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January 2006
January 26
National News
MP praise for charity
Islington Gazette , UK -
ISLINGTON North MP Jeremy Corbyn praised the work of an Islington-based charity in a debate about the children of asylum-seeking families. ...... Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers come the UK each year; many of them have to adjust to a new life in foreign country and do not know where to start. ...
Barracks reassurance
ic Birmingham.co.uk, UK -
... "This would seem to quash the fears - for the time being at least - that the site would be used as an asylum centre or for more housing.".
Asylum seekers
Socialistworker.co.uk , UK -
... detention centre. He became the seventh asylum seeker to die at his own hands while incarcerated in a British detention centre. Bereket ...
MENTORS TO AID INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES
Community Newswire, UK - 24 Jan 2006
... the Sheffield branch will be managed by the Northern Refugee Centre which provides services to improve opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers across ...
Judges' fears on migrant removals
BBC News, UK - 24 Jan 2006
The fears were voiced by Mr Justice Hodge, president of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, which decides on appeals against government decisions. ...
24dash.com, UK - 24 Jan 2006
... consultation and dialogue. The need for asylum seekers to be able to work to support themselves and their families. The need for ...
January 25
Local News
Horrors marked
Jan 23 2006 – Evening Chronicle
Asylum seekers and refugees will meet people from their communities to mark Friday's Holocaust Memorial ...
Removal just the ticket
Jan 22 2006 – Sunday Sun
The Bishop of Newcastle has called for more help to be given to the 300 failed asylum seekers in the ...
Basic service with a smile
Jan 19 2006 – Evening Chronicle
In 1991 Lindsay Cross started running a clothing and blanket service from her garage in Fenham.
Keep them here
Jan 19 2006 – Evening Gazette
A campaign is set to be launched to secure the long term future for a Sri Lankan family on Teesside.
National News
Support for international medics is helping Wales
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 23 Jan 2006
... The Welsh Assembly Government has also given its commitment to support the work of Professor Bim Bhowmick ,who provides the WalesAsylum Seeking and Refugee ...
REFUGEES GIVE BACK TO HOST COMMUNITIES
Community Newswire, UK - 23 Jan 2006
Refugees and asylum seekers are making a significant contribution to some UK communities, an East London-based social action organisation has revealed today. ...
Worry at workers’ new law
News & Star, UK - 23 Jan 2006
... The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, which is progressing through the House of Lords, would bar low-skilled workers from settling in this country and ...
January 19
Local News
The best of friends
Jan 14 2006 – Evening Chronicle
A young African soccer player's best pal has won an award for his fight to help keep him on Tyneside.
Foreign families get say
Jan 13 2006 – Evening Chronicle
Research is under way to assess how well asylum seeker and refugee children are being integrated into ...
Family's eviction fear
Jan 18 2006 – Evening Gazette
A Sri Lankan family fighting to stay on Teesside was today threatened with being thrown on to the streets.
National News
Court told of BNP leader's rant about 'gangs of Asians trying to ...
... heard. And BNP activist Mark Collett was twice recorded branding asylum-seekers "cockroaches", the race-hate trial was told. Collett ...
Reports round-up
Socialistworker.co.uk, UK - 17 Jan 2006
Asylum rights campaigners in Sheffield are celebrating after Afghan asylum seeker Mohammad Arrian was granted indefinite leave to remain, and has now been ...
Churches express solidarity with migrants and asylum seekers
Jesus himself was an asylum seeker, with his family fleeing imperial persecution, according to the Gospel of Luke. The Day has previously ...
Asylum seekers and refugees are to receive important healthcare ...
Black Britain,
... Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers come the
Mohammed in asylum victory
Sheffield Today,
HOME at last! Asylum seeker Mohammed Arrian was surrounded by his delighted family after arriving ho ... more ». IT isn't just people ...
£3000 offer for asylum seekers to return home gets mixed response
Black Britain, UK - 13 Jan 2006
The government’s new plan to encourage asylum seekers to leave Britain voluntarily by offering a £3000 handout, has received a mixed response from some ...
NHS care 'not reaching the vulnerable'
Daily Mail -
... but emergency care. This includes failed asylum seekers, visa overstayers and anyone with uncertain immigration status. "There is ...
January 9
Local News
Crackdown on modern slave trade
Jan 5 2006 – Evening Chronicle
Action to tackle human trafficking is under way as a growing number of suspected cases are emerging ...
National News
Time to prove to refugees that we’re all Jock Tamson’s bairns
Sunday Herald, UK - 7 Jan 2006
... not rate in the hold-the-front-page stakes.) In the midst of this busy agenda, the Scottish Daily Mail found space to inform us of: “Fury as asylum legal aid ...
Refugee Victim Of Knife Horror Leeds Today – 5 Jan 2006 - 'Racist attacker' who stabbed 11 times in shops centre jailed …
Friends fight for refugee to stay
Sheffield Today, UK - 6 Jan 2006
SHEFFIELD'S Green Party is backing a campaign to stop a failed Sheffieldasylum seeker being se ... more ». FOUL mouthed TV chef ...
Human trafficking causes more concern in the UK
Black Britain, UK - 6 Jan 2006
... Ewan Roberts, manager of the Liverpool Charity, Asylum Link, told Black Britain that there can be difficulties in attempting to help these children ...
Yorkshire Post Today, UK - 6 Jan 2006
THE future of Sheffield's role in providing accommodation for asylum seekers is to be debated by councillors at a meeting next week. ...
January 4
Local News
Visa joy - Dad wins his fight to stay
Jan 4 2006 – Evening Gazette
An African dad who suffered imprisonment and torture in his homeland has won his battle to stay on Teesside.
Top 10
Dec 24 2005 – Evening Chronicle
There are now 50 nationalities seeking asylum in the North East.
Christmas can be a depressing time when you're away from your family
Dec 24 2005 – Evening Chronicle
Christmas is a time for families to get together. But what is the festive season like for the thousands ...
National News
Refugee deported as family stay on
Sheffield Today, UK - 3 Jan 2006
AN ASYLUM seeker who fled Afghanistan after his father's murder and fears over his own safety is ... more ». A PROJECT linking South ...
Asylum seekers face tough controls under new fast-track system
The Observer, UK - 2 Jan 2006
A large-scale overhaul of the asylum system has begun which will lead to at least a third of all asylum seekers being placed in detention centres for the "fast ...
