delta Unrest http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4310 Philippines: Congress Should Stand Up for Basic Fairness http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/08/philip13930.htm Somalia's leaders sack government http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5252602.stm South Africa: Zimbabwean Migrants Vulnerable to Abuse Government Officials and Commercial Farmers Violate Migrants? Basic Rights http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/08/safric13923.htm Spain: 400 migrants arrested in fairground equipment http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2302581,00.html Sri Lanka: 15 tsunami aid staff executed in Sri Lanka http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/story/0,,1838618,00.html Sudan: Aid groups fear worsening Darfur chaos http://www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,,1839807,00.html 03: Middle East Israel responded to an unprovoked attack by Hizbullah, right? Wrong http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1839244,00.html While the UN fiddles... the Middle East burns http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1217432.ece Toll of a war that shames the world http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1217588.ece War in Lebanon becomes propaganda tool in Iran http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,,1839894,00.html Hezbollah's hidden stronghold sends death across the border http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303026,00.html Arab moves stall ceasefire deal as Israel threatens more attacks http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2303022,00.html 'We are all united' http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1839887,00.html 'We are all Hizbullah now.' Really? http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/harold_evans/2006/08/we_are_all_hizbullah_now_reall.html Israel to escalate offensive http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1839799,00.html Hezbollah's most lethal attack of the war kills 12 Israeli soldiers http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2302118,00.html Lebanon rejects peace plan that fails to ensure Israel's retreat http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2302130,00.html Towards a Lebanese solution? http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/brian_whitaker/2006/08/a_lebanese_solution.html Israel hits Lebanon in new raids http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5251370.stm Prominent Hamas politician is seized http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1217433.ece This draft shows who is running America's policy... Israel http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1217413.ece The logic of force http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1838669,00.html Bush: 'violence must stop' http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1839195,00.html G) 'optimum, power, commercial potential, plan does not add up' 6 Aug 06 - 60 items To get these newsletters direct, just enter your email address at: http://www.frankslist.info the asylum, immigration and rights information gateway Got something to share? _______________________ If you have any events, news or information to share with us or 5000 plus subscribers please send details by: 1.Email: frank.corrigan at frankslist.info 2.Fax: 0870 285 6021 3.Post: EXILE 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3XX 01: UK 02: World 03: Europe 04: Events 05: Middle East 06: Afghan hijack ruling 07: Working Group on Refugee Children 08: ?Positive Futures? Current asylum policy and its impact on asylum seekers in Scotland? 09: Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection 10: Resolving the Liberal Paradox: Citizen Rights and Alien Rights in the UK 11: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info Lead: - 'optimum, power, commercial potential, plan does not add up' Reid calls for migration debate "We have to give the Immigration and Nationality Directorate more power Mr Reid also highlighted his proposal for an independent committee to advise on the optimum level of immigration. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5250396.stm ID card fee could make government a profit http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2300775,00.html Brown to let shops share ID card data Opponents warn that linking police databases with the private sector to beat crime will lead to a 'surveillance state' and a big assault on privacy. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1838315,00.html ID plans: powers set to widen Gordon Brown is considering exploiting the commercial potential of the proposed ID scheme in order to fund a massive expansion of the programme, it was reported last night. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1216000.ece ID card plan does not add up, say MPs http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2298746,00.html Science and Technology Committee: Sixth Report - Identity Card Technologies: Scientific Advice, Risk and Evidence http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmsctech/1032/103202.htm 6 Aug 06 Gays flee Iraq as Shia death squads find a new target Evidence shows increase in number of executions as homosexuals plead for asylum in Britain. