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Category: News from the centres
Testimony, January 2021 : “It is very harsh for me and the kids too”
He would rather remain anonymous, and has been in a detention center for 7 months. His daughter could but once visit him. He was keen to testify about his pain of being separated from his family and about the sanitary … Continuer la lecture
Two little children and in closed centre
17/01/2021 Mr T is in the closed centre and have his belgian wooman and two little children outside. He want to give his testimony : “I find it inconceivable“ Audio testimony here (FR) ————————————————————————————————————————- Transcription of the testimony I … Continuer la lecture
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Three testimonys from closed center in Brugge 15/12/2020
After numerous infections of the COVID-19 virus among the staff (36!) as well as the people detained in the closed centre of Bruges, we received several phone calls from detainees who were worried about the situation. They have now been … Continuer la lecture
Closed centres – October 2020: words by retainees and call for phone recharges
Despite the limited occupation in closed centres, tensions are high: fight among retainees, repression and racism by the staff, police intervention, confinement, transfers, suffering, rebellion, etc. Most of the retainees are ‘double penalties’ but besides, asylum seekers are arrested in … Continuer la lecture
Situation in the closed centres – 21 September 2020 “No one is illegal, neither am I”
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Marqué avec centre fermé, covid19, Double peine
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Detention and pressure versus solidarity and resistance in the Detention Centres for Migrants.
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Double penalty or banishment : a peculiar method of racism!
20/06/2020 A great part of the retainees in closed centres are actually former prisonners to whom documents were withdrawn following a condemnation for infringement to public policy or for a minor offence (speeding, unpaid fines, etc.). They are picked up … Continuer la lecture
Words by a retainee in the closed centre in Bruges
27/04/2020 SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. THIS CENTRE MUST BE SHUT DOWN. Testimony « There are 120 places in the closed centre. Most of the prisoners have been released. Many had a legal record. We are still 15. And there are … Continuer la lecture
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LET’S EMPTY THE CLOSED CENTRES
23/03/2020 The Foreigners Office refuse asylum requests but continue to deport. On 16 March 2020, the day before the confinement, two Guineans were deported to Conakry. An Ethiopian had to go through a thrid deportation attempt on 19 March 2020. … Continuer la lecture
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October 25 2019 ALL THAT’S MISSING IS THE CUSHION ! NO MORE STATE MURDERS!
October 25 2019 ALL THAT’S MISSING IS THE CUSHION ! NO MORE STATE MURDERS! Different sources told us about brutal and inhuman treatment inflicted on at least two women by airport police during attempted deportations. We visited the Holsbeek … Continuer la lecture
I was tortured yesterday by the Belgian police 22/10/2019
Testimony after a deportation attempt of a women: http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/2nd-deportation-attempt-with-police-escort-this-monday-21102019-on-sn-airlines/ audio here (engl) I was tortured yesterday by the Belgian police on a SN Brussels (Airlines) plane at 11. They kept my head on the seat. It was 4 policemen with … Continuer la lecture
What to do in case of imprisonment: Update 1 October 2019
For several weeks, the referents of the Citizens’ Platform and Gettingthevoiceout have received far less notifications of imprisonment. However, we still hear about regular raids in ports, cities and train stations. The situation in the centres: Very few retainees still … Continuer la lecture
Helping about arrestations 07/09/2019 FR, NL, ENGL, OROMO
07/09/2019 Engl, nl, oromo below AU SECOURS -Beaucoup d’arrestations ces jours lors de rafles -Gros arrivage au centre fermé 127 bis -Des assistants sociaux qui mettent la pression pour que les nouveaux arrivés ne préviennent pas et ne prennent pas … Continuer la lecture
Prevent a third deportation attempt with escort to Romania 26/08/2019: Update
Update 27/08/2019: He again resisted and was brought back and put in isolation in the secure wing of the closed center of Vottem. It is still his co-detainees in Bruges who informed us and the information has been confirmed. We … Continuer la lecture
Let us prevent a second deportationattempt to Somalia on 17/07/2019 . deportation avoideded
Update 21/07/2019: A has returned on 19/07/2019 and is currently isolated (cachot) in the closed centre 127 bis. He was mistreated by his escort and the passengers in Istambul of the Turkish Airlines flight to Djibouti have resisted his deportation. … Continuer la lecture
Cry for help from a closed centre- July 2019…No to the double penalty : Update 28/07/2019
Update 28/07 2019:”They want to break me and my family in pieces”, “My children will suffer the consequences”. M. is at his wit’s end, certain that the Immigration Office is persecuting him while his 2 children and his young partner … Continuer la lecture
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CHILDREN ARE NOT TO BE LOCKED THAT’S ALL. REALLY??
