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August 30, 2005
Councils demand urgent review on Section 9 legislation
As families begin to suffer under the government’s new section 9 of the 2004 Asylum and…
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August 26, 2005
Refugee Council signs up to multi-agency statement on new terror laws
The Refugee council has signed up to a new campaign that aims to ensure that any…
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August 23, 2005
Kurdish leader says not right to send Iraqi failed asylum seekers home.
Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani on Saturday, 20 August, criticised the decision by the UK government to…
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August 23, 2005
Refugee Council calls on Government to stop measuring asylum policy by numbers alone
In response to the publication of the asylum statistics for the 2nd quarter of 2005 Margaret…
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August 15, 2005
Zimbabwean failed asylum seekers have short reprieve from deportation
Special Report This report has been updated regularly since 23 June 2005. Following the 4 August…
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August 12, 2005
Refugee Council’s statement on the current situation facing Iraqi asylum seekers
In response to news that Iraqi asylum seekers are being detained in preparation for their forcible…
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August 8, 2005
Zimbabwean asylum seekers allowed to stay pending country policy review
Deportations to Zimbabwe are to remain on hold until October after asylum seekers’ cases were adjourned…
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August 4, 2005
Refugee Council’s vigil supporting Zimbabwean Asylum seekers
The Refugee Council joined the United Network of Detained Zimbabweans (UNDZ) and over 100 supporters last…
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August 4, 2005
Judge’s decision is a “huge relief” as Zimbabwean deportations are halted
In response to the decision of Justice Collins in the High Court today that test cases…
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August 3, 2005
Refugee Council supports vigil for Zimbabwean asylum seekers at the High Court
No returns to Zimbabwe Such has been the public and media outcry about people…