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1838222,00.html Sayed Hashemi http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine73/sayed.html New migrants take students' summer jobs http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2300740,00.html Immigrant detectors cost ?4m but have never worked http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/06/nimmi06.xml Let slip the blogs of war ... New plays inspired by online diaries include one woman's story of life in strife-torn Iraq http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1838273,00.html Ceasefire hopes rise as thousands march in London http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1215981.ece Peace, can Blair deliver? http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus/story/0,,1838227,00.html The voices of the innocent must be heard above the din of war http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1838217,00.html Postcards from the edge: Wish you were here, Mr Blair? http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1215973.ece 5 Aug 06 Reid to change asylum law after court defeat on Afghan hijackers http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1214539.ece Blair admits to cabinet splits over his support for Bush on Israel http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1212769.ece Who's the extremist? http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1837631,00.html Thousands to march in support of immediate ceasefire http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1214551.ece It's called peace support at home. The troops here know it is a war http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2299451,00.html Soldiers' families launch party http://www.guardian.co.uk/Politics/iraq/story/0,,1837762,00.html 4 Aug 06 Reid loses Afghan hijack ruling http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5244936.stm Asylum policy: radical rethink needed http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/article.aspx?articleid=1447917 Group wants to help refugees remain in the UK http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/community/display.var.862973.0.group_wants_to_help_refugees_remain_in_the_uk.php ID card plan does not add up, say MPs http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2298746,00.html Peace activist Wolfgang is elected on to Labour NEC committee http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1212789.ece 02: World Afghanistan's 'Hell' The new desert camp in an unforgiving Taleban heartland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5245238.stm Australia: Sydney confronts 'barbarism' of Guantanamo http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasia/article1214510.ece Cubans defiant in face of US plan for regime change http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2299546,00.html Russia reignites old feud with Japan Snub from Moscow stirs 500-year-old conflict over disputed islands. http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,1837843,00.html Sri Lanka: Thousands of Muslims flee fierce fighting in Sri Lanka http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1214508.ece US troops face 'war crimes' claim http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5246424.stm US slaps 'WMD' sanctions on firms http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5247350.stm 03: Europe EU launches marine border squad http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5244796.stm 04: Events ?Positive Futures? Current asylum policy and its impact on asylum seekers in Scotland? August 12, 2006 Show Racism the RED Card - Walker United A Family Fun Day Celebrating the Diverse nature of Walker and the Region Venue: Walker Central Football Club Time: 10am till 4pm http://www.equality-ne.co.uk/readevent.php?id=1309 Flyer: (PDF) http://www.equality-ne.co.uk/pdf/1309_Walker+Event+reci+14th+July+for+12th+Aug.pdf 27th September 2006 The event will focus on New Asylum Model and provide an update of the new legislation, what can be expected when it arrives in Scotland and a variety of workshops on the issues currently facing asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. This event is for members, stakeholders and practitioners and full details and a downloadable booking form can be accessed at: http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk 05: Middle East US, France agree UN Lebanon text http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5248868.stm Bush gives way over peace deal http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1838348,00.html Hizbollah kills eight on bloody day for Israel http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1212771.ece Traumatised and afraid - 300,000 children who want to go home http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1212793.ece Slaughter in Qana http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1215967.ece Gaza strikes 'kill Palestinians' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5247566.stm Israel holds Palestinian Speaker http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5249528.stm Front line Life in an Israeli kibbutz metres from the Lebanese border http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5247486.stm Gaza crisis Living under a military campaign and severe financial crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5245482.stm The underground voice of Hezbollah that Israel is still unable to silence http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,175-2299863,00.html Israeli bomb attack kills 33 as aid effort suffers http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1214552.ece Hezbollah unleashes rocket storm to defy 'security zone' onslaught http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2298536,00.html