03/07/2019 CHILDREN ARE NOT TO BE LOCKED THAT’S ALL. REALLY??? For several weeks, young people, sometimes very young, are being arrested on their migratory road in Belgium and retained in closed centres. ‘He has no hair on his chin, Madam’, … Continuer la lecture
Refugees detention 10/05/2019
10/05/2019: Many arrests this week: Willebroek, Zeebrugge, Tournai, Kortrijk, Gare du Nord in Brussels … Some are released after identification and issuance of an « order to leave the territory » (OQT), others are maintained in closed centers. The undisclosed … Continuer la lecture
Status of the badly named ‘transmigrants’ in closed centres [05/04/2019]
Status of the badly named ‘transmigrants’ in closed centres [05/04/2019] We were again informed that several social assistants in closed centres use their influence to dissuade retainees to sign the handling by lawyers, promising them a rapid release if they … Continuer la lecture
Two Testimonies by deported people 11/03/2019
Two Testimonies by deported people: February 2019: B., sent to Caricole, directly from the airport in October 2018, stayed 3 months in the centre. He tells us about the inaction of the social services, “the people” here, they stay 4, … Continuer la lecture
Audio testimony from the Vottem closed centre and call from the Voix des Sans-Papiers (VSP) in Brussels
06/03/2019: Call from the Voix des Sans-Papiers (VSP) in Brussels: One of our friends, Diallo Ahmad Bilo, was arrested on 25 December close to the North Station and transferred to Vottem. Since 11 February he had stomach pains and asked … Continuer la lecture
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At least 100 arrests on our migratory roads, Within 8 days and 50 retentions in our closed centres
Between 4 and 11 January 2019 (8 days), at least 100 migrants were arrested in Zeebruges, Antwerp, on parking places or in trucks, on trains (even though they had train tickets), mainly on the way to the coast. Fifty of … Continuer la lecture
The Foreigners Office want to deport at all costs
17/12/2018: The merry-go-round of retentions/releases of the exiles caught in train stations and parkings all over the country goes on. In November only, 73 arrests have been reported by hosts. Sixty were released in the following days, generally thanks to … Continuer la lecture
October 2018 : Exiles are being harassed
One may witness a real harassment of the exiles who are arrested in public spaces, transports, stations, and parkings. They are driven to the police station or the identification centre in Steenokkerzeel, most of them are retained for a few … Continuer la lecture
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Deported with escort to Ethiopia as of the first attempt on 23 October 2018
Deported with escort to Ethiopia as of the first attempt on 23 October 2018 M., Ethiopian, was arrested on 23 April 2018 and retained in Merksplas closed centre. He had introduced an asylum request but it was refused. After having … Continuer la lecture
Some scheming by the Immigration Office: 21/10/2018 and testimony
A reminder to hosts and visitors of the closed centre: When peopole who are undocumented or in exile disappear or are arrested during one of several raids, it takes 24 to 48 hours to know whether the Immigration office has … Continuer la lecture
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Suicide in closed centre in Vottem: : Gathering on 13/10 2018 : Update
Update 10/10/2018 Mr Gebre Mariam, who committed suicide at the Vottem closed centre on 9 October 2018 had obtained asylum in Bulgaria. He had been threatened with an axe there and absolutely didn’t want to go back to that country. … Continuer la lecture
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When the hell are we going to act? Tortures, deportations, repression.
Tortures at the 127bis closed centre On 23/08/2018 H had an argument with a guardian concerning the food they get at the 127bis closed centre. He was placed in confinement. The day after, several guardians came to his cell. He … Continuer la lecture
Children at the closed center Caricole, again and again
18/08/2018 Since its opening, the Caricole includes several rooms called “family rooms” what others call cells. These rooms have a slightly separate space for sleeping children. Those rooms are separated from the rest of the spaces by locked doors and … Continuer la lecture
Communicating vessels. Overview 15/07/2018
For 10 who go to Great Britain, for 10 who get arrested and retained by the Foreigners Office, 20 others arrive to the North Station. They are communicating vessels! It is the law of supply and demand in this capitalist … Continuer la lecture
Escapes…..and new escape……
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
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
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
Mass arrests and news from the closed centres 26/05/2018
The Office is filling hundreds of places in our camps called closed centres; places that had been made available on the occasion of the raids announced at the North Station and in Parc Maximilien. After the mobilisation of the platform … Continuer la lecture
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Closed centres, our camps for migrants May 2018
The administrative detention of migrants (foreigners without residence permits considered as valid) entered into force in 1988 in Belgium. Since then, the multiplication of this type of space is more than obvious at the border because in 1988 there were … Continuer la lecture
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Hungerstrike in closed centre in Vottem 19/04/2018
It has now been 25 days that an Albanian man retained in the closed centre for foreigners in Vottem has started a hunger strike, and for 3 days a thirst strike. We fear for his life. According to our information, … Continuer la lecture
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Audiotestimony : one who knows his laws and rights, well, they do not like it!
Audiotestimony from a closed centre /February 2018 listen here (Fr) Hello to all, I am here, admitted to the centre Vottem. I was arrested in Brussels because I did not have any papers. I am not a delinquent, I am … Continuer la lecture
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Raids, releases,deportations : news 14/03/2018
For a few weeks, raids on parkings and in stations all around Belgium are ongoing again. Several hosts contact us to warn us of the arrest, often violent, and/of the retention in closed centres of one of their guests. Very … Continuer la lecture
DemonStration at the 127 bis closed centre : « It’s wonderful ! We are not lonely! »
28/02/2018: At the time of big demonstrations by the citizens’ platform in favour of a ‘more human policy’, we received less calls from hosts announcing retentions of exiled people in transit. However, they continue to arrest people: Albanians, Erythreans, Turks, … Continuer la lecture
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New visit by a Sudanese delegation in the closed centres ?
New visit by a Sudanese delegation in the closed centres! Urgent 26/02/2018 : Call by a Sudanese man retained in Merksplas closed centre to a host. “The social assistant warned me that ‘a meeting will take place on 27 February … Continuer la lecture
Testimonies after the evacuation of the 127bis closed centre
On Friday 26th January at 10 p.m. : the alert is given in the 127bis because of smoke due, according to the media, to a short-circuit in an electric cabin :https://www.rtbf.be/info/belgique/detail_evacuation-du-centre-127-bis-a-la-suite-d-un-court-circuit?id=9823196 http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20180127_03324488 All the retainees were displaced in the courtyard. … Continuer la lecture
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Fallen into oblivion in our ‘law-abiding’ state – Appeal to all!
14/01/2018: It seems that the federal police have launched a migrants’ hunting in the whole country, determined to ‘clean’ all the country: arrests in the stations, parkings and trains the last days. Many hosts are calling us to report missing … Continuer la lecture
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The Office des étrangers in counterattack !
The fast intervention team of the Office des étrangers at work On the 25th of December 2017 around noon : a host brings back two migrants to Brussels. The federal police holds an alcohol control on the highway E40 at … Continuer la lecture
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Audio: “There are Sudanese who suffer here” (FR)
There are Sudanese who suffer here During the demonstration for the regularisation on October 12th, retainees of a closed centre wanted to participate live through their phones. Unfortunately it was not feasible for technical reasons. Audio here (Fr) “There are … Continuer la lecture
Maximilien Parc : acknowledged refugee arrested and retained in a closed centre: Update
Update 06/10/2017: Mikele is FREE: Thanks to all ————————————————————————————————————— O5/10/2017 Mikele is a young Erythrean who got arrested in Brussels and retained in the 127bis closed centre on the 22nd of October 2017 although his refugee status had been acknowledged … Continuer la lecture
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14 and retained in a closed centre: Update
Update 1 November 2017 After the call from the closed centre of Merksplas, we promised ourselves that the young boy would not stay another night in that jail. Mission accomplished! Thanks to your calls, faxes and emails, the guardianship service … Continuer la lecture
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Suicide attempt at the Caricole closed centre
19/10/2017 : I. cut her wrist in her shower at the Caricole closed centre on 18th October 2017. She was very bad psychologically for the last two days, she had asked assistance from the medical service and an appointment with … Continuer la lecture
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Children are the first victims of imprisonments and deportations!
