Members of the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Team (dawn raid team) taking part in the dawn raid of a Sri Lankan family found them selves rather tyred and deflated after the raid yesterday.

Edinburgh yesterday saw the latest in a series of failed prosecutions of G8 cases when G. E. was acquitted of some of the most serious trumped-up charges so far. The antiquated law of “mobbing and rioting” was rolled out on this occasion, with the accusation that G. had been involved in police assault and incitement to riot. The charge carries with it a maximum 5-year prison sentence.

Around 300 asylum seekers, refugees, sans-papiers and their supporters marched across Glasgow this afternoon calling for the Right to Work and an End to Deportations. As part of the international day of action against deportation, they went from the Home Office Reporting Centre in Ibrox to a rally in the Carnival Arts Centre in town.

Sheriff officers from the firm of Rutherford & Macpherson arrived at a tower block in Cardonald, Glasgow, Wednesday morning (29th March) expecting to take possession of Mr Bajaj's flat and if necessary "place him out on the landing". They were prevented from doing so because they were met by friends and supporters of the family including Glasgow No Borders activists and Rosie Kane MSP.

A deer farm praised for its animal welfare standards was attacked by animal rights activists late on the night of Wednesday 22nd March. Hundreds of metres of fencing were cut down and slogans painted on the road leading to family-run Reediehill Farm near Auchtermuchty.

Presure on the Glasgow City Council has resulted in the eviction of the Bajaj family being stopped - for now. But the struggle continues.

Mr Bajaj, a Sikh, fled from Afghanistan after his eldest son was murdered. But his claim for asylum has been rejected, so Mr Bajaj is no longer eligible for asylum seeker support, is unable to pay his rent, and Glasgow City Council have moved to evict the family.

Within hours of launching an appeal for solidarity with the Bajaj family, dozens of emails and faxes were sent to the Immigration Minister and to the Director of Social Work at Glasgow City Council. Thanks to the efforts of supporters, the eviction, due on 16th March, has been called off - for now. A victory!

About 150 asylum seekers and sans-papiers* from the Red Road area of Glasgow joined the regular Saturday picket at the Immigration Reporting and Enforcement Centre in Ibrox on 11th March. The demonstration was to protest at weekly signings, against deportations and for the right to work. It was called by the Red Road branch of Unity, the new union for asylum seekers and sans-papiers in Scotland.

A low key, tactical approach to the Army Recruiting Office in Glasgow was taken today by the Glasgow Kiss Brigade of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA).
The Rebel Clowns arrived to find the Army Recruiting Office closed down (tip-off) so they fished along to the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and other sundry ‘services’ shop a convenient couple of doors down, where they spent a lovely time playing games on the pavement outside, to the delight of local people and a couple of (non)local cops sent to monitor their actions