BA fly you to death
one of noborders | 06.10.2007 00:35 | No Border Camp 2007 | Anti-racism | Migration | London
To coincide, The Independent published a feature about people being beaten by UK escorts during deportations and on airplanes: 1st 2nd and 3dr page.
A, on the front page, whose leg was broken, has sadly been deported to Cameroon. Apollo, Beatrice and Armand T. are still detained.
Apollo and Beatrice should be having bail hearings next week (supporters in court would be most welcomed).
Apollo was visited by the No Borders detainee support group, who were his first contact with the outside world when he was detained, shorly after he arrived. When he was released he joined the No Borders group. Apollo was re-detained some 2 months ago and beaten during an attempt to deport him.
If you haven't seen The Independent:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3028727.ece
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3028726.ece
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article3028716.ece
http://comment.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/article3028690.ece
On Monday The Independent has given lots of good coverage about deportations to particularily dangerous countries, 1st and 2nd page: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article3018348.ece
Not bad for the corporate media.
one of noborders
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detaineesupport@riseup.net
Additions
Home Secretary facing revolt in parliament ( I wish! )
06.10.2007 09:52
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is facing calls for a full Commons statement into allegations that hundreds of people being deported from Britain faced beatings and racial abuse by their official escort teams.
MPs of all parties expressed horror at cases of alleged abuse highlighted by The Independent.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article3033323.ece
Those of us who are into lobby MPs please write to their MPs!
antiracist
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