Category: Politique migratoire

Gebre Mariam – Never forgive, never forget (9 October 2018). Seven years since a man committed suicide at the detention center in Vottem

Seven years ago this very same day, on 9 October 2018, we learned of the death of Gebre Mariam, a 36-year-old young man from Eritrea, who had been detained for four months at the Vottem detention centre (Liège). The memory … Continuer la lecture

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After the death of a comrade, a friend, a fellow prisoner, repression intensifies in the centres

Since Mahmoud’s death yesterday at the 127bis closed centre (near Zaventem), five of his comrades have been put in solitary confinement and forcibly transferred to three different centres: two in Bruges, two in Vottem (Liège), and one in Caricole (also … Continuer la lecture

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Suicide of a Palestinian man last night at the 127bis detention centre – Rest in power Mahmoud Ezzat Farag Allah

The detainees at 127bis alerted us this morning that a man had committed suicide during the night at the centre. The man was Mahmoud Ezzat Farag Allah, a Palestinian who had been detained at the centre for three months.  His … Continuer la lecture

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Murder of Semira Adamu – 27 years later

Twenty-seven years ago today, on 22 September 1998, Semira Adamu was killed by Belgian police officers. The 20-year-old woman, an activist and undocumented migrant, was undergoing her sixth attempt at deportation. Escorted onto the plane by nine white police officers, … Continuer la lecture

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Resistance to detention centres – Day of commemoration for Semira Adamu & against the planned construction of a detention centre in Jumet

From 1998 to 2025: it has already been 27 years since Semira Adamu, then detained at the 127bis detention centre, lost her life, murdered by police officers who suffocated her during their sixth attempt to deport her by plane. 27 … Continuer la lecture

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Belgian Arizona (part 4 – detention & deportation): x-ray of a repressive, racist and inhumane migration policy

On January 31, 2025, the new federal government finally unveiled its long-awaited coalition agreement. From the very first lines of the preamble, the tone was set: Bart De Wever, newly appointed Prime Minister under the banner of the N-VA, made … Continuer la lecture

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Belgian Arizona (part 3 – asylum): x-ray of a repressive, racist and inhumane migration policy

On January 31, 2025, the new federal government finally unveiled its long-awaited coalition agreement. From the very first lines of the preamble, the tone was set: Bart De Wever, newly appointed Prime Minister under the banner of the N-VA, made … Continuer la lecture

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Belgian Arizona (part 2 – residence): x-ray of a repressive, racist and inhumane migration policy

On January 31, 2025, the new federal government finally unveiled its long-awaited coalition agreement. From the very first lines of the preamble, the tone was set: Bart De Wever, newly appointed Prime Minister under the banner of the N-VA, made … Continuer la lecture

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An escape from 127bis!

We have heard that a man managed to escape from 127bis last week by climbing over the fences. We wish him well! Abolish detention centres and all prisons! Freedom for all!

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ABOLISH FRONTEX

 ABOLISH FRONTEX : https://fr.abolishfrontex.org/

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