April 2004
Some stories
Justice for Jay Abatan - 'an uphill struggle'
The family of Jay Abatan, a Black man who was murdered in Brighton in 1999, are still waiting to see the report into Sussex Police's failed investigation into his death.
29 April 2004 (946 words)
Mubarek family win inquiry into Zahid's murder
After years of campaigning by the Mubarek family, David Blunkett has announced that a judicial inquiry will be held into the racist murder of Zahid Mubarek at Feltham Young Offenders Institute.
29 April 2004 (353 words)
Britain locks up twenty-four asylum children
A Home Office minister has revealed that the number of children held in Dungavel and Oakington detention centres has risen from ten at the end of last year to twenty-four today.
28 April 2004 (461 words)
Who votes BNP?
New research into how people voted in local government by-elections in autmumn 2003 shatters some of the myths about who votes for the BNP.
27 April 2004 (847 words)
Destitution intensified
Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is not simply making an asylum seeker destitute. For destitution, itself, opens up a 'failed' refugee to yet more racism, indignity and uncertainty.
22 April 2004 (556 words)
Campaign victory: Home Office backs down on Iraq deportation plan
The government has backed down on its plan to begin deportations to Baghdad this month after nation-wide protests by Iraqi asylum seekers.
19 April 2004 (347 words)
Hungry and homeless: the impact of Section 55
A report from the Refugee Council details the impact of Section 55 on asylum seekers and the voluntary organisations that support them.
15 April 2004 (563 words)
Tribute to an 'African rebel'
Four years ago this week, thousands of people lined the streets of Haringey, north London, to follow the last journey of one of Britain's most outspoken political leaders. Now, an archive has opened dedicated to remembering the life and work of Bernie Grant MP.
15 April 2004 (332 words)
Between Iraq and a hard place
Today, Iraqis will protest outside the Home Office against the government's plan to begin deportations to Baghdad. IRR News spoke to one Iraqi asylum seeker about the hard choice between destitution and deportation.
7 April 2004 (754 words)
Detention without trial at Belmarsh
On Sunday 4 April, over 250 people gathered outside Belmarsh maximum-security prison to mark the detention without trial of fourteen men, all foreign nationals, held under the Anti Terrorism Crime and Security Act.
6 April 2004 (147 words)