Archives mensuelles : January 2026

Story of a visit to Merksplas – When a friend, a comrade, has been locked up for three months

Publié le January 26, 2026 par Getting the Voice Out

We would like to share with you a text written by a comrade, M. She writes about her visit to her friend and comrade Ali, a young Palestinian man who has been detained by the Belgian state for three months … Continuer la lecture →

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Two years ago, two deaths, one right after the other, at Merksplas and 127bis

Publié le January 8, 2026 par Getting the Voice Out

Two years ago, on 7 January 2024, people detained at the 127bis closed centre reported the death of one of their fellow detainees by suicide. Just a few days earlier, on Christmas Day, 25 December 2023, a man (A.) was … Continuer la lecture →

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Detention centres: care under the thumb of repression

Publié le January 5, 2026 par Getting the Voice Out

It is a well-documented fact that places where people are deprived of their liberty are places where respect for fundamental rights is not a priority. Behind the walls, voices are raised to denounce ill-treatment. Among these places of confinement are … Continuer la lecture →

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Repression and collective hunger strike in the Merksplas detention center

Publié le January 2, 2026 par Getting the Voice Out

On December 30, 2025, searches took place in a block of the Merksplas detention center and 15 inmates were put in solitary confinement. These repressive measures were introduced by the management under the order of the Immigration Office after they … Continuer la lecture →

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