Refugee Studies Newsletter

Refugee Archive Newsletter

This newsletter is produced on a regular basis to help disseminate news and further information in relation to refugee and forced migration issues. The newsletter is produced by the Refugee Archives service at the University of East London.

News and Media Stories

Launch of Latest Population Statistics

The Times (22/10/09): Numbers game of population figures is not that simple

The Guardian (21/10/09): Experts dispute claim that UK's population will hit 70m in 2029

The Guardian (21/10/09): Perpetuating population paranoia

The Guardian (21/10/09): UK population data: how fast is it increasing?

The Guardian (21/10/09): UK population growth to 70m challenged

The Daily Telegraph (21/10/09): Immigration will push British population to 70 million

The Conservative Party and Plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

The Daily Telegraph (22/10/09): Keir Starmer says Tory plans to scrap Human Rights Act would bring shame on Britain

Refugee and Asylum Seeker News Stories

The Guardian (23/10/09): Removal halted of girl who tried to kill herself

The Guardian (23/10/09): The Real threat of Immigration

IRR News (23/10/09): Returned Iraqi asylum seekers on hunger strike

The Independent (23/10/09): Immigration judges: 'Afghanistan is not in a state of war'

The Times (22/10/09): Faith schools are accused of using ‘inflammatory language’

The Independent (22/10/09): No way home: The tragedy of the Palestinian diaspora

The Guardian (21/10/09): Detained Nigerian girl found trying to strangle herself

The Guardian (21/10/09): Trafficking isn't just about prostitution

The Guardian (21/10/09): British-chartered plane takes Afghan migrants home

The Guardian (21/10/09): Stop imprisoning children now

The Guardian (21/10/09): Trafficking: we can learn from victims

BNP related stories.

The Guardian (24/10/09): Letters: Griffin grilled, roasted – and on the front page
The Daily Telegraph (24/10/09): The British National Party and BBC Question Time: an anatomy of a PR coup

The Daily Telegraph (23/10/09): BNP's Nick Griffin: 'I was victim of Question Time lynch mob'

The Guardian (23/10/09): Can the BNP be part of the democratic debate?

The Guardian (23/10/09): What BNP leader says and what the facts show

The Daily Telegraph (23/10/09): BNP on Question Time: Nick Griffin uses BBC appearance to attack Muslims and gays

The Times (23/10/09): Nick Griffin caught in TV's glare amid hail of criticism

The Independent (23/10/09): The BBC gave Griffin the oxygen of publicity. He choked

The Times (22/10/09): Times interview with Nick Griffin: ‘the BBC is stupid to let me appear'

The Independent (22/10/09): BBC 'will lose trust for giving airtime to BNP'

The Independent (22/10/09): Steve Richards: The enemies of democracy are very grateful for this free gift

The Daily Telegraph (22/10/09): BNP's Nick Griffin cleared to appear on Question Time

The Times (22/10/09): BNP: Thank you Auntie for giving us such a boost

The Times (21/10/09): BBC rejects demands to bar Nick Griffin

The Daily Telegraph (21/10/09): BNP: British generals should be hanged for war crimes

The Independent (21/10/09): Griffin branded 'despicable' for attacks on Army top brass

The Independent (20/10/09): BNP plays race card with attack on Question Time rivals

The Times (20/10/09): Generals join forces to resist 'hijacking' by BNP

BBC News (20/10/09): 'Extremists hijack' military name

Sri Lanka

BBC News (20/10/09): Abuses may hit EU-Sri Lanka ties

New Reports and Publications

New Statistics released by UNHCR:

Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, First Half 2009: Statistical overview of asylum applications lodged in Europe and selected non-European countries.

Available at: www.unhcr.org/statistics

Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers has published a briefing paper by Jon Burnett and Fidelis Chebe on: 'Forced inactivity and barriers to participation among refused asylum seekers'.
Download briefing no. 12 at:
http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/PAFRAS_Briefing_Paper_12.pdf (pdf file 112kb)

(Source: Institute for Race Relations News – www.irr.org.uk/)

The Home Office has published: 'Update to the UK Action Plan on Tackling Human Trafficking'.
Download the action plan at:
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/humantrafficking004b.pdf (pdf file, 184kb)

(Source: Institute for Race Relations News – www.irr.org.uk/)

The IRR has published its report on the Prevent agenda: 'Spooked: how not to prevent violent extremism'.
Download the report at:
http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/spooked.pdf (pdf file, 1.1mb)

(Source: Institute for Race Relations News – www.irr.org.uk/)