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Photos of the Yarl's Wood protest, 21st Feb

One of NoBorders | 21.02.2010 21:11 | Migration

Activists from No Borders London, Campaign Against Immigration Controls and Feminist Fightback today held a protest at Yarl's Wood immigration prison in solidarity with women detainees who have been on hunger strike since 5th February. The protesters managed to get past the security barriers and walk around the barbed-wire fence with banners, shouting solidarity slogans via loudspeakers and making noise with pots and whistles for well over an hour. They were repeatedly cheered by detainees inside, who waved their hands through half-open windows and displayed hand-written placards expressing their suffering.

arriving
arriving

walking round the back
walking round the back




facing one of the wings where detainees could see and hear the protest
facing one of the wings where detainees could see and hear the protest

shouting solidarity slogans
shouting solidarity slogans

and making noise
and making noise


detainees cheering protesters
detainees cheering protesters

and waving hands
and waving hands

"I am in here 5 months"
"I am in here 5 months"

"My wife is pregnant"
"My wife is pregnant"

who said there is no freedom to protest any more?!
who said there is no freedom to protest any more?!


leaving
leaving


For more details, see the press release at  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/02/446465.html

One of NoBorders

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  1. Great stuff! — Chiara no borders