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21-06-2011 16:30 | 7 comment(s)

Blockade of Heathrow detention centre to stop Iraq deportation flight

Anti-deportation campaigners are blockading Colnbrook and Harmondsworth detention centres in a last-minute attempt to stop the forcible deportation of Iraqi refugees to Baghdad on a specially chartered flight scheduled to leave London this evening.

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09-06-2011 14:12 | 0 comment(s)

Open the Borders: No One Is Illegal public meeting, Oxford, June 16th

Public meeting against immigration controls, and for a new politics based on equality, solidarity and freedom of movement for all, organised by No One Is Illegal (UK). Speakers: Victoria Brittain, Rahila Gupta and Tracy Walsh. Read more >>

08-06-2011 17:01 | 1 comment(s)

Refugees on hunger strike to protest planned deportations.

24 Iraqi refugees held in a detention centre in Oxford have started a hunger
strike to protest against the government's plans to deport them to Baghdad.

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15-05-2011 22:21 | 0 comment(s)

Shouting through fences - a Campsfield report

quite an old photo but it shows campsfield and BoP
Every month a small group of campaigners gathers outside "Campsfield House", near Oxford. Inside, behind layers of tall, razor-wire fences, are 200 people imprisoned indefinitely for the "crime" of being poor, non-white, and foreign. Read more >>

10-05-2011 17:49 | 0 comment(s)

Refugee services being cut

Public sector cuts being introduced by the coalition government are having an overwhelmingly negative impact on public and voluntary sector organisations providing services for refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire. Read more >>

13-02-2011 18:56 | 1 comment(s)

Mitie shame (Ox-Fly) - Campsfield changes hands

Campsfield "House", the migration prison near Kidlington (see Ox-Fly 1), is changing management. Mitie (pronounced "mighty" for the sake of pomposity) won the £27m contract[1] and will have a 5 year term[2].

This is a slightly longer, referenced version of an article taken from Issue 3 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
 http://oxfly.theoarc.org.uk Read more >>

23-01-2011 13:46 | 1 comment(s)

Launching the Network of Accommodation for Asylum Seekers

A call out for people interested in providing practical support for asylum seekers. Read more >>

19-11-2010 17:51 | 0 comment(s)

Welcome To Campsfield House (Oxford)

Just outside Oxford, near Kidlington, is what the authorities call "Campsfield House". The name is misleading. Campsfield is not a house; it is a prison.

Article taken from Issue 1 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:
 http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.pdf
 http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly_hires.pdf
 http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.txt Read more >>

10-11-2010 16:30 | 0 comment(s)

Jimmy Mubenga not forgotten in Oxford

scanned version of poster seen around
Locals have flyposted all over East Oxford - from Cowley Road and Iffley Rd up to Blackbird Leys - to highlight the death of Jimmy Mubenga and its root causes. Read more >>

06-09-2010 09:41 | 0 comment(s)

escape from Campsfield ends in recapture

Two Iraqi refugees facing deportation to Baghdad made a dramatic escape from an asylum detention centre but were recaptured by police using dogs and a helicopter. Read more >>

30-08-2010 20:03 | 1 comment(s)

Demo boosts spirits at Campsfield House

The monthly demos continue at Campsfield migration prison near Oxford. On Saturday a group gathered to show solidarity with those stuck inside the depressing place... Read more >>

07-08-2010 18:39 | 1 comment(s)

Campsfield detainees release second statement

Detainees at Campsfield migrant prison near Oxford are currently on hunger strike in protest at their injust situation. This statement was released by them several days ago, but so far has not been published here, only circulated on mailing lists.. Read more >>

07-08-2010 18:30 | 0 comment(s)

Chanting and banging heard at Campsfield migrant prison

Detainees at Campsfield migrant prison near Oxford are currently on hunger strike in protest at their injust situation. This is a short report from Tuesday night, forwarded from a campaign mailing list.. Read more >>

07-08-2010 14:32 | 0 comment(s)

Campsfield Hunger Strike Update

Report from demo tonight (Friday) and other news from Campsfield Read more >>

03-08-2010 12:41 | 3 comment(s)

Campsfield House Detianees on Hunger Strike

Solidarity Demonstration tonight, 3rd August, 6pm @ Campsfield House Read more >>

25-02-2010 12:25 | 0 comment(s)

Dissident Island Radio - check out the show

Check out the 53rd episode of Dissident Island Radio, broadcast live on 19 February 2010... Read more >>

01-12-2009 16:59 | 1 comment(s)

Close Campsfield Demo Success

Around 100 people gathered outside Campsfield Detention Centre in Kidlington on Saturday 28th November, to protest against the arbitrary incarceration of innocent individuals in Campsfield, and to mark the 16th anniversary of the creation of Campsfield. Read more >>

10-06-2009 11:44 | 7 comment(s)

Conference on the abolition of migration control

The Oxford Society for the Abolition of Migration Control invites you to attend a conference on Saturday, 13 June:

*Borders and beyond: barriers to migration, their abolition and the role of researchers*
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29-05-2009 20:43 | 3 comment(s)

Locals distribute immigrant solidarity leaflet

A group of residents in Oxford decided to distribute large numbers of simple leaflets refuting the electioneering lies of right-wing parties like the BNP and UKIP, and offering links to a more radical analysis. Read more >>

04-04-2009 19:26 | 0 comment(s)

New detention centre, Oxfordshire

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