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Editorial: Glasgow: working-class direct action shows us all the way Police by an immigration van in Kenmure Street, Glasgow which is surrounded by protesters on Thursday THURSDAY’S challenge to the arbitrary power of the state by people in Glasgow — who turned out to prevent the removal of their neighbours by immigration cops — was a moving illustration of the human values that animate most working people. A careful media blanket has reduced the impact of this exemplary action of solidarity, but this triumph of class power will stimulate more acts of resistance to arbitrary force and...

Glasgow protesters praised for blocking UK immigration officers Al Jazeera English © Hundreds of protesters prevented immigration officials from carrying the pair away by surrounding th... Hundreds of protesters prevented immigration officials from carrying the pair away by surrounding the vehicle and blocking its exit path [Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images] Hundreds of Glaswegians rallied in the Scottish city on Thursday to win the temporary release of two men who had been detained by British immigration officers, earning widespread praise from activists, experts, the refugee ...

Police have released two men who were detained by Border Force officials in Glasgow, as Glasgow locals who had spent the day protesting the Home Office action rejoiced. Demonstrators in Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, blocked the immigration enforcement van for hours on Thursday, with one lying underneath the vehicle. Around 200 protesters were at the scene, with chants of “Leave our neighbours, let them go” and “Cops go home” being heard as a ring of police stood around the van. Police released a statement shortly after 5pm saying the men would be released Shortly after 5pm, P...

POLICE in Glasgow were forced to release two asylum-seekers today after a large crowd prevented immigration enforcement officers from completing an eviction operation.   Officers removed two men from their home in the Pollokshields area of the city in the morning, but campaigners surrounded the officers’ van to prevent them from leaving. One protester was able to crawl underneath the vehicle to ensure that it didn’t move and a large crowd gathered throughout the day, with numbers swelling to several hundred by the evening. Police continually asked protesters to maintain social distanc...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (top right), and Home Secretary Priti Patel. Left, police surround a Home Office van as protesters crowd Glasgow's Kenmure Street NICOLA Sturgeon has issued a damning condemnation of the UK Government and its immigration policy after protesters in Glasgow forced the Home Office to release men detained in dawn raids in Scotland’s largest city. Police Scotland were called in the morning of May 13 to protect a Home Office van from protesters after officers detained men in Kenmure Street in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow. After around eight hours, the d...