Media

1. Press Releases
2. Photo Reports
3. Television Reports and Video
4. Radio Sanctuary Broadcasts (CKUT)
5. Audio Reports
6. Articles
7. Analysis

Press Releases

• Community Calls for Status for Man Stranded in Church Sanctuary
  Montreal, January 5th, 2009
  
  
• International Refugee Day: 900 days inside a church
  Montreal, June 20th, 2008
  
  
• Rally and Delegation - Citizenship and Immigration Office 25 St. Clair Ave, March 26th 11 am
  Montreal, March 25th, 2008
  
  
• Montrealers march, leading International Day of Action for Non-Status Man Marking Two Year Anniversary in Church Sanctuary
  Montreal, January 17th, 2008
  
  
• Non-status man marks two year anniversary in church sanctuary - ‘Two years too many’ campaign launched to support status for Abdelkader Belaouni
  Montreal, January 4th, 2008
  
  
• Groups request meeting to find solution for non-status man stranded in church for more than 500 days
  Montreal, May 17th, 2007
  
  
• BLOCK in support of Abdelkader Belaouni in the STATUS FOR ALL march
  Montreal, May 5th, 2007
  
  
• Politicians from all parties intervene on behalf of Abdelkader Belaouni
  Refugee in sanctuary seeks response from new Minister of Immigration
  Montreal, March 1st, 2007
  
  
• One year in sanctuary: Abdelkader Belaouni still waiting for Minister's response
  Montreal, January 4th, 2007
  
  
• Sanctuary Cases Left Hanging by Immigration Minister
  Ottawa, November 2nd, 2006
  
  
• Abdelkader Belaouni launches a new appeal sponsored by five individuals
  Montreal, April 25th, 2006
  
  
• More Electoral Candidates support Abdelkader Belaouni
  Point St Charles support grows
  Montreal, January 19th 2006

 

Photo reports

Television reports and Video

ARTE TV, in France, has produced a short documentary on Canadian Immigration policies, with a segment on Kader's case. It was broadcasted on May 19 and has been shown in more than 80 countries since. Visit :
http://www.arte-tv.com/fr/histoire-societe/arte-reportage/cette-semaine/1210830.html

• mars 2008 - Video from "Communities Uniting" event and "Access for Kader" picket in Toronto - http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2278370/7161798
  
  
• January 6th, 2008 - Vivre prisonnier dans une église
  LCN
  
  
• July 4th, 2007 - Dignité pour Kader; régularisez son statut!
  Le Blogue d'Actualité Citoyenne
  
  
• June 13th, 2007 - Intervention de Thierry St-Cyr pour Abdel Kader Belaouni
  
  
• June 13th, 2007 - Philippe Robert de Massy intervient Abdel Kader Bélaouni
  
  
• June 13th, 2007 - Marcel Sevigny intervient pour Abdel Kader Bélaouni
  
  
• January 5th, 2006 - Charité chrétienne
  Radio-Canada, Le Téléjournal

Radio Sanctuary Broadcasts

• January 1st, 2007 - LA RAGE DU PEUPLE -- a look back at the resistance of local and global social justice movements in 2006, and a look ahead to the struggles to come in 2007 -- was a special 12-hour New Year's Day broadcast on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal.
  
  
• December 15, 2007 - Radio Sanctuary 4
  
  
• November 17, 2007 - Radio Sanctuary 3
  
  
• October 13, 2007 - Radio Sanctuary 2
  
  
• September 15, 2007 - Radio Sanctuary 1
  

 

Audio Reports

• 1000 jours dans une église (French)
  For an MP3 version click here
  Christine Limoges
  Radio Canada International
  December 10, 2008
  
  
• La murale comme outil politique
  Radio Canada International
  September 26, 2008
  
  
• Témoignage d'Abdelkader Belaouni
  Radio Canada International
  April 14, 2008
  
  
• Sanctuary Documentary
  CBC The Current (see Part 2 of the broadcast)
  May 15, 2007
  >> Listen to the show
  
  
• Une histoire de solidarité dans Pointe-Saint-Charles
  Radio-Canada, Désautels
  January 5th, 2007
  
  
• L'appel du sanctuaire : Un reportage de Mohamed Lotfi
  (Radio-Canada, Macadam Tribus, 11 février 2006)
  
  
• An interview with Kader on January 7th, 2006 (french only)
  
  
• Dernier recours pour un Algérien
  Radio-Canada, Maisonneuve en direct
  January 4th, 2006

 

Articles

• 1000 jours dans un presbytère (PDF)
  Joanie Godin
  Le Journal de Montréal
  September 28th, 2008
  
  
• Mural, mural on the wall... (PDF)
  Stefan Christoff
  The Hour
  September 11, 2008
  
  
• Finding sanctuary in hip-hop
  Stefan Christoff
  The Hour
  May 1st, 2008
  
  
• New Zealand Action To Support Abdelkader (Kader) Belaouni
  Scoop Independent News
  January 21st, 2008
  
  
• Refugee claimant hopes for freedom after two years in church sanctuary
  The Canadian Press
  January 5th, 2008
  
  
• Canada: le calvaire d'Abdelkader, un sans-papier aveugle (.pdf)
  Guillaume Lavalee
  Agence France-Presse
  June 9th, 2007
  
  
• Les électeurs algériens boudent les urnes
  Violaine Ballivy
  La Presse
  Le 18 mai 2007
  
  
• Prisonnier dans un presbytère depuis 500 jours
  Brian Myles
  Le Devoir
  Le 18 mai 2007
  
  
• Des organismes rencontrent la ministre de l'Immigration pour discuter du cas d'Abdel-Kader Belaouni
  Julie Héroux
  Info690
  Le 17 mai 2007
  
