[noborders-brum] 'New, BADIDEA, Watered down, police state, monitoring' - 6 Feb 07 - 50 items (approx)

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'New, BADIDEA, Watered down, police state, monitoring'
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01: UK
02: Jobs
03: World
04: Events
05: Europe
06: Access to Funding - February 2007
07: Banned, Censored, Harassed and Jailed
08: Second Reading, debate of the UK Borders Bill 
09: How to cancel or change your subscription to www.frankslist.info


Lead: 'New, BADIDEA, Watered down, police state, monitoring'

Archbishop in police state warning
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6394619,00.html

Liberty is our best defence
The Archbishop of York says Britain is turning into a police state. He
does have a point.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2006620,00.html

Military action against Iran not off table, says Blair
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2007016,00.html

Tories warn firms bidding for ID card scheme: 'We will scrap the whole
idea'
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2241468.ece

Twists in the RAF Coltishall saga
http://new.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED06%20Feb%202007%2009%3A39%3A31%3A863

New site for immigration centre 
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/newsarchive/newsiteforimmigrationcentre

New technology at Birmingham Airport helps strengthen UK border 
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/newsarchive/newtechnologyatbirminghamairport

Minister pledges fast but fair asylum system - New 
asylum teams for West London and the South East
New asylum teams are also being established in six regional
centres across the UK, in Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool,
London and Solihull.
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/newsarchive/fastbutfairasylumsystem

Conservatives flesh out ID opposition
First and foremost the campaign's image doctors have presented in their
advertising message a moniker for their anti-ID campaign - BADIDEA (for
which the designers appear to have borrowed quite heavily from the
independent No2ID group).
Watered down, the message is: why do you need ID cards, when you can
just lock more people up?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/06/enlightened_conservatism/
Link:
NO2ID
htp://www.no2id.net

The monitoring of passengers in airports and on board aircraft 
(PDF)
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/jan/ep-question-on-SAFFE-and-OPTAG.pdf
Links:
SAFFE
http://www.safee.reading.ac.uk/
OPTAG
http://www.optag-consortium.com/

01: UK

6 Feb 07

The Polish immigration lesson
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=192792007

Foreign office drags up colonial law in High Court appeal to challenge
Chagos Island Ruling
http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/news/details.aspx?i=2375&c=uk&h=Foreign+office+drags+up+colonial+law+in+High+Court+appeal+to+challenge+Chagos+Island+Ruling

British and US interests are still fatally entwined 
http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article2241423.ece

Home Office Minister Visits Congolese Refugees At Their New Home In
Motherwell
http://www.press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/minister-visits-refugees

These moderates are in fact fanatics, torturers and killers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2006658,00.html

Curry queen tries to solve riddle of arrests
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/235/235323_curry_queen_tries_to_solve_riddle_of_arrests.html

Incomers to benefit from basic English courses
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/education/display.var.1171310.0.0.php

Home Office warned against undermining police operations and community
relations through informal anti-terror briefings
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news-and-events/1-press-releases/2007/anti-terror-briefings.shtml

5 Feb 07

Amnesty Now!
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=10794

International Organization for Migration - offering £2,000 extra in
financial packages for voluntary returns between now and 31st May 2007
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine79/iom.html

Conference echoes global demands for social justice and a new world
order
http://www.blackbritain.co.uk/feature/details.aspx?i=94&c=UK&h=London+conference+echoes+global+demands+for+social+justice+and+a+new+world+order

Kem and Abdul - back home in Glasgow!
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed newszines/newszine78/kem.html

Immigration laws pass first hurdle
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=36177&in_page_id=34

Social work teams
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the
implications are ofthe findings of the Immigration and Nationality
Directorate pilot schemes at Dover port and Croydon piloting the use of
social work intake teams in the asylum process for the resolution of
disputes about the age of children seeking asylum. [
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070202/text/70202w0010.htm#07020256003864

02: Jobs

Media Awards Coordinator
Amnesty International UK protects individuals wherever justice,
fairness, freedom and truth are denied. We campaign on issues such as
the death penalty, violence against women
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/jobs_details.asp?ID=99

Receptionist 
Amnesty International UK’s (AIUK) purpose is to protect individuals
wherever justice, freedom, fairness and truth are denied.
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/jobs_details.asp?ID=101

03: World

Ahtisaari fires warning to UN
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Kosovo/Story/0,,2006737,00.html

Amnesty on Afghan war crimes approved
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2237721.ece

Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Prison Survivor Wins Rights Award
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/02/06/cambod15272.htm

Iran accuses US over seized diplomat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2006933,00.html

Iran: Ahmadi-Nejad’s Tumultuous Presidency
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4647&l=1

Iran: Writers Struggle to Uphold Freedom of Expression
Seven Iranian Writers Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/02/06/iran15271.htm

Iraq's traumatised generation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2006738,00.html

Lebanon: Fears of new civil war increase 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,2006624,00.html

Syria refuses to help refugees driven from Iraq
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2237642.ece

Turkey seeks US support on Kurdish problem
http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,2007117,00.html

Ugandan rebels threaten war unless talks are moved
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2007173,00.html

USA: Iraq 'refusenik' should not be put on trial 
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17260

Vietnam: Dissidents Struggle to Exercise Free Speech
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/02/06/vietna15277.htm

04: Events

Date: 9 June 2007 
Middle East and North Africa Conference 2007 
Venue: Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard EC2A 3EA 
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=320
 


05: Europe

The Constitution is Dead: Long Live the Constitution: an EU state in the
making 
(PDF)
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/feb/eu-state-heiner-busch.pdf


06: Access to Funding - February 2007

The February 2007 version of this funding bulletin for refugee and
asylum related projects is now available. 
(Word doc)
http://www.refugeeaccess.info/uploads/funding/ATFfeb07.doc


07: Banned, Censored, Harassed and Jailed

45 Writers from 22 Countries Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/02/06/global15273.htm


08: Second Reading debate of the UK Borders Bill 

Second reading
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070205/debtext/70205-0006.htm#0702053000001

Briefing: Refugee Children’s Consortium
http://www.frankslist.info/rcc.doc

BID 2nd reading briefing on UK Borders Bill 
(word doc)
http://www.biduk.org/pdf/detention_policy/BID%202R%20briefing%20UK%20BBill.doc

UK Borders Bill - 2nd Reading 
Progress table
http://www.commonsleader.gov.uk/output/page1436.asp


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