2005

December

Archbishop of York calls for right to work to end destitution of asylum seekers 5 December 2005
Children's Commissioner report on Yarl's Wood finds significant shortcomings 21 December 2005
"We don't want support from the state, we want to be given the chance to work for ourselves" 14 December 2005
Home Office searches Iraq for wrongly returned Iraqi Kurd 20 December 2005

October

Refugee Council's volunteers win 'Year of the Volunteer Awards' 6 October 2005
Home Office to release detained Iraqi nationals 21 October 2005
Celebs join volunteers to help 'make a difference' for refugees and asylum seekers 31 October 2005
Refugee Council joins protest against Zimbabwean deportations 3 October 2005
Former shadow cabinet member criticises Conservative asylum policy and calls for changes 10 October 2005
Tribunal says it is unsafe to return failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe 14 October 2005
Profiles of the Refugee Council volunteers who have won awards 1 October 2005

September

Naaz Coker, Chair of the Refugee Council, included in Asian Power 100 list 5 September 2005
Asylum seeker kills himself so his son can remain in UK 19 September 2005

August

Section 9 comes into the spotlight as family face eviction. 23 August 2005
Refugee Council's vigil supporting Zimbabwean Asylum seekers 4 August 2005
Refugee Council joins protest on Iraqi removals 31 August 2005
Kurdish leader says not right to send Iraqi failed asylum seekers home. 23 August 2005
Councils demand urgent review on Section 9 legislation 30 August 2005
Asylum applications continue to fall 23 August 2005
Zimbabwean asylum seekers allowed to stay pending country policy review 8 August 2005
Zimbabwean failed asylum seekers have short reprieve from deportation 15 August 2005
Refugee Council signs up to multi-agency statement on new terror laws 26 August 2005

July

Naaz Coker, chair of the Refugee Council, receives honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan 22 July 2005
Photos: Emmanuel Jal visits unaccompanied child refugees 11 July 2005
Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal visits unaccompanied child refugees 11 July 2005
National Audit Office report says government will not meet target on removals 19 July 2005
Refugee Council expresses concern over newspapers scapegoating asylum seekers 28 July 2005

June

Teenage asylum seeker commits suicide while in detention 29 June 2005
Amnesty report criticises government policy on detaining asylum seekers. 20 June 2005
Maeve Sherlock to judge Mayor of London’s Local Press Awards 2 June 2005
Rural asylum centre plan scrapped 11 June 2005
Report shows the contribution asylum seekers make to the economy 15 June 2005
"STRANGERS AND SANCTUARIES" - a talk given by the Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks 21 June 2005
Chief Rabbi gives speech in House of Commons to mark Refugee Week. 24 June 2005
Refugee Council concerns over the new Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Bill 2005 30 June 2005

May

Asylum applications continue to fall 17 May 2005
Spain grants amnesty to 700,000 migrants 8 May 2005
France to tighten migrant rules 11 May 2005
QUEEN'S SPEECH: Government confirm another bill on immigration and asylum 17 May 2005
Médecins du Monde to open three medical centres in East London to serve 'the marginalised people.' 23 May 2005

April

Desperately seeking a fair hearing 6 April 2005
Britain could be contravening the Geneva convention by forcing asylum seekers to go home 11 April 2005
UN attacks Howard for 'false' claims on asylum. 11 April 2005
The truth behind the 'immigrant menace'. 18 April 2005
UN says Tory plans will boost flow of asylum seekers 20 April 2005
IPPR report shows that immigrants more than pay their way. 27 April 2005
UNHCR Letter to MPS: 'Asylum & Refugees Pre-election Talking Points' 1 April 2005
UNHCR Press release: 'UK must share, not shift asylum burden' 1 April 2005

March

Asylum seeker numbers drop sharply 1 March 2005
A new exhibition on the history of migration reveals striking similarities in attitudes over the last 100 years 14 March 2005
Refugees could cut skills shortages and pay £100m tax 14 March 2005
My life as an immigrant 21 March 2005
Church of England urges parishioners to actively support refugees 22 March 2005

January

Iraq elections: voting programme for Iraqis living abroad 6 January 2005

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