03/10/2017 Every day, families are being broken by the Foreigners Office that retains fathers and mothers, separating them form their children, sometimes newborns, and does not hestitate to deport the parent to the “country of origin”, on the pretext of … Continuer la lecture
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Maximilien: Hunger strike at the 127 bis and “Call for air” – Update
Update 17/09/2017: The people who were arrested daily over the last weeks by the police in Maximilien parc, its surroundings and in the North Station are still many to be retained in closed centres. It remains very complicated to spot … Continuer la lecture
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More than 20 Sudanese and Somalis in our closed centres
05/08/2017: Francken discovered two countries he didn’t know: Sudan and Somalia. Since almost a year, migrants – mainly Sudanese and Eritreans, have been sleeping in the Maximilien Parc in Brussels. Associations and volunteers try to provide them with food and … Continuer la lecture
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Construction of three new detention centres in Belgium
05/08/2017: Mid May 2017 the Council of Ministers have approved a masterplan “Detention centres for illegal residents”. The masterplan provides a big extension of the existing return capacity and the creation of three new dentention centres. “With this masterplan we … Continuer la lecture
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Steenrock inside the closed centres
14/05/2017 CENSORSHIP AND REPRESSION The annual Steenrock festival 2017 took place on 06/05/2017 in front of the Steenokkerzeel closed centre to protest against imprisonments and deportation, with concerts, public speaking, demonstration in front of the fences of the centre, testimonies … Continuer la lecture
Suicide attempt at the Caricole
Physically and psychologically exhausted by a retention of more than 3 months in a closed centre, he had to confront the CGRA and the CEE that did not react to his call for help. However, his calls could not have … Continuer la lecture
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“I prefer to die here”
01/03/2017 On the outside, huge barriers, fences as far as your eyes can see, doorphones every 3 meters, windows padlocked with crews. In the inside, innocent people who were born with the wrong documents or in the wrong country. The … Continuer la lecture
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Marqué avec 127 bis steenokkerzeel, homosexualité, Togo
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Three teenagers locked up in a closed center in Bruges (Belgium)
24/02 Strangely enough (!), following our appeal and the reaction of lawyers and organisations, the three kids who had been detained in the closed centre of Bruges for a week have been recognized as minors by the authorities and taken to an open … Continuer la lecture
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Audio : Testimony by an “extremely dangerous terrorist”, dixit Francken (FR)
Our Secretary of State for Aslyum and Migration can see bandits everywhere. He deemed all by himself that Mohamed is THE dangerous terrorist and seeks by all means to deport him without evidence and without appeal. He even publicises his … Continuer la lecture
Alerte Pétition
https://www.petitions24.net/liberez_madame_e_detenue_illegalement_et_separee_de_ses_enfants Englih translation Free Miss E,illegaly detained and separated from her children Miss E is detained since mid-January in the Caricole detention center while she has a valid resident card in France ! Help us to collect as much signatures … Continuer la lecture
Hunger strike in Merksplas, Mistreatment and escape at the 127 bis
02/02/2017 Merksplas Several retainees of the Merksplas closed centre have been on a hunger strike for 5 days to protest against their retention. Three of them have been placed in confinement cells by punishment. An escalation of racist actions by … Continuer la lecture
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A mother of 4 children legally residing in France retained at the Caricole, expecting to be deported to China! FREE!
Update 13/02/2017 RELEASES: AFTER the criminal retention, mid-January, of Mrs E. who was arrested while in transit at Zaventem airport with a French residence permit in order but with a “non-compliant” passport according to the Foreigners Office: AFTER 3 deportation … Continuer la lecture
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Anti-terrorism Abuses : a Testimony
04/01/2017 5 A.M.. T. wakes up. Some noise at the door, like a dog scratching. It is cold this December 5, and since the heating system in the appartment is out of order, she sleeps on the living room couch … Continuer la lecture
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Algerian friends, beware and hide yourselves! The hunting is open – 08/12/2016
We zoeken achter een vertaler in het nl! While Belgium tries, in vain, to reinforce the ‘police cooperation’ with Algeria http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/la-belgique-tente-de-renforcer-la-cooperation-policiere-avec-l-algerie-58494a23cd709a48787c4049 and Théo Francken declares on twitter that they continue working ‘behind the screen’, the hunting goes on. Several dozens … Continuer la lecture
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“On Mondays, the social assistant distributes plane tickets just like peanuts”
Théo Francken is proud to announce the retention and expulsion of many «undocumented criminals ». These endless retentions are challenging, they are part of Machiavellian and dishonest, not to say illegal processes. As an example among many others, some had … Continuer la lecture
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Escape from closed centre in Brugge on 18/11/2016
Six prisoners tried to escape from the detention centre of Bruges on Friday 18/11/2016 at 7 p.m. Four of them succeeded and are now free! Two were held back by the guards. They cut the fence of a window, climbed … Continuer la lecture
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Is Belgium a safe country for asylum seekers?
