Spanish speaking immigrants have made this a harmonious place to live; an area tailored to fit their economic and social needs. High rents and low-paying jobs have meant that a large number of foreigners have moved into this neighbourhood. Benjamin Serra There is an area of North-East London […]
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In the face of raids, immigrants stay calm!
The government’s pursuit of people without identity papers has made the immigrant community fearful going to work. They do not know that they can refuse to show papers. Olga Briasco At the entrance to one of the London Tube lines, police from the Home Office are asking for […]
Deportations, the nightmare within a dream
It has become the case of the cat against the rat. While the latter attempts to carve out a better future, far away from their country of origin, the former intends to shatter their hopes. These expulsions can put the integrity or even the life of a person at risk. […]
Fidel Narváez: “Julian Assange and Ecuador will hold out for as long as they need to”
After three years at the Ecuadorian Consulate in the UK, activist Fidel Narváez speaks of his experiences there, the recent elections in Ecuador and his relationship with Julian Assange. Mónica del Pilar Uribe Marín When, on July 15th 2010, Narváez first set foot in the office where he […]
Beatriz Angarita: “I have not been able to acquire a taste for London”
At 26 years old, she has lived half of her life outside of Colombia. With her mother she emigrated to Valencia and later on, with her partner, to London. She was born in Pereira, but only spent her childhood and part of her adolescence there. This routine was interrupted […]