A terrible thought occurs to me - that there will be another 9/11 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1214522.ece 06: Afghan hijack ruling S & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1157 (04 August 2006) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2006/1157.html Reid loses Afghan hijack ruling http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5244936.stm Reid to change asylum law after court defeat on Afghan hijackers http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1214539.ece Afghanistan's 'Hell' The new desert camp in an unforgiving Taleban heartland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5245238.stm 07: Working Group on Refugee Children IASFM has co-organised a working group on refugee children, together with Jill Rutter from the London Metropolitan University. The report will be available on this website soon. http://www.iasfm.org/activities/workinggroups.html 08: ?Positive Futures? Current asylum policy and its impact on asylum seekers in Scotland? 27th September 2006 The event will focus on New Asylum Model and provide an update of the new legislation, what can be expected when it arrives in Scotland and a variety of workshops on the issues currently facing asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. This event is for members, stakeholders and practitioners and full details and a downloadable booking form can be accessed at: http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk 09: Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in the U.S., U.K. and Australia reports coming soon. US report (PDF) http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/conference/Seeking_Asylum_Alone_US_Report.pdf US Executive Summary (PDF) http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/conference/US_Executive_Summary.pdf Human Rights at Harvard http://www.humanrights.harvard.edu/ Refugee and Immigrant Children Alone in the United States http://www.womenscommission.org/projects/detention/unacc.shtml The Women's Commission has produced a new film that orients unaccompanied alien children to their court proceedings in the United States: "What Happens When I Go to Immigration Court?" http://www.hklaw.com/cst/womenscommission.asp User's guide: http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/kidsvideo_guide.pdf Story of an unaccompanied child: http://www.womenscommission.org/projects/detention/JP%20speech%20071806.shtml 10: Resolving the Liberal Paradox: Citizen Rights and Alien Rights in the UK Working paper (PDF) http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/PDFs/workingpaper31.pdf H) How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?frankslist+noborders-brum at lists.aktivix.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider From shiar at riseup.net Tue Aug 22 11:57:38 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:57:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Solihull picket this Fri Message-ID: <1391.shiar.1156247858.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> See the announcement here: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2006/08/348877.html Please come along and bring whoever and whatever you can. -- Shiar From wmanarchists at email.com Fri Aug 25 10:32:15 2006 From: wmanarchists at email.com (West Midlands Anarchists) Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:32:15 -0500 Subject: [noborders-brum] Film Night - Land And Freedom (Tonight) Message-ID: <20060825103216.211841024D@ws1-3.us4.outblaze.com> FILM NIGHT! Showing… LAND & FREEDOM @ The Cottage Social Centre, Friday 25th 7pm The 1936 Spanish uprising is in full flow whilst in Liverpool unemployed and disillusioned David decides to leave his fiancee and travel to Spain as a volunteer where he meets the beautiful Blanca... This outstanding film offers a fascinating insight into the Spanish Civil war through the eyes of a young British volunteer, memorably portrayed by Ian Hart. Following his death in present-day Britain, his grand-daughter sorts through an old suitcase containing the mementos of his time in war-torn Spain, providing the framework for the story. Brilliantly directed by Ken Loach, the film is a poignant evocation of that same mix of beauty and ugliness, love and tragedy that other writers on Spain have portrayed, and which all those who have, in different ways, been captivated by that country will instantly recognise. The use of loosely-scripted dialogue to add spontaneity and immediacy is particularly effective. Altogether an unforgettable experience. WHERE?The Cottage Social Centre, 147 Kyrwicks Lane, Sparkbrook http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=408140&Y=284947&A=Y&Z=1 You can get there pretty easily from town if you get on the no. 50 bus and get off at Highgate Fire Station, where Moseley Road meets Highgate Road (A4540). Then take a left down Montpellier Street, go under the railway bridge and the Social Centre is on your right on the corner of Montpellier Street and Krywicks Lane. WHEN?Friday 25th August 7pm Event arranged by the West Midland's Anarchist Group http://www.brumsc.org.uk/ http://www.wmanarchists.org/ -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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They are in the short term holding area of Colnbrook and > received letters in Kurdish Sorani saying that when returned they will > receive $100 and a house for 1 month only they will be returned to > Northern Iraq by force on 5th September 2006. They were asked to sign to > go back voluntarily but refused so were handed these letters of which i > have one that my boyfriend faxed over to me. > Please can we try to do something to stop these babrabric deportations, > there has to be something we can try, Iraq is NOT safe > -- Shiar From shiar at riseup.net Sun Aug 27 21:19:02 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:19:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Urgent: 40+ Asylum Seekers to be Deported Back to Iraq on 5 Sep Message-ID: <54641.shiar.1156713542.