"Brian, Chelsea and Selina, Still here, Still fighting

The good news is that the flight is definitely stopped and the lawyer has applied for temporary residency for the family while we get the case sorted. If that is granted they will be free to come home late today.

If not, we will need to apply for bail and hopefully they will be home early next week, all being well. If it's bail, we will need to raise the funds and a lot of people in the community and individuals in church groups have already pledged money to help.

The support has been fantastic from the community, neighbours and church groups. Friends raised the money to pay for the lawyer and their is fund-raising going on now among school friends and church supporters in case we need to put up bail. Scores of people have written to the Immigration Minister Liam Byrne, including kids from the school.

Brian said that he was okay, but didn't like living in a dungeon.

The family have seen the online petition, which has over 855 signatures, and an article from the local paper, The Nottingham Evening Post, and they were very moved by all the support they've had from friends and neighbours.

The bad news is that Chelsea the young girl has only eaten four spoonfuls of baked beans since she was taken away on Monday. The doctors at the detention centre says she will be fine like that for seven days - but she has come out in eczema, which she hasn't had before - because of the trauma. If we don't get the temporary residency, we'll be taking her case to the children's commissioner.
Arthur Piper for the Campaign

 selina_adda@live.com
Sanctuary for Brian, Chelsea & Selina
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk

Don't forget to sign their petition
 http://www.petitiononline.com/asf03oct/petition-sign.html


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Friends of Brian, Chelsea and Selina
No Place for Children Campaign
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Detention is physically and emotionally damaging for children

Have you signed the New Statesman's online petition to end the detention of children for immigration reasons?

Have your friends in your /faith group/school/college/work place/community!

Your MP/Councilor/Chair, Secretary of your Trade Union!

Organize a lunchtime/evening/signing session, where you work/live!

No place for children petition
 http://www.newstatesman.com/2008/09/children-petition

Bethlehem's testimony/A pointless and brutal practice/No place for children/Hidden lives, public voices/"We are trying to find alternatives"/Innocent prisoners/A fair deal for children/One step forward . . ./Facing deportation
 http://www.newstatesman.com/subjects/no-place-for-children

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Leeds No Borders
Following the initial discussion in September, we are planning to hold a meeting of the group of women asylum-seekers and supporters this Saturday, 4th October. Meet at 2 p.m. at Common Place, Wharf Street. All women welcome! Jane

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Yarl's Wood fire: High Court stiffs GSL for riot damage costs
An attempt by Global Solutions Limited (GSL) to make the public pay for the destruction of Yarl's Wood in 2002 has failed.
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/Newszine99/Yarl%27sWoodFire.html

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Yarl's Wood 'still inadequate' says report
New operator still to address concerns over healthcare and over-long stays. Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre is inadequate in several key areas, according to a new report by its watchdog. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for Yarl's Wood has just published its findings from weekly unannounced visits over the last 12 months.
 http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/bed-news/Yarl39s-Wood-39still-inadequate39-says.4546883.jp

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Four men escape from Oakington Immigration Removal Centre
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/7645812.stm

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British envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed, according to leaked memo

Britain's Ambassador to Afghanistan has stoked opposition to the allied operation there by reportedly saying that the campaign against the Taleban insurgents would fail and that the best hope was to install an acceptable dictator in Kabul.
Full article: Charles Bremner and Michael Evans, The Times, October 2, 2008
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4860080.ece

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Source for this Message:
New Statesman
Leeds No Borders
NCADC
BBC
Bedford Today
The Times