Archives mensuelles : February 2026

Closed centre 127 bis : Detainees warn of suicide attempt

Publié le 22/02/2026 par Getting the Voice Out

Detainees at the closed centre 127bis (R1 wing) in Steenokkerzeel are very traumatised: a detainee who arrived at the centre 2 days ago allegedly slit his wrists in the toilets on Sunday afternoon, 11 August 2024. “There was blood everywhere … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans News from the centres, Struggle stories | Laisser un commentaire

Building permit granted for detention centre project in Jumet

Publié le 21/02/2026 par Getting the Voice Out

Article written jointly with the independent media Bruxelles Dévie Despite the recent victory in blocking the building permit last September, the project for a new detention centre in Jumet (near Charleroi airport) is still going ahead. The Walloon Minister for … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans Politique migratoire | Marqué avec , | Laisser un commentaire

Hunger strikes at the 127bis – ‘You’re going to leave anyway, either alive or in a coffin’

Publié le 19/02/2026 par Getting the Voice Out

Several people are currently on hunger strike at the 127bis detention centre. An entire wing has been refusing food since Tuesday 17 February. With their strike, the detainees want to denounce the injustice of their detention, some of which sometimes … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans News from the centres, Struggle stories, Testimonies | Marqué avec , , , , , , | Laisser un commentaire

Tamazi, 3 years ago: never forgive, never forget. Borders kill. Detention kills.

Publié le 15/02/2026 par Getting the Voice Out

Three years ago today, on 15 February 2023, Tamazi Rasoian died in the Merksplas detention centre. He was 38 years old. The spokesperson for the Immigration Office at the time mentioned a ‘natural death’. Three years later, we remind everyone … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans Migration policy | Marqué avec , , , | Laisser un commentaire

Belgian government collaborates with Afghanistan on deportations

Publié le 11/02/2026 par Getting the Voice Out

Sharing the press release from the Afghan Refugees Collective Last January 2026, the director of the Immigration Office, Freddy Roosemont, travelled to Kabul1 to negotiate the enforced return of Afghan nationals whom Belgium refuses to grant residence permits. This ‘mission’ … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans Collective deportations, External contributions, Migration policy | Marqué avec , , , | Laisser un commentaire

Mass deportations of Moroccan nationals in 2024 and 2025

Publié le 07/02/2026 par Getting the Voice Out

In 2024 and 2025, through our contacts with detainees, we observed an increase in the number of arrests and imprisonments in closed centres of Moroccan nationals for the purpose of their deportation to their supposed ‘country of origin’: Morocco. A … Continuer la lecture →

Publié dans Collective deportations, Migration policy, News from the centres, Ongoing deportations, Struggle stories | Marqué avec , , , , , | Laisser un commentaire