Detained for 11 months, defended by a lawyer who is a member of the N-VA, then deported to Kabul: is Belgium a safe country for asylum seekers? S.R, a young Afghan asylum seeker, came to Belgium one year ago and … Continuer la lecture
New arbitrary arrestation at the airport 30/07/2016
Mrs. F., of Guinean origin, has been living for 18 years in the United States. She legally stays there, rents an apartment, and works in New York. On 03/07, she lands in Belgium with her two daughters aged 11 and … Continuer la lecture
Racism at our borders 11/07/2016
At Brussels National airport in Zaventem For several months, Subsaharian or Maghrebin travellers in transit at Brussels National airport are caught by the police and retained in closed centres. During the holidays period, some who are legal residents in one … Continuer la lecture
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URGENT call from the Caricole closed centre 06 July 2016: UPDATE
update 8th of July – the second family is composed of a mother and 3 children legally residing in the US for 10 years. Today the 3 children were brought to friends of the mother in Liège. The mother still … Continuer la lecture
Phone recharges needed for the retainees in closed centres
20/06/2016 Retainees in the centres are currently in urgent need of phone recharges. Some were arrested on their migration road (Zeebruge, Ostende, at the French border) and separated from their family whom they absolutely want to find back and/or warn. … Continuer la lecture
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« The closed centre is a small society in itself” 18/06/2016
Words by a retainee in a closed centre for more than 4 months: « The closed centre is a small society in itself: we are getting organised, we discuss with people from all over the world, we have arguments and … Continuer la lecture
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Mr Francken¹s deterrence mission in Albania 13 June 2016
Albanians are the target this time! Théo Francken adds the imprisonment of lots of Albanians in closed centres to his mission. On Twitter (see below) ‘Loads of Albanians in prisons¹ i.e all Albanians are criminals. ŒDeterrence visit in Albania¹. ŒAgreement … Continuer la lecture
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Physical searches at the 127 bis centre in Steenokkerzeel
This Sunday 14/05/2016, suddenly, around 1 p.m., the guards of the 127 bis closed centre decided to search everybody in the wing nr 1. All prisoners had to gather in the common hall. They were called one by one by … Continuer la lecture
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ALERTA 25/04/2016
If you are undocumented and you hear that the police are looking for you in order to talk to you, avoid getting in touch with them. Temporarily disappear from your official address and ask for help to your lawyer, friends, … Continuer la lecture
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France: Mesnil-Amelot : fire in the retention centre
Press release – 8th March 2016 Cimade https://paris-luttes.info/mesnil-amelot-feu-au-centre-de-5012?lang=fr *Fire in retention : the violence in retention has to end* Four arsons happened over the last days in the administrative retention centre (CRA) of Mesnil-Amelot. Among the three of them that … Continuer la lecture
About the eagerness of civil servants at Brussels airport
02/03/2016 We get a lot of phone calls from the Belgian closed centres about arrests at the airport. Among the people arrested, a lot have documents in France, Italy, Belgium, the US and they were transiting through Belgium with a … Continuer la lecture
Documents, really?
26/01/2016 A young boy was deported by force: his parents and family are living here. He left his ‘country of origin’, DRC, when he was 7 years old and doesn’t know anything nor anyone there. His crime: he had a … Continuer la lecture
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Belgian ‘faits divers’16/01/2016
They are two young Bosnians, 18 and 20 years old, living with their families in the North of France. They crossed the border with Belgium to buy cigarettes. They were caught by the Belgian police and at the request of … Continuer la lecture
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In solitary confinement 23/12/2015
A lot of repression in the centres. It seems to be the only communication mean for the management. Some of our friends don’t answer the phone anymore. They just disappeared! Transfers, cells, deportations? Do we have to issue a warrant … Continuer la lecture
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Suicide and hongerstrike in the closed centre 19/12/2015: Update
Update:Closed centres 21 December 2015 127bis: 17 people still on hunger strike. They met the Director of the Centre this afternoon. Vottem: 17 people still on hunger strike in the blue wing, several “leaders” as the Office calls them, have … Continuer la lecture
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Isolation cell, suicide, escape, terror in the closed centres…….13/12/2015
Closed centre 127bis . Last week, a dozen of releases. Among them, a few Afghans who had been arrested in the context of the Afghans’ hunt announced by Francken. This week, reopening of the wing for 40 people with a … Continuer la lecture
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“Policemen dressed up in firemen!”
On 16th of November, 8 undocumented people climbed two cranes in Brussels. Most of them had been on the Belgian territory for more than 10 years. Many have been involved in movements of fight for the undocumented for several years. … Continuer la lecture
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Meeting Sunday 0.2 p.m. Centre fermé 127bis et centre Caricole: Update .
Update 20/09: Detainees were waiting for us in the backyard of the centre with banners, shouting for freedom.A man climbed on the roof with many banners. In a second wing we could not get close to the tension was extremely … Continuer la lecture
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Current target of the Foreigners Office: Iraqis
On 14th September 2015 we learnt that 25 Iraqis were being detained in one of the wings of the 127bis closed centre. Most of them were arrested at the Foreigners Office after being convened. They were told that they have … Continuer la lecture
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Alerte: More than 15 Iraqis in the 127bis closed centre
The Office is easy with the declarations of CGRA and takes action: The CGRA had declared they would freeze the aslyum requests by Iraqis coming from Bagdad, considering that the situation over there might not be that serious! http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1734/Irak/article/detail/2444325/2015/09/03/Gel-provisoire-des-decisions-pour-les-demandes-d-asile-des-Irakiens-de-Bagdad.dhtml http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland/article/detail/2444446/2015/09/03/Tijdelijke-beslissingsstop-voor-asielaanvragen-van-Irakezen-uit-Bagdad.dhtml … Continuer la lecture
Some news : 02/09/2015
After a long silence from our side because of a lack of candidates ready to listen to the detainees in the centres, we are back again (two of us, so any other candidate is welcome!). Our first impressions since our … Continuer la lecture
Call from detainnes of the closed centre in Bruges 05/08/2015
Several detainees of the closed centre have started a hunger strike, some of them 5 days ago. They are claiming for the treatment of their files. Some of them have been there for several months and they didn’t get any … Continuer la lecture
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Their lives are here! News
01/05/2015 Returns: their lives are here! A lot of people who get deported to a country where they transited and who are called “Dublin migrants” are returning back here: they have their life here, their wife, children, work and life … Continuer la lecture
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Warning and news 12/03/2015
Warning : Francken’s targets for the coming weeks will be North-Africans, mainly Moroccans. Mr Francken, alias the anti migration Minister, will soon visit his counterparts in Morocco. He will keep his promises and prepare the deportation of our Moroccans with … Continuer la lecture
An 84 years old terrorist?!
