Archives mensuelles : June 2018

Extremely turbulent week at the closed centre in Vottem

Publié le June 30, 2018 par admin

25/06/2018 : « On Thursday, in the yellow wing, 4 Albanians broke the tiles to escape. It made a lot of noise and we all rushed to see, we were quite excited, a dozen of Arabs. One Albanian managed to … Continuer la lecture →

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Information for the hosts/friends/families in case a migrant friend is missing.Update

Publié le June 28, 2018 par admin

———————————————————————————————————————————– 27/06/2018: Information for the hosts/friends/families in case a migrant friend is missing. Many foreigners in irregular situation are controlled/arrested on public transport, on parking lots, at train stations or at their homes. They are brought to a police station … Continuer la lecture →

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Attempts to make resistance invisible: stifling rebellions in closed centres

Publié le June 25, 2018 par Martine

On 20 June 2018, during the whole day, militants blocked the building site of the family units next to the 127bis. In the centre, the retainees expressed their support in favour of this movement in different ways. Some refused to … Continuer la lecture →

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Escapes…..and new escape……

Publié le June 21, 2018 par admin

21/06/2018 Further escape attempts (to be confirmed); Four other detainees attempted to escape to the Vottem detention centre at 10 a.m. on 21 June. Three have been caught, one of them is still running. ——————————————————————————– H had been retained at … Continuer la lecture →

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Visit of an accredited NGO at the 127 bis closed centre on 7 June 2018

Publié le June 10, 2018 par admin

We had received distress messages from prisoners in closed centres and more particularly from 127bis in Steenokkerzeel. http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/ramadan-in-closed-centres-hunger-strike/ Following repression, detention and threats from the management for those who tried to have contacts with the outside, with the media, the … Continuer la lecture →

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In heavy pain, on hunger strike, epileptic and DEPORTED 05/06/2018

Publié le June 6, 2018 par admin

In heavy pain, on hunger strike, epileptic and DEPORTED Mimoun had been in Belgium for 3 years. He got a surgical operation due to a several cerebral pathology in 2017. He had to learn how to eat and walk again. … Continuer la lecture →

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