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> 40+ Iraqi Kurds, locked up in Colnbrook detention centre near Heathrow, have received letters from the Home Office saying they will be forcefully removed to Northern Iraq on 5th September, 2006. Unconfirmed reports have it that there will be a 'charter flight from Stanstead airport on that day. The letters, in Kurdish, said that, when returned, deportees will receive a $100 'assistance as well as accommodation for only one month. The faild Iraqi asylum seekers had been asked to sign 'voluntary return' agreements with the IOM but had refused to do so. There is also unconfirmed news that other Iraqis will be deported tomorrow, August 28th. -- Shiar From shiar at riseup.net Wed Aug 30 08:41:43 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:41:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Fwd: URGENT - Stop deportations to Iraq] Message-ID: <4219.shiar.1156927303.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Dashty Jamal International Federation of Iraqi Refugees d.jamal at ntlworld.com Tel:07856032991 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF IRAQI REFUGEES New update regarding Kurdish asylum seekers in UK detention centre: A number of Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers who have been detained in different UK detention centres have been threatened with forced deportations on 5 September. The Iraqi asylum seekers have been given letters today informing them of the deportation orders. They have all however refused to sign acknowledgement of the letters We call for all humanitarian organisations and refugee rights organisations to support the Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers from Iraq and the efforts to stop their deportation. We ask you to support the campaign Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq, (website www.csdiraq.com). IFIR and CSDIraq also oppose the underhand methods being used by the Home Office to pressure large numbers of Iraqi Kurds to return to Iraq / South Kurdistan via the so-called ?voluntary returns? scheme. Please send letters condemning these deportations to the British Embassy. The names of the prisoners in Colnebrook , Harmondsworth, Dover and Campsfield House Detention centre are: Name Case No. 1. Hemn Kadir Salih member of WCPI S1087244 unite A Colnebrook 2. Muhammad Khalid Amin 3. Oler Ezadin Ahmed 4. Lokman Muhammad 5. Mudawal Ahmad Kanabi 6. Baxteiar Namiq 7. Sherko Muhamad 8. Dana Mustafa 9. Hamid Rafat 10. Sherko 11. Farhad 12.Alan Ali Abdul Karim TR 4887 Dover 13.Aram Osman Ali detained TR 5090 Dover 14.Hemen Abdulla Shoker TR 5429 Dover 15.Hassan Farraden/ Facraden TR 5441 Dover 16.Ahmed Sadiq detained 27 May KT 9949 Dover 17.Kadir Mohammed TR 4948 Dover 18.Diyako 19-Osman Aziz member of WCPI 20.Adil Kako member of IFIR 21.Burhan Namiq unite D Colnebrook 23-Hewa Amin H.O RE:M1289394 unite D Colnebrook 24-Nase Mohammad M1084465 unite D Colnebrook 25-Mohammad Bashir CB17015 unite D Colnebrook 26-Mustafa Ahazhar M128921/2 unite D Colnebrook 27-Mohamad Sharif Aziz A1180333 unite D Colnebrook 28-Omed Mahammad 0/011990/2 unite D Colnebrook 29-Gehan Gabar Galal G1037309 unite A Colnebrook 30-Aziz Sheko Omar unite A Colnebrook 31-Mohammed Hamn Aziz A1179343 unite A Colnebrook 32-Sulyman Abdullah A1170266 unite A Colnebrook 33-Marrywan Hamed Aziz A1179343 uniteA Colnebrook 34-Fuaad Ahmed J1086116 unite A Colnebrook 35-Karzan Jangeer J1119944 unite D Colnebrook 36-kawa Ahmad Salih 37-shahen Hwkar Colnebrook 38-Soran Mohammad Colnebrook 39-Kader Hussen Colnebrook IFIR:PO BOX1575, ILFORD, IG1 3BZ, LONDON, UK TEL:0044785 603 2991 -- Shiar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From voice at antisystemic.org Wed Aug 30 18:01:28 2006 From: voice at antisystemic.org (voice at antisystemic.org) Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:01:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [noborders-brum] [noii-uk] Urgent: 40+ Asylum Seekers to be Deported Back to Iraq on 5 Sep In-Reply-To: <54641.shiar.1156713542.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> References: <54641.shiar.1156713542.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <37187.127.0.0.1.1156960888.squirrel@j12.org> comrades, are there any details about the flight? is it a charter flight? or passenger planes? what airport? what time? thanxxx asim voice 07947 984 997 > 40+ Iraqi Kurds, locked up in Colnbrook detention centre near Heathrow, > have received letters from the Home Office saying they will be forcefully > removed to Northern Iraq on 5th September, 2006. Unconfirmed reports have > it that there will be a 'charter flight from Stanstead airport on that > day. > > The letters, in Kurdish, said that, when returned, deportees will receive > a $100 'assistance as well as accommodation for only one month. The faild > Iraqi asylum seekers had been asked to sign 'voluntary return' agreements > with the IOM but had refused to do so. There is also unconfirmed news that > other Iraqis will be deported tomorrow, August 28th. > > -- > Shiar > >