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Socialist Organiser1982 1982-11-25Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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OF SOLIDARIN
- New pamphlet from the Socialist Forum for Southern Africa Solidarity. 90p plus 20p postage, available via Socialist Organiser, 28 Middle Lane, London N8 8PL. The Anti-Apartheid Trade Unionists' conference takes place this coming weekend, 10.30 to 5.15 on Saturday 27th, at University of London Union, Malet St, London WCT.
Under the slogan
90p Bob Fine Lawrence Welch 'Isolate Apartheid' it will discuss action on various fronts such as military supplies and The conference is open to trade union delegates and observers. More information: Anti-Apartheid (01) 580 5311 THE Home Office has turned down a plea for political asylum by Anwar Mahomed, currently held in Strangeways Prison, and is threatening to deport him back to South Africa.
Anwar Mahomed was detained by the South African security police in December, 1974, after. a chance search revealed him to be carrying a leaflet issued by the banned African National Congress.
After a week of interrogations, beatings and threats, the police let Anwar go. He feared however that they might detain him again.
Anwar fled across the border to Mozambique using a forged passport. Eventually Anwar came to England.
In May 1981 he found himself overtaken by financial problems. He issued cheques even though his bank account no longer had" any funds in it. Eventually he was arrested and charged with deception, convicted and sentenced to eight months imprisonment.
He finished serving his sentence six months ago.
The Home Office has announced it will reconsider Anwar's case, but Manchester Anti-Apartheid is continuing a campaign with pickets of the prison gates every Saturday (9am - 11am).
Contact: c/o 300 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9NS.
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But they were in Ted Knight's big red notebook!
Of these 97, only three 'IN 11 months of internment," declared Lech Walesa last week, giving a press conference on his release from internment, "I signed nothing, I made no commitments and 1 promised nothing.
He stressed that he remained committed to 'the spirits of • the Gdansk agreement"" which legalised Solidarnose in August 1980, and would do "everything in his power" to get the Solidarnose internees freed.
He was, however, cautious or maybe evasive when asked about the new state 'unions'. Solidarnose has called on workers wo boycott these 'unions' Walesa said: 'The August 1980 agreements provide for trade union pluralism. Anyone who believes in democracy cannot oppose this pluralism. Anyone who does that declares
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