Navigation guide Refugee populations in the UK: Algerians - ICAR
Navigation guide Refugee populations in the UK: Algerians - ICAR Navigation guide Refugee populations in the UK: Algerians - ICAR
Contents Contents..................................................................................................................... 2 About the author ....................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 5 About this guide........................................................................................................................................5 Historical context...................................................................................................... 7 The turbulent history up to the current conflict .....................................................................................7 The Algerian conflict and the resulting emigration................................................................................9 Chronology of events .............................................................................................................................9 Linking fluctuating numbers of asylum seekers and developing events in Algeria ...............................11 Experiences of exile .............................................................................................................................13 Explaining the conflict...........................................................................................................................14 Profile of the Algerian population in UK............................................................... 17 Gender......................................................................................................................................................17 Ethnic background..................................................................................................................................18 Languages spoken..................................................................................................................................18 Religion....................................................................................................................................................18 Age ...........................................................................................................................................................18 Academic qualifications .........................................................................................................................19 Profession................................................................................................................................................19 Length of residence ................................................................................................................................19 Political affiliation ...................................................................................................................................19 Geographic distribution..........................................................................................................................20 Other characteristics ..............................................................................................................................20 Legal aspects .......................................................................................................... 21 Visa restrictions ......................................................................................................................................21 Asylum .....................................................................................................................................................21 Detention of asylum seekers..................................................................................................................24 Anti-terrorism legislation........................................................................................................................24 Statistics .................................................................................................................. 26 Numbers present in the UK....................................................................................................................26 Algerians acquiring British citizenship.................................................................................................26 Results of asylum requests made by Algerians...................................................................................27 Algerian asylum detainees in the UK ....................................................................................................28 How many Algerians request asylum elsewhere ...............................................................................30 Asylum support.......................................................................................................................................31 Navigation guide to refugee populations: Algerians ©ICAR 2004, moral rights Michael Collyer 2
Cultural background............................................................................................... 33 Literature..................................................................................................................................................34 Music........................................................................................................................................................36 Film...........................................................................................................................................................37 Cuisine .....................................................................................................................................................38 Key issues ............................................................................................................... 39 Asylum .....................................................................................................................................................39 Undocumented status.............................................................................................................................40 Detention and deportation......................................................................................................................40 Work .........................................................................................................................................................41 Isolation ...................................................................................................................................................42 Effects of anti-terrorism legislation.......................................................................................................43 Contacts with Algeria .............................................................................................................................44 The growth of the Algerian population in the UK.................................................................................45 Resources................................................................................................................ 46 Publications.............................................................................................................................................46 Statistics ..................................................................................................................................................48 Legal cases..............................................................................................................................................49 Music........................................................................................................................................................49 Films.........................................................................................................................................................49 Online resources.....................................................................................................................................49 Historical context ..................................................................................................................................50 Algerian pressure groups/political parties.............................................................................................50 Legal issues .........................................................................................................................................51 Statistics ...............................................................................................................................................51 Cultural background .............................................................................................................................51 Projects and initiatives........................................................................................... 53 Contacts and links .................................................................................................. 54 Navigation guide to refugee populations: Algerians ©ICAR 2004, moral rights Michael Collyer 3
- Page 1: Navigation guide Refugee population
- Page 5 and 6: Introduction The Algerian populatio
- Page 7 and 8: Historical context There is a wide
- Page 9 and 10: industry and under-funding of agric
- Page 11 and 12: to the problems of the area through
- Page 13 and 14: Zeroual’s election as president i
- Page 15 and 16: the Paris court significantly found
- Page 17 and 18: Profile of the Algerian population
- Page 19 and 20: • Algerians who have been in the
- Page 21 and 22: Legal aspects The most significant
- Page 23 and 24: ‘authorisation principle’ since
- Page 25 and 26: een Algerian, though many of those
- Page 27 and 28: Source: Home Office Individuals Gra
- Page 29 and 30: Algerians detained in the UK as a p
- Page 31 and 32: 1995 316 801 1,790 2,940 650 270 38
- Page 33 and 34: Cultural background The Algerian po
- Page 35 and 36: Nedjma, by Kateb Yacine (1956) 77 i
- Page 37 and 38: Islamism, though the relationship b
- Page 39 and 40: Key issues The most significant iss
- Page 41 and 42: Work illegal immigration, their asy
- Page 43 and 44: Algerians than other refugee groups
- Page 45 and 46: The growth of the Algerian populati
- Page 47 and 48: Algerians to France and the UK’,
- Page 49 and 50: trends 2000-2002, published. Geneva
- Page 51 and 52: POUR! Almost daily review of Algeri
Cultural background............................................................................................... 33<br />
Literature..................................................................................................................................................34<br />
Music........................................................................................................................................................36<br />
Film...........................................................................................................................................................37<br />
Cuis<strong>in</strong>e .....................................................................................................................................................38<br />
Key issues ............................................................................................................... 39<br />
Asylum .....................................................................................................................................................39<br />
Undocumented status.............................................................................................................................40<br />
Detention and deportation......................................................................................................................40<br />
Work .........................................................................................................................................................41<br />
Isolation ...................................................................................................................................................42<br />
Effects of anti-terrorism legislation.......................................................................................................43<br />
Contacts with Algeria .............................................................................................................................44<br />
The growth of <strong>the</strong> Algerian population <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>.................................................................................45<br />
Resources................................................................................................................ 46<br />
Publications.............................................................................................................................................46<br />
Statistics ..................................................................................................................................................48<br />
Legal cases..............................................................................................................................................49<br />
Music........................................................................................................................................................49<br />
Films.........................................................................................................................................................49<br />
Onl<strong>in</strong>e resources.....................................................................................................................................49<br />
Historical context ..................................................................................................................................50<br />
Algerian pressure groups/political parties.............................................................................................50<br />
Legal issues .........................................................................................................................................51<br />
Statistics ...............................................................................................................................................51<br />
Cultural background .............................................................................................................................51<br />
Projects and <strong>in</strong>itiatives........................................................................................... 53<br />
Contacts and l<strong>in</strong>ks .................................................................................................. 54<br />
<strong>Navigation</strong> <strong>guide</strong> to refugee <strong>populations</strong>: <strong>Algerians</strong><br />
©<strong>ICAR</strong> 2004, moral rights Michael Collyer<br />
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