deportation
- 20 Jul 2008
By - 15 Jul 2008ByHarriet Wistrich | Frank Arnold | Emma Ginn
This is the executive summary of a report by Medical Justice (and others) on nearly 300 alleged assaults against asylum deportees. It reveals evidence of widespread and seemingly systemic abuse of vulnerable people who have fled their own countries seeking safety and refuge
- 23 Jun 2008ByJon Burnett
Dawn raids are brutal, but they have emerged as a central facet of New Labour’s asylum and immigration policies. In 2006, 8,100 ‘enforcement operations’ were carried out before 8 am: an average of 22 dawn raids each day. John Burnett reports
- 20 Jun 2008
ByCage PrisonersThe organisation Cage Prisoners calls for urgent action for a stateless Palestinian refugee, Mahmoud Abu Rideh, who is in a critical condition in a London hospital after being on hunger strike for over thirty days
- 17 Jun 2008ByJoseph Logan
The UK's Iraqi asylum seekers are now being forced to return not only to the more stable northern region, but to central and southern Iraq, says Human Rights Watch
- 08 Jun 2008BySchNews
The story of the two Nottingham Uni students who were arrested on bogus terror charges two weeks ago has turned into a victimisation campaign against one of the arrestees, says SchNEWS
- 05 May 2008
BySchNewsDawn raids are being used by the Borders and Immigration Agency to take failed asylum seekers into custody, prior to deportation. SchNews reports on attempts by activists to intercept the raids.
- 02 Apr 2008ByDoug Ireland
The British government admits that Iran executes gays and lesbians, but will not admit that there is systematic repression of homosexuals. Global pressure has forced them to back down, for the time being, on plans to return a 19-year-old asylum seeker to probable execution.
- 31 Mar 2008ByScott Long
When talking about Iranian asylum seekers, activists should be careful not to play the Home Office’s game. Scott Long of Human Rights Watch reports.
- 26 Mar 2008ByMelanie McFadyean
The government has decided that a land of carnage is now acceptable for the Iraqis who fled it. Melanie McFadyean reports.
- 17 Jan 2008ByDiane Abbott
Diane Abbott calls for fair treatment for asylum seekers.
- 23 Nov 2007ByAndy Rowell
Andy Rowell describes the series of deceptions and injustices which have been visited upon the people of the Chagos Islands by successive British governments – and which continue to this day.
- 20 Nov 2007ByPeter Tatchell
Home Office ministers should be put on trial for allowing the abuse of refugees in this country, argues Peter Tatchell
- 18 Nov 2007ByMorning Star
The Law Lords’ decision on Wednesday that sending refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan to squatter camps near Khartoum did not amount to “unduly harsh” resettlement is one for the record books. The Morning Star reports.