Big turnout at national demo against Hassockfield
Over 500 people turned up at the weekend to show their opposition to the new detention centre for women at Hassockfield. This was a great turn-out for this national demonstration held on Place Green in Durham. Detention Forum was proud [...]
New social media volunteers sought
At Detention Forum, we have a dynamic and committed team of social media volunteers, who help us to engage with our 12,000+ followers on Twitter and many, many more people. The current team of social media volunteers come from a [...]
National demo against Hassockfield detention centre
At the start of 2021, news emerged that a new Immigration Removal Centre was to be opened in County Durham. It soon came to light that this was to be a site for women, and was to replace Yarl's Wood [...]
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People who've built a life here should feel safe in the knowledge that Britain is their home.
But time and again we see this government try to tear people away from their communities - from their families, homes, the country they often grew up in. 1/🧵
Sending #LGBTQI+ people to Rwanda is not safe. If you care about the LGBTQI+ community, on #IDAHOBIT2022 I ask you, @BorisJohnson @pritipatel, to ditch this deal with Rwanda immediately and to treat LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in the UK with compassion and dignity. (3/3)
Help us remind this government that we need a compassionate asylum system that allows #LGBTQI+ people to overcome the traumatic experiences they’ve been through and finