The 28th August saw the Government's plans come into being that allows for the forced deportation of Iraqi Kurds to Iraq, based on the claim that it is now safe for return.
Following a meeting of local Kurdish and Yemeni communities, protests against this policy of forced deportations were organised in Sheffield by the Campaign Against Detention and Deportation of Iraqis.
It was agreed at the meeting to hold demonstrations every Saturday at 2pm in the Peace Gardens. Over 100 people turned out for the first demonstration on August 27th.
The Sheffield No Borders group is hosting a film night and benefit gig on Friday 9th September. A film about the European joint efforts to create a system of detention centres and the resistance against it will be shown, along with clips from no border actions in Scotland at the G8 summit this summer. Funds raised will go to support the Magical Mystery Tour action which seeks to highlight to people in Sheffield the government agencies and private companies involved with (and profiteering from) asylum seekers and migrants, and their subsequent detention and deportation.
Links: Sheffield No Borders Group | Make Borders History campaign | No Border Network | European Network Against Detention Centres
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Meeting
22.09.2005 14:24
The first hour of the meeting will discuss the response of Sheffield's Iraqi Kurdish community to the desperate situation many of them are facing.
The situation is urgent: the Home Office is now sending out letters to all Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers giving them the "choice" of agreeing to voluntarily return (when the UK Govt deems northern Iraq "safe") or the likely loss of all benefits and accommodation. These letters must be returned 15 days after they are received and many people have already received them.
Non-Kurdish supporters of the campaign are welcome to attend this part of the meeting to offer practical support and show their solidarity.
Please forward this message to any individuals or organisations who could support us.
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antideportations meet up at malin bridge
18.02.2007 03:46
Sheffield Campaign Against deportations and fascism
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