IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Nasira Begum fights deportation

· Socialist Challenge No. 156, 17 July 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 244 words

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Manchester Ardwick CLP ON Saturday 19 July hundreds will be protesting on the streets of Manchester to help prevent the deportation of Nasira Begum, whose appeal is to heard on 23 July Nasira is about to be thrown out of the country she made her own because she was deserted by her husband and the britsh state will only allow her to stay if she is the wife of a British citizen.

There are now at least five defence campaigns for individual immigrants active in the Manchester area. A success has already been notched up with the victory of Mohammed Butts fight toremain in this country.

The largest possible turnout to protest for Nasira will be another gain on the stopping the The demonstration starts at 12.30pm, WhitPark, Manchester.

THE deadline for short news articles for this page is 10.30am Monday. Articles up to words can rung through on Sundays 01-359 8189. By Jamie Gough man.

The case is not a simple aven more clearly than in the case The Greek Gay movement THIS Monday Amfi, the magazine of the Greek gay movement, is going on trial on a charge of oftending public morality. This is being done on the orders of the government. The magazine's 'crime? is to have printed a poem containing the word prick accompanied by an illustration showing a naked of Gay News, the prosecution represents an attack on the gay movement itself.

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