Today (Monday) the woman, who was dawn raided when she was five months pregnant, was told to come back to the court tomorrow for the start of her trial for assault. During the dawn raid she was thrown to the floor, stripped naked, handcuffed and her three-year old son was taken away for one week.

This would not happen to a criminal in Scotland but because this woman was an asylum seeker the Home Office Enforcement Unit thought they get away with treating her so badly.

Her lawyer says she is being made a scapegoat and that she could be sent to prison for three to five years. The court case will take at least three days. This trial will be the first time that the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Unit will have to justify their brutual use of dawn raids on families with children in an open court.

This woman needs your support!

Self-defence is no offence!


PLEASE COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS WOMAN

She needs to have people at the court every day to show that she has many supporters. Her trial will start at 10.am. If you cannot come please send messages of support.

We will have a solidarity demonstration outside the Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday 21st August at 1.00pm
Please bring as many people as possible

GLASGOW SHERIFF COURT
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA

MAP:  http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/locations/index.asp?crt=glw&val=map

BUS
The following services pass through Gorbals Cross (adjacent to the Sheriff Court): NorthlSouth Clyde 2000; Magicbus (KCB) route 175; and Strathclyde Buses routes 5, 5A, 12, 31, 66, 66A, 75. Caledonia Buses, route 66

UNITY!
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The Unity Centre
30 Ibrox Street
Glasgow G51 1AQ

0141 427 7992

 theunitycentre@btconnect.com
www.unitycentreglasgow.org

(posted by TCAR in Newcastle upon hearing the news)