“It is a clear signal that the only good way to come and settle in our country is the legal way”, highlighted M. Francken in a press release!…………………. An 84 years old woman was arrested in the evening of the … Continuer la lecture
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“They want you to die” (FR)
12/02/2015 Mr A is Cameroonian. He has been living in Belgium for 5 years. He is seriously ill and went through two serious throat surgeries. He still has difficulties to speak. The Office want to send him back to Spain. … Continuer la lecture
” One day we will all kick you out !”
12/02/2015 Deportations, news from the centres Here are some news from the situation in the centres. The number of deportations is huge, so are the refusals to be deported, hence the privilege to benefit from a second, third, or even … Continuer la lecture
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The power of life and death
06/02/2015 Achille Gnapi is an Ivorian political opponent to the current regime. He had to flee the country with his family because their lifes were threatened. Some of them are now in Ghana under subsidiary protection, another one requested asylum … Continuer la lecture
New escapes from the Bruges closed centre
After the 12 escapes on January 7th 2015, other detainees gave it a try again. On Monday February 2nd 2015, five detainees escaped through the window at night. Two of them managed to regain freedom whereas the other three were … Continuer la lecture
Attempted escape at the 127 bis closed centre in Steenokkerzeel 18th of January 2015
In the night of 17th of January, three detainees tried to escape. They broke the windowns of their cell and found themselves in the courtyard, trying to climb the fences surrounding the centre. The guards called the police that arrived … Continuer la lecture
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Twelve detainees of the Bruges closed centre escaped on January 7th 2015
We’ve learnt by the Dutch media that 12 detainees of the Bruges closed centre escaped the centre on January 7th 2015! They are of twelve different nationalities. They escaped through the window! They vanished into thin air..
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Guantanamo bis: Letter by a retainee in the Vottem closed centre 13/09/2014:
About closed centres or Belgium’s bad conscience The ugly face of the hideous beast: no one may imagine that human rights are violated to such an extent in the prison institutions called ‘closed centres’ by the Belgian State, and ruled … Continuer la lecture
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25 years imprisonment, 4 months in a closed centre: about the “ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS” of the Foreigners Office…
After 25 years imprisonment, on September 7th 2014, he is brought to the secured wing of the Vottem closed centre in view of his deportation http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/please-translate-in-en_uk-de-gevangenis-in-de-gevangenis-in-vottem-de-beveiligde-vleugel/ He is outraged at this new imprisonment and writes to us http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/guantanamo-bis-lettre-dun-detenu-du-centre-ferme-de-vottem-13092014/ On October … Continuer la lecture
Good news from the closed centres: Escaped on 31/12/2014
This night two very young serbians were able to escape from the 127bis. Incarcerated since three days, they lifted their window out after the last contrôle of midnight and found their freedom.
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How the Foreigners Office generates orphans… Did you say respect for the rights of the child?
She was already doing return trips between Algiers and Brussels for several months with a visa valid for two years, without any problem. Her two daughters were going to school in Brussels. One day, when back to Brussels airport, a … Continuer la lecture
Congolese grandmas at the 127 bis closed centre! 22/11/2014
Humane : no – Fair: no – Efficient : yes – Made by Francken ! They are currently four women between 60 and 70 years old who have been retained in the 127 bis centre, some of them for more … Continuer la lecture
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About ‘disorder’ in closed centres 12/11/2014
Detainees often tell us that they introduce asylum requests in closed centres and that the social assistance of the centre doesn’t send these requests to the Foreigners Office. They are therefore not being considered. One of them even got deported … Continuer la lecture
About ‘organised crime’ in the closed centre of Vottem: Update
27/10/2014: Police officers came into Mr A’s cell in the closed centre of Vottem. They told him they had a warrant of arrest against him and brought him to the prison in Lantin. It seems that the Belgian state (under … Continuer la lecture
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Hunger strikes in Vottem : 09/10/2014
For 6 days, Mohamad I, 24, of Pakistani origin, detained at the closed centre in Vottem, has been on hunger and thirst strike. Today his health is at stake, according to his pairs in the centre. He came to Belgium … Continuer la lecture
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“Shot down like an animal” and others histories 18/09/2014
Shot down like an animal” “On the morning of 15/09/2014, 10 policemen wanted to collect a Nigerian from the closed centre ‘Le Caricole’. When he refused to accompany them they severely beat him and dragged him on the ground. They … Continuer la lecture
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A prison in the prison in Vottem: ” The secured wing of Vottem”
He spent 25 years in prison and some time in the high security wing in Bruges. He served his full sentence. He should have been released under the condition that he would leave the territory; which he had promised he … Continuer la lecture
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“FORGOTTEN” in the sun for two hours 25/07/2014
While this woman, seeking asylum, was driven back from the tribunal, handcuffed as usual as is the custom for foreigners driven in vans, the guards forgot her in full sunlight after reaching the Caricole closed centre. On Monday (22 July), … Continuer la lecture
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Detainees’ Statement closed centre 127bis 15 July 2014
They are sick of being treated like animals. No respect, no right at all. Some do not have any juridical assistance. When seriously ill, they can not see a doctor. If you want to see one, you must wait for … Continuer la lecture
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Wild night at the 127bis closed centre 14th July 2014
Update 15/07: 25 detenees refuse to eate this evening and ask the liberty for ALL. Text message from the closed centre 10:54 p.m. on 14th July « There is a huge mess in the centre. Everyone’s on strike ». At … Continuer la lecture
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A call for help from the inmates of the 127bis detention center 06/07/2014: update
Upodate 11/07 De uitzetting van A in 127 bis en van De man in Voottem werden cancelled Update – Hunger strike at the 127bis, July 8th Yesterday, A. fell in his room. He was placed in solitary confinement after his … Continuer la lecture
Things kick off in the centres!01/07/2014
