January 2003
Some stories
Britain gripped by populist campaigns against immigrants
An explosive mix of prejudices, often verging on paranoia, is fuelling local campaigns against immigration.
30 January 2003 (1851 words)
Asylum seekers face rising violence in the South West
A gang of twelve men launched an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on three Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers in Plymouth on Monday 20 January 2003.
28 January 2003 (259 words)
Private security firms suggest new removals regime
Group 4 Falck, Britain's biggest immigration detention company, today called for the right to report 'disruptive' detainees to the immigration authorities so that asylum seekers' behaviour in detention be taken into account when decisions on refugee status are made.
28 January 2003 (1410 words)
Anti-asylum hysteria carries BNP to fifth council seat
The British National Party (BNP) won another council seat yesterday, gaining 679 votes in the Mixenden ward of Halifax, West Yorkshire.
24 January 2003 (417 words)
Now asylum seekers blamed for dwindling fish stocks
In a bid to win the anglers' vote, the British National Party has drawn attention to the declining numbers of carp and roach in the River Lea, Hertfordshire.
22 January 2003 (138 words)
Iranian asylum seeker under death threat wins reprieve
An Iranian deportee, who has been on hunger strike at Campsfield Detention Centre, was thrown a last-minute lifeline after his application for judicial review was accepted.
14 January 2003 (313 words)
Man charged with murder of Asian taxi driver
Paul Craig, 46, of Higginshaw, Oldham, has been charged with the murder of taxi driver, Israr Hussain.
10 January 2003 (456 words)
Nation-wide protests against asylum destitution
Refugee and homelessness organisations have united to protest against new measures in the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act which are set to throw tens of thousands of asylum seekers on to the streets.
8 January 2003 (1107 words)