Human rights defenders demand shut down of detention center in the UK
The Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre since its opening in December 2021 has been a site of regular protests demanding its shut down.
“The British policy on immigration is the most harsh of our lifetimes”
In this interview with Peoples Dispatch, Edward Anderson of Northumbria University, UK, delves into the recent ousting of former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
UK health workers take a stand against plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Health workers Lianna Reynolds and Sepeedeh Saleh talk about what prompted them to launch a campaign against the British government’s policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda
Under Suella Braverman, UK set for an ever harsher policy towards refugees
Suella Braverman is considering banning people crossing the English Channel from claiming asylum in the UK. She added that it was her “dream” and “obsession” to have asylum seekers deported to Rwanda.
Rights groups and trade unions protest UK government’s Rwanda deportation policy
Despite the postponement of a flight to deport refugees to Rwanda after an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights, the UK Home Office has reiterated its commitment to the policy
German parliament condemns psychological torture of Julian Assange
In a historic vote on July 6, the German parliament voted in favour of a petition condemning “in the strongest possible terms the psychological torture of journalist Julian Assange and the associated attack on press freedom in Germany and Europe.”
Daily Round-up| UK approves extradition of Julian Assange
In today’s episode, we bring you the UK government’s decision on the extradition of Julian Assange, the sanctioning of nine companies by the US, an Israeli raid in Jenin and mobilizations by Italian migrant groups
UK Home Secretary authorizes extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Assange’s legal team will now have 14 days to appeal against the decision in the High Court. The move has been widely condemned as a“dark day for press freedom”
UK’s ‘unlawful’ deportation flight to Rwanda halted after European court intervenes
Seven asylum seekers were due to be deported to Kigali on Tuesday night before the flight was canceled after a day of last-minute legal challenges and critical direct action protests
UN Special Rapporteur’s book on Julian Assange lays bare a decade-long witchhunt
Nils Melzer’s The Trial of Julian Assange details how the whistleblower was “persecuted and abused for exposing the dirty secrets of the powerful, including war crimes, torture and corruption”
UK government’s bid to offshore refugees to Rwanda slammed by progressives
Last week, the UK signed a deal with Rwanda envisaging the deportation of single adult asylum seekers illegally reaching Britain to the East African country of Rwanda
British court sanctions extradition of Julian Assange
The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London passed the order sanctioning Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. The final decision will now be made by Home Secretary Priti Patel of the ruling Conservative government
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