  
• Marche pour les réfugiés
  Journal de Montréal (PC)
  Le 5 mai 2007
  
  
• Demonstrators demand status for migrants
  Andy Blatchford
  Globe and Mail (CP)
  May 5th, 2007
  
  
• Marche pour les libertés civiles à Montréal
  La Presse (PC)
  May 5th, 2007
  
  
• Marche de solidarité avec les clandestins (.pdf)
  Radio-Canada
  May 5th, 2007
  
  
• Coincés dans des églises
  Marilyse Hamelin
  La Voix populaire
  April 24th, 2007
  
  
• L'attente d'Abdelkader Belaouni (.pdf)
  Hugo de Grandpré
  La Presse, page A2
  April 15th, 2007
  
  
• Abdelkader Belaouni : 460e jour de galère
  Mathias Marchal
  Métro
  April 5th, 2007
  
  
• Je suis un citoyen sans papiers
  par Abdelkader Belaouni
  Siafu
  March - april 2007
  
  
• Coincé à l'église
  Mathias Marchal
  Métro
  January 4th, 2007
  
  
• Enfermé dans un presbytère depuis un an (.pdf)
  Radio-Canada
  January 2nd, 2007
  
  
• Blinded by the law: Asylum seeker passes one-year aniversary trapped in Pointe-Saint-Charles church
  Graham French
  The Link
  January 2007
  
  
• Le sort de Kader discuté à la Chambre des communes
  La Voix populaire
  December 17th, 2006
  
  
• More pressure to set up refugee-appeal process
  Deborah Gyapong
  The Catholic Times
  December 2006
  
  
• Deportee safe in St. Gabriel's rectory
  Laura Ieraci
  The Catholic Times
  October 2006
  
  
• Réfugié à l'église Saint-Gabriel: Abdelkader Belaouni reçoit un appui de la communauté
  La Voix populaire
  September 24th, 2006
  
  
• Refugee board denies Algerian right to stay for second time
  Cheryl Cornacchia
  The Gazette
  September 19th, 2006
  
  
• A prisoner by choice: Sanctuary can become the last option for those facing deportation
  Catherine Sherriffs
  The Link
  March 21st, 2006
  
  
• Deportee finds sanctuary, but not a home
  Charles Mostoller
  The McGill Daily
  March 20th, 2006
  
  
• Blind Algerian strikes a chord: Abdelkader Belaouni's world has shrunk to the size of a parish church
  Ann Carroll
  Montreal Gazette
  March 20th, 2006
  
  
• Bordering On Apartheid : Challenging immigration control in Canada (.pdf)
  Hillary Bain Lindsay
  The Dominion
  March 3rd, 2006
  
  
• L'attente se prolonge pour un réfugié algérien
  Laura-Julie Perreault
  La Presse
  February 18th, 2006
  
  
• Réfugié algérien retranché dans une église depuis plus d'un mois : Un appel au gouvernement Harper
  Christian Duperron
  Métro Montréal
  February 7th, 2006
  
  
• Candidates back asylum-seeker: Blind Algerian holed up in church; Bloc, NDP hopefuls call for full review for would-be refugee facing deportation
  Ann Carroll
  The Montreal Gazette
  January 20th, 2006
  
  
• "I have no legal status, I have no green card": Algerian
  Katherine Wilton
  The Montreal Gazette
  January 11th, 2006
  
  
• RÉFUGIÉ DANS UN PRESBYTÈRE
  Pas de sursis pour l'Algérien sans statut
  Laura-Julie Perreault
  La Presse
  January 7th, 2006
  
  
• Asylum-seeker facing long wait
  Deportation deadline passes; Algerian man determined to stay in church sanctuary
  ANN CARROLL
  The Montreal Gazette
  January 6th, 2006
  
  
• Pas du sursis pour Belaouni (.pdf)
  Radio-Canada
  January 6th, 2006
  
  
• Blind Algerian says he'll ignore deportation order today In a last-ditch bid to remain in Canada, he remains in sanctuary at church
  CHERYL CORNACCHIA
  The Montreal Gazette
  January 5th, 2006
  
  
• Belaouni refuse d'être expulsé (.pdf)
  Radio-Canada
  January 5th, 2006
  
  
• Liza Frulla intercède pour Abdelkader Belaouni
  Radio-Canada
  January 5th, 2006
  
  
• Le Bloc affiche ses appuis dans les communautés culturelles
  Le Devoir (PC)
  January 5th, 2006
  
  
• Sanctuary! Blind-sided
  Richard Burnett
  The Hour Magazine
  January 5th, 2006
  
  
• Il se réfugie dans une église
  Valérie Dufour
  Le Journal de Montréal
  January 4th, 2006
  
  
• «Personne n'est en sécurité en Algérie»: Menacé d'expulsion, Abdelkader Belaouni se réfugie dans une église.
  Hugo Meunier
  La Presse
  January 4th, 2006
  
  
• Un réfugié algérien se réfugie dans une église à Pointe-Saint-Charles
  Brian Myles
  Le Devoir
  January 4th, 2006
  
  
• Immigration Canada : Un Algérien implore la clémence (.pdf)
  Radio-Canada
  January 4th, 2006
  
  
• Blind Algerian seeks sanctuary
  Facing expulsion, he turns to church; He had built a new life in United States but came north in aftermath of 9/11
  CHERYL CORNACCHIA
  The Montreal Gazette
  January 4th, 2006
  
  
• Blind refugee fights deportation to Algeria
  CHERYL CORNACCHIA
  The Ottawa Citizen
  January 4th, 2006

Analysis

• Disability rights and immigration
  By Ravi Malhotra
  The New Socialist