Merksplas : Two detainees on a hunger strike for 8 days have been in solitary confinement since then. Vottem For 19 days, an Indian man detained in Vottem has been on hunger strike. Four days ago, he also started a … Continuer la lecture
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Escalation of hunger strikes and protests in the detention centres 27/06/2014
Vottem After the hunger and thirst strikes by mostly Pakistani people, among whom two have been released, there seems to be a new hunger strike movement concerning around 20 people. Merksplas Six days ago, a protest movement started, notably a … Continuer la lecture
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Message from The prisonners in the detention centrum 127 bis 25/06
MERCI, DANK U, Thank you to everybody from the camp DEMONSTRATION of the Caravan 2014 of undocumented migrants and refugees 26 juin 2014 Start : Place du Béguinage Brussel 04.30 p.m People from all over Europe organise a Caravan For … Continuer la lecture
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Closed centre Vottem : Saturday 21/06/2014, solidarity with the hungerstrikers: rue de Visé ,Vottem near Liège
For the last 8 days, a hunger strike, and sometimes a thirst strike, has started at the closed centre in Vottem. Among them are people who fear for their lives in case of forced depor-tation. One example among many others: … Continuer la lecture
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17/06/2014: Hongerstrike in Vottem
For six days, several persons have been on hunger strike, some on thirst strike, at the closed centre in Vottem. Among them are people of Pakistani origin who fear for their lives if deported by force. Indeed, in Pakistan several … Continuer la lecture
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General search at the 127 bis closed centre and total chaos 06/06/2014
Following several events, the 127 bis has become a powder keg General search and seizure of prayer carpets On June 4th 2014, after a meeting organised with the detainees by the Centre Management, during which the majority had complaints about … Continuer la lecture
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Closed centers and deportations: “Brilliant system that works fine” 12/05/2014
“They have a lot of money here: Two cops for each deportation, several times per day, who get payed for a roundtrip. It’s a big budget for a country in crisis!” “Commerce is going well in closed centers” In the … Continuer la lecture
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Violence and a hunger strike at the detention center of Bruges – 25/02/2014
UPDATE: 25/02 19:00: the effectiveness of repression: calm returns to the detention center of Bruges: Some placed in solitary confinment, groups of cops with dogs. “Resisting was impossible” say the prisoners. 25/02 10:30: The police is in the center with … Continuer la lecture
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The inmates of the 127bis detention center are outraged ! 17/02/2014
A man in his 50s tried to kill himself on Friday 14/02/2014. He cut himself with a knife. The other detainees were very upset this morning, the suicide attempt was spectacular. The man was taken to the hospital and the … Continuer la lecture
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Raids targeting Guineans 06/02/2014:
Our Maggie Deblock and her friend Freddy Roosemont, director of the Immigration Office are visiting Conakry; At the same time, Guineans get stopped at the the Immigration Office or in public places. This February the 1, a police raid took … Continuer la lecture
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Descente de police dans le camp pour étrangers de Merksplas 28/01/2014 (FR°
Ce 28/01/2014 à7h30 un nombre impressionnant de policiers accompagnés de chiens sont descendus dans les 3 ailes fonctionnelles du camp (une quatrième aile est en travaux suite à des évasions il y a 2 mois). Les détenus ont été amenés … Continuer la lecture
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Tensions in the closed centre of Vottem 12 January 2014:update
Update 15/01 “Following the ‘encounter’ with the director of Vottem, five detainees were placed in solitary confinement and fifteen were transferred to other centres!!! The calm was restored! Since the evening of Saturday 11 January, the tension has been high … Continuer la lecture
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Chronicles of ordinary women deportations : January 18 2014
A few stories of women in the centres: A lot of women are ringing us these days to denounce the situation of their co-detainees in the closed centres of Bruges and Steenokkerzeel. A climate that is harsh and heavy. On … Continuer la lecture
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UUUrgent , centre fermé 127bis 10/01/2014 :(FR)
Update: 13/01: les travaux de peinture ont commencé dans l’aile 1. Même que certains détenus y participent et seraient payer pour leur travail (en noir?) Ce matin l’aile 1 du centre fermé 127bis à Steenokkerzeel a été vidée de ses … Continuer la lecture
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How Maggie creates her figures and so inflates her popularity within a manipulated electorate
O1/O1/2014 Preamble : The detainees currently provide us with very little information on the situation in the closed centres (detention centres) it is only once released or deported that tongues are loosened and that they give us the information they … Continuer la lecture
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In front of the closed centre 127 bis: 08/12/2013
On Sunday 8th December in the afternoon, cheerful chaps gathered in front of the 127bis closed centre in Steenokkerzeel. After they exchanged a few words with the detainees who were in the yard, the guards rapidly had the detainees go … Continuer la lecture
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About the hunger strikes in the closed centres 09/12/2013
In four closed centres, hunger strikes have been started by prisoners in protest against the death of a young man from the Ivory Coast in the closed centre of Bruges on 5 December, and out of solidarity with the people … Continuer la lecture
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Disaster at the closed centre in Bruges, 5 December 2013
Update 06/12 10 p;m A Bruges, la police est intervenue ce 06/12. Elle est restée dehors et a appelé plusieurs personnes un par un à l’extérieur. Trois personnes ont été Certains ont été mis en isolement, trois autres transférés vers … Continuer la lecture
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Some good and bad news – 27 November 2013
First the bad news The 17 Congolese at the 127 bis are in mourning: the mother of one of them died yesterday night in Angola. He had not seen her for years and has been retained in the closed centre … Continuer la lecture
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News from the closed centres
11/11/2013 The fight of the Congolese in the closed centres: Since the grouped flight that brought 10 Congolese and our Minister De Crem to Congo on 27th October 2013, around 30 Congolese are still detained in our closed centres in … Continuer la lecture
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In Vottem, we heat ourselves with bedsheets.
