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Solidarity vigils as deaths in the Channel turn the focus on the UK’s border policy
The deaths of twenty seven people in the Channel this week have provoked grief and rage amongst migrants and migrant solidarity activists across the UK and Europe. There were vigils in Folkestone, Hastings and Brighton. Hundreds turned out at the Home Office in London, with more planned in the coming days. Migrants in Calais staged
12 years on: SOAS Justice for Workers commemorates 9 cleaning staff targeted in on-campus immigration raid
Every year, 12th June is commemorated by Justice for Workers (J4W) – a campaign started in 2006 by majority Latin American cleaning staff at School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) to fight for the fair working conditions of all workers at the university. The cleaning team were called into SOAS under the pretence of
Hostile Environment: Home Office faces lawsuit from woman whose baby died in its care
In the spring of 2020, a heavily pregnant woman from Angola began experiencing back pain and bleeding while living in the asylum accommodation in Croydon. Despite her repeated requests and obvious pain, staff refused to call an ambulance for her for several hours. By the time another resident was able to call for help, it
Immigration Enforcement vans stopped in Portishead
Activists from the environmental and social justice group Reclaim the Power are occupying the roofs of Immigration Enforcement vehicles and stopping them from leaving the Home Office building in Portishead. Around fifteen people dressed in pink overalls, holding placards saying “stop the raids” and “stop kidnapping our neighbours” are taking part. The action, designed to
Transgender women seeking asylum in the UK: shunned & sabotaged
In an era of Trump and the rise of the far-right across the globe, it’s easy to see how our attentions may be diverted from the UK’s tedious fixation on Brexit to the pressing acts of inhumanity occurring on the other side of the Atlantic. As Trump’s administration continues to subject migrants and asylum seekers
St Mungo’s staff ballot to strike – and reject sellout to Home Office
Workers at homelessness charity St Mungo’s have had enough of being made to hand over data to the Home Office, demanding that the practice be stopped as part of a strike ballot. More than 500 staff at the NGO, which specialises in helping rough sleepers, are balloting with the Unite union after talks broke down
On Windrush generation and other immigrants: No Borders perspective
Public outrage and solidarity to the Windrush generation forced Amber Rudd and Theresa May to apologize. Yet these people’s fate is still unknown. The Movement for Justice have just made public that a woman detained in Yarls Wood will be deported. “Yvonne Williams- write the MFJ- has been given removal directions on Friday. The paper
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Racist ‘justice’ and the death penalty
The execution of Marcellus Williams is a shocking example of power dictating its fatal whims to those society deems lesser ~ Daniel Adediran ~ The case against Marcellus Khalifa Williams, given his last meal and executed in Missouri on September 25, was riddled with miscarriages of justice, including a complete lack of DNA evidence, two
Labour freebies scandal: The system itself is corrupt
Beneath the surface of electoral change, political parties are entrenched in a system of corruption and unprincipled manoeuvring ~ Mark McEwan ~ The transition from Tory to Labour might provide a momentary sigh of relief, but corruption courses through the veins of our political system.
The end of UK coal power: Community action’s quiet victory
Site occupations have been a significant tactic in slowing or stopping new coal mines and power stations ~ From Coal Action Network ~ Smoke filled the sky across the industrial parts of the UK, as coal powered the industrial revolution.
France imprisons activist Enric Duran after twelve years of exile
The “Robin Hood” of banks, who gave half a million euros in un-returned loans to social projects, was jailed under a more recent accusation of e-commerce fraud ~ Esther Fayos, Directa ~ Catalan activist Enric Duran is on trial in Nanterre, France, having been imprisoned preventively in the Osny-Pontoise penitentiary centre, 40 kilometres from Paris,
