hree people kill themselves in Glasgow Red Road court rather than being removed.
Reports from other asylam seekrs living in the same flat block have stated:
1. That the home office were knocking on the door of the flat when the people decided to end their lives.
2. That the firday before the incident the police had told them to leave their house making them homless
3. That the idea of returning to thier home counry terrorfied them.
4.That around their bodies where printed letters stating
WE WANT OUR FREEDOM
BELEIVE US
WE HAVE DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM
the home office deny any involvement and deny they were there
the YMCA will not give their names or nationality
the staff at Peterhill drive Red Road have told asylam seekers if they talk to the press they will be kicked out.
Everyday the home office makes many people's lives hell. It puts already vunurable people in horric conditions of stress paranoia and depression. It tears apart families and destroys lives.
Come and demonstrate tomorow out side FESTIVAL COURT 11.30am
Bring your drums your voices and your passion!!
These people have come to us for help and we will not let them be treated this way
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08.03.2010 21:45
Tuesday 9th March
11.00 outside the Home Office reporting centre on Brand Street
Residents of Red Road have asked the Unity Centre for help with a demonstration outside the Home Office on Tuesday 9th March in memory of the three people who fell to their death on Sunday monring from one of the tower blocks in Red Road.
The three people, a woman and two men, who died are thought to have lived in Red Road for two months.
It is difficult to understand why it has taken the police more than 24 hours to identify the three people as all asylum seekers are repeatedly asked to give thier finger-prints by the Home Office and their landlords, the YMCA, should be able to tell the police who was living in the flat at the time.
Neighbours have told Unity that Strathclyde police visited the people's flat on the 15th floor last Friday to tell them that their asylum case had been refused and that they would have to leave the flat. In our experience the police only come to the door of a refused asylum seeker at the request of the landlord after the family have refused to leave their accommodation. So far, the YMCA who were landlords for the three are refusing to comment to the media.
At the moment, the Home Office are denying any involvement however it has been known for asylum seekers to be so desperate that they jump from their windows if they think they are about be detained in a dawn raid by the Home Office's Enforcement Team. Neighbours have said that they thought the Home Office had been there on Sunday morning when the three jumped.
Please come to the Home Office at 11.00 tomorrow (Tuesday)
The UNITY Centre
30 Ibrox Street
Glasgow
G51 1AQ
0141 427 7992
UNITY
Local community vigil
08.03.2010 21:51
Unity is still calling for a protest outside the Home Office un Glasgow at 11 am tomorrow.
UNITY