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Anti-immigration election campaigning, extremism and the need to fight back

5 – 19 March 2024 Over the last weeks, we have witnessed stronger and extreme anti-immigration policies mooted across Europe. In Portugal the far-right Chega party distributed leaflets campaigning against ‘uncontrolled Islamic Immigration’ in the lead up to its general election; Finland passed temporary legislation to allow border guards to block asylum seekers crossing from

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (5 – 19 March 2024)

ELECTORAL POLITICS |GOVERNMENT POLICY As anti-migrant, anti-equalities, anti-abortion, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQI rhetoric in electoral campaigning are increasingly interlinked, we reflect this in the coverage below which also includes information on the influence of the Christian Right as well as the religious Right generally. 6 March: In leaflets for the forthcoming general election in Portugal, the far-right

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (20 February – 5 March 2024)

  A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Find these stories and all others since 2014 on our searchable database, the Register of Racism and Resistance. ASYLUM | MIGRATION| BORDERS| CITIZENSHIP  Asylum and migrant rights 23 February: A Palestinian refugee takes legal action against the Home

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The persecution of migrants and the criminalisation of protest

6 – 20 February 2024 We share the outrage of migrant and refugee advocacy groups such as JCWI, SOAS Detainee Support, Care for Calais and Captain Support UK, at the cruel prosecution of Ibrahima Bah, from Senegal, that has led to his unjust conviction for facilitating illegal immigration and manslaughter. Bah, as we document in

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (6 – 20 February 2024)

  A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Find these stories and all others since 2014 on our searchable database, the Register of Racism and Resistance. ASYLUM | MIGRATION| BORDERS| CITIZENSHIP  Asylum and migrant rights 8 February: After judges in Catania rule unlawful new provisions for

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Campaigns make headway – Read our latest Calendar of Racism and Resistance

25 January – 6 February 2024 Our intention, in publishing every two weeks a thematic and cross-cutting calendar on racism and resistance, is to provide our readers with a useful summary of campaigning strategies, new research and legal interventions launched by advocacy organisations, individuals and families impacted by racism. Reading across the various sections we

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (25 January – 6 February 2024)

A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Find these stories and all others since 2014 on our searchable database, the Register of Racism and Resistance. ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights  23 January: The high court finds that the Home Office operated a

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