5/11/2013 The flames of anger remain in the coldness of the closed centers. They consumed a sheet in a cell on Monday night in the closed centre of Vottem, as voices rose louder and louder against the detention conditions. Accident … Continuer la lecture
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Deportation and detention centers : Violence and Violence …. : 14/10/2013
Deportation: Mrs S was expelled onthe sly to Togo . http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/deportation-at-any-price/ She underwent serious violence committed by the Belgian escort during the eviction . On her arrival in Lome , she was taken to the hospital. She filed a complaint … Continuer la lecture
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Deportation at any price
Mrs S., of Togolese origin, was deported by the Foreigners Office on October 6th. It was the third deportation attempt on her and it was done in secret to avoid any resistance or mobilisation. She was isolated Saturday 5th of … Continuer la lecture
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Commemoration of Semira in the closed centre in Brugge
google translation: Closed center “The Refuge“: 32 women, of different origins have dressed in the colors of Nigeria, have gathered and have a few minutes of silence held for Semira Adamu, then they sang for her memorial. their message: “In … Continuer la lecture
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Closed centre: shut up, you have no right, we are the law 30/09
They left their ties in search of no matter what, and after a long journey that may be disastrous, they find themselves face to face with the cold and cruel welcome of the West that goes on looting their home … Continuer la lecture
Hungerstrike in closed centrum in Merksplas 20/09/2013 (FR) Update
Engl transl? Update 21/09: Cinq prisonniers ont été mis au cachot hier soir. Le directeur est venu menacé les grévistes de la faim et leur a dit que si ils continuent leur mouvement il appellerait à nouveau la police. Vingt … Continuer la lecture
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Hunger strike at the 127bis closed centre in Steenokkerzeel 8th September 2013
43 detainees of the 127bis closed centre stopped feeding themselves today. They claim for the hospitalisation of a Palestinian co-detainee who has been on hunger strike for 11 days and who is not well at all. The management of the … Continuer la lecture
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SN Brussels Airlines raid in a closed centre
Some detainees have told us that SN Airlines Agents ‘paid a visit’ to a few detainees in a closed centre on September 3rd 2013. They asked to see the file of several Africans to be deported soon and who had … Continuer la lecture
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Women detained in the closed centre in Bruges:
Update: On 08/25 9.30 p.m., at least two Congolese women were placed in confinement with no reason and not allowed to warn anyone. Women in the centre are very worried and fear a surprise deportation for them. Togo, Congo, … Continuer la lecture
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A minor detained in the 127 bis closed centre 25/08/2013.
He is 17, Guinean. He came to Belgium when he was 12. He had been to Switzerland with a girl friend. The Swiss police brought him back to Belgium. He was told to go to the Foreigners Office; which he … Continuer la lecture
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127 Bis Closed Centre : « You must leave » 14/08/2012
Moroccans, Algerians, Tunisians, Palestinians, Pakistani, Guineans, Congolese, Bulgarians, Afghans… They are being arrested at the Foreigners Office, at home, on the street, at work, etc. Every day, newcomers are being told ‘you must leave’. Some 30 Afghans are now detained … Continuer la lecture
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Migration policy in Belgium.
31/07/2013 -About the worthlessness of detention centres Many are currently being picked up at home very early in the morning, regardless of their nationality, by the local/federal police on the authority of the Foreigners’ Office SEFOR Service, because they had … Continuer la lecture
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Morrocans and Tunisians, legal or ‘illegal’, employed or unemployed: arrests, imprisonments and deportations
10/06/2013 It seems that a majority of arrests, detentions and deportations are currently reserved for Morrocans and Tunisians. It seems that the Foreigners’ Office is again targeting both nationalities, after having bothered Guineans, Albanians, Kosovars and many others before. Today, … Continuer la lecture
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Resistance and Repression in the closed centres 05/24/2013
Bruges On the 23rd of May, prisoners in Bruges went on a hunger strike. http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/general-hunger-strike-at-the-bruges-detention-centre/ According to the news we got today, the police arrived in big number this morning and searched all the prisoners of the centre and their … Continuer la lecture
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General hunger strike at the Bruges detention centre
Update: At 9 a.m are many police in the centre The people detained at the detention centre in Bruges ‘De Refuge’ on wings A, B, C and D have informed us that they have today, 23 May 2013, begun a … Continuer la lecture
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News from the fugitives from the closed centre of Brugge
Three men had managed to escape from the detention center of Bruges 06/05. We learn that they have left the country for warmer skies. They feel free and are happy!
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Strategy of fear in closed centres – Hunger strike suspended – Solidarity
The women who had started a hunger strike on 7th of May in the closed centre in Bruges suspended their action on the 9th of May after strong pressure from the management. http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/break-out-and-hunger-strikes-in-the-closed-centre-of-bruges/ They wanted to meet journalists to denounce … Continuer la lecture
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Break-out and hunger strikes in the closed centre of Bruges
Update 10/05: http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/strategie-de-la-peur-dans-le-centre-ferme-de-bruges-greve-de-la-faim-suspendue-solidarite/ Update: 08/05 Around 50 are on a hunger strike and they are extremely united. A few women do not strike, either because they are pregnant or sick. The management seems to currently accept the action, the only … Continuer la lecture
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Demonstration and agitation in and around the closed center 127bis. A collective deportation planned ?
On the 21 of april a few hundred people demonstranted in front of the closed center 127bis in Steenokkerzeel. They oppose the dentention of a few dozens of Guineans in diffrent detention prisons around Belgium, possibly with … Continuer la lecture
“What happens here is state secret”: News from the centres 8/4/2013
Even if an important solidarity rises up between prisoners, we seldom come to hear of real actions to be set up from the inside. Certain centres are very repressive and it is becoming increasingly hard to know what is going … Continuer la lecture
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Urgent News : 8th April 2013
Violence in the centres On the 15th March, a man who was coming back from the closed centre of Merksplas after a third deportation attempt had an altercation with the manager of the centre. The security was called. He was … Continuer la lecture
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12/03/2013: News of closed centre
Good news first Seven prisoners escaped from the closed centre of Merksplas during the night. The screws noticed their disappearance early morning. The escapees were already far away, vanished into thin air! One prisoner for whom a second deportation attempt … Continuer la lecture
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Naturalised and detained!
15/02/2013: Mr Traore is free today. 10 days illegal detention for Mr Traore. Thousands days of illegitime detention for the others Freedom for all. Nobody is illegal. Mr Traoré, of Guinean origin, has been living in Belgium since 2004. He … Continuer la lecture
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Unrest and repression in the Belgian closed centres!22/01/2013
Merksplas: Fifteen days ago: the riot police organised a raid with dogs in the closed centre. They were very harsh and beated the detainees event in the centre’s mosk. Some detainees showed resistance and 6 of them were put into … Continuer la lecture
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NEWS FROM THE CENTRES : January 2013
“BACK TO LIFE AFTER CHRISTMAS AT CARICOLE” A man wrote to us that he came to Belgium to celebrate the Christmas with his sister and had a valid visa. He was arrested at the airport, detained in the Caricole centre … Continuer la lecture
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About the courts’shambles:
It often happens that courts decide on the release of an undocumented person from a closed centre because the detention has been too long, inappropriate, there was no risk of escape, etc. Systematically, our authorities – i.e the Foreigners Office, … Continuer la lecture
Closed centre of Merksplas 26/11: Solidarity can be very expensive in prisons!
They were a few solidary people in one of the blocks in Merksplas. They had been living together for several weeks and were peacefully fighting against discrimination every day. “Each and every one deserve their dignity” they said. Three of … Continuer la lecture
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SILENCE – DEPORTATIONS IN PROGRESS!!!!!News November 2012
Some news from the closed centres and deportations in Belgium. Arrestations and imprisonments are very very fast and most of the times arbitrary. Even though prisoners are submitted to blackmail and threats on a daily basis and many do not … Continuer la lecture
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Charter flight to Albania on October 24 organised by Frontex (??)
We learnt that among them was a man who had been living in Belgium for 15 years and was separated from his wife and 5 years old son. Another Albanian was visiting Brussels as a tourist. He has his own … Continuer la lecture
News from closed center of Brugge 21/10/2012 (FR)
ENGL TRANSLATION WELCOM! Suite à l’action devant le centre fermé de Bruges ce 20/10/2012 , http://bxl.indymedia.org/articles/5474, http://bxl.indymedia.org/articles/5464, nous avons reçu des dizaines d’appels des personnes enfermées dans le centre, pendant et après l’action. Nous avons eu l’occasion de faire sortir … Continuer la lecture
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Letter from a friend of a detainee at Merksplas
Dear I want to tell you something about the detention center of Merksplas. This happened yesterday and today. A detainee told me and I wanted you to be informed as well. Yesterday during dinner, something happened to a boy, named … Continuer la lecture
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Information from the closed centre of Merskplas 15/12 /2012
Nobody dares to talk. “As soon as one talks, one gets into trouble and is punished”. No one dares to make phone calls: they are told that phones are tapped! Those who ring us from the outside generally speak on … Continuer la lecture
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News of the closed centers September 2012 (FR)
(Can somebody translate it???You send it to gettingthevoiceout@vluchteling.be) “La machine à expulser fonctionne bien chez vous” nous dit un détenu!… » “Tout ce qu’on peut faire est combattre pour garder surface” “Après quelques jours on choisit la résignation” “Pour … Continuer la lecture
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News from the centres / The big cleanup
Imprisonments, deportations, flights with escorts. The rejection of populations who flee tragic situations in their countries and who would like to share the ‘democratic’ system of our developed countries is in full swing. The leaders of our Fortress Europe will … Continuer la lecture
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O5/06 Chao in closed center 127 bis in Steenokkerzeel
05/06 Chaotic day in the 127bis Following several perturbations (two “uncooperative” refugees transferred from Vottem to 127bis, isolation of a man from the Ivory Coast and another one from Guinea who doesn’t eat nor drink since his arrival last week), … Continuer la lecture
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4/06/12 SERIOUS SUICIDE ATTEMPT in the closed centre of Bruges, and HUNGER STRIKE in Caricole
07/06 :Notre ami a été ramené au centre avec diverses sutures aux poignet et au cou. Il est toujours en isolement. Actuellement il refuse de manger et serait transféré dans un aure centre dans les prochains jours This Monday morning, … Continuer la lecture
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News from the Belgian Closed Centres, 24 May 2012
All information gathered from the closed centres for the last two weeks http://www.gettingthevoiceout.org/ According to the prisoners of the closed centre 127bis, 90% of the detainees are DUBLIN 2 cases. They are being deported to the European country where they … Continuer la lecture
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News from the closed centres, 12 May 2012
127 bis: a lot of stress in the centre, many discussions, one suicide attempt, conflicts among detainees and isolation of recalcitrant individuals. Two persons have been in a hunger strike for one week: one national from Maghreb and one from … Continuer la lecture
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Closed centres : Humanitarian or repressive ?
MISINFORMATION From inside the 127bis closed centre, during the SteenRock on May 5 2012 here Some people greatly appreciated this act of solidarity, even though it was really though that afternoon… The security service had been reinforced (twice or three … Continuer la lecture
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News from the closed Centres, 1 May 2012
Closed Centre 127bis Steenokkerzeel – A Congolese woman, was released with an order to leave the territory after almost six months in prison. Listen to her interview here – In the night from 25th to 26th of April, violent altercations … Continuer la lecture
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News from the centres: strategy of fear. Closing of one of the wings of the Vottem Centre in Liège.
They are all under pressure. Most of them do not dare having contacts with the outisde for fear of reprisals. They feel absolutely helpless. Some of them ended up accepting their deportation after the bullying by the staff of the … Continuer la lecture
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News from the closed center (FR)
NOUVELLES DES CENTRES FERMES 6 /04/2012 Depuis l’organisation des 2 charters vers la Guinée et vers le Congo, beaucoup sont très angoissés et ont peur d’un nouveau charter collectif. D’après certaines sources des nouveaux vols collectifs sont prévus vers le … Continuer la lecture
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Nouvelles des centres – 29/02/12 (FR)
127bis : Tension palpable au centre fermé. Les prisonniers ne font plus confiance à personnes. Ils se sentent trahis par tout le monde. Un prisonnier est en Grève de la faim depuis 6 jours. Il est là depuis presque 3 … Continuer la lecture
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Rassemblement contre le nouveau centre fermé « le Caricole » interdit – 18/12/11 (FR)
Ce dimanche 18 décembre, 150 personnes s’étaient rassemblées à la gare de Nossegem pour marcher vers le centre fermé 127bis et découvrir le 127ter, toute nouvelle prison qui accueillera bientôt, et avec fierté, les dangereuses personnes – femmes et enfants … Continuer la lecture
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