March 2005
Some stories
Support grows for detentions inquiry as teenager alleges mistreatment
14-year-old Sebrin Thaha, who was detained with her mother and younger sister by immigration authorities a month ago, claims that she was mistreated by escort officers during her deportation last week.
22 March 2005 (587 words)
Government's anti-terror briefing does not add up
Research by the Institute of Race Relations suggests that one of the briefing document that accompanied the new anti-terror bill may have been somewhat misleading.
17 March 2005 (673 words)
Campaigners demand inquiry into immigration detention
Campaign groups calling for a public inquiry into the treatment of immigration detainees have revealed that thirty-five cases of alleged assault have been referred to solicitors.
10 March 2005 (807 words)
Greeks demand the end of arbitrary detention and the release of child asylum detainees
Campaigners are targeting the Amygdaleza Centre, a former shelter for female victims of trafficking, which has now been transformed into a brutal removal centre for women facing deportation.
2 March 2005 (245 words)
Funeral for Omid Jamil Ali
In November last year, the family of a Kurdish migrant, who died trying to enter Britain in 2001, were finally able to bury their son in northern Iraq, after his body was released from a Kent mortuary. IRR News has now received pictures of the funeral.
2 March 2005 (495 words)
Police launch investigation into Black man's death at Belmarsh
IRR News has learnt that a young Black man has died in suspicious circumstances at Belmarsh maximum-security prison in south-east London. A police investigation is currently underway into the death of 25-year-old Godfrey Moyo, a Zimbabwean.
1 March 2005 (227 words)