Institute of Race Relations

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The Institute of Race Relations' online news service on anti-racism and social justice issues in the UK and Europe.

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  1. 4 hours ago

    A Pastor is the latest citizen to be charged with ‘facilitating illegal entry’ for giving assistance to a rejected .

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  2. 6 hours ago

    Find out more about the Temporary Accommodation Group’s (TAG) fight to stay put on Love Lane estate in Tottenham, north London.

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  3. May 11

    Tonight at 7! Daniel Renwick will introduce Siva , one of the great anti-imperialist thinkers who built theory from the struggle on the street, and use his work to diagnose the current crises we face >>>

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  4. May 11

    In the latest case of a swiss pastor Norbert is fined 1000 CHf for helping a destitute man. He has refused to pay & is willing to take the case to the of Human rights

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  5. May 11

    Read IRR’s new powerful interview with Tottenham resident and activist Tash bonner, who speaks passionately about what it means to live through regeneration

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  6. May 10

    Kicking off our General Assembly with a panel discussion on the challenges and solutions to the increasing policing & of with: Elizabeth Fekete Director of Researcher at @CEPS Emma Harrison CEO of

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  7. May 10

    If you do one thing this evening read this article and then share it, Tottenham like so many other communities faces being ripped apart by the very people who claim to care about it

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  8. May 10

    Our calendar shows how policing measures are being expanded & how 6,000 ppl were stopped for immigration checks Jan–Oct. launch STOP the SCANdal, calling for an end to police fingerprint scanners linked to immigration database

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  9. May 10

    IRR digs into the racialised, classed and gendered aspects to regeneration in London, read here

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  10. May 10

    "We take pride in being European & subscribing to European values of freedom & democracy, we take pride in not having death penalty, yet we sentence millions of migrants to their death inside and outside European borders" says Liz Fekete from

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  11. May 10

    Liz Fekete of at the General assembly, speaking on the criminalisation of humanitarian assistance in the European migrant crisis: "solidarity is the best means of communication".

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  12. May 10

    As policing of assistance to is ever more common in Europe, is hosting today Liz Fekete Director of & Liliana De Marco Director of to discuss counter strategies for

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  13. May 10

    Important opening speech of general assembly by Liz Fekete from on importance of solidarity in face of criminalisation of solidarity with migrants. Check their webpage for resources on rise of racism and fascism:

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  14. May 10

    "Europe does have a death penalty when it comes to foreigners", Liz Fekete from speaking about deportations in Europe's

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  15. May 10
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  16. May 10

    Our Director, Liz Fekete, is giving the opening lecture at PICUM this morning!

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  17. May 9

    Anti-gentrification activist Tash Bonner says: “the 2011 riots have been used as an excuse to regenerate Tottenham”. Read 'This is Grenfell Britain, where if a fire does not get you, demolition will'.

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  18. May 9
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  19. May 9

    Killings by police hit a record high in Brazil. Read Desai and Sykes' article on Brazilian-Palestinian solidarity which looks at Brazil’s immense security measures against the favelas during a decade of sport mega-events:

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  20. May 9

    IRR's Jessica Perera speaks to young activist Tash Bonner fighting against state-led gentrification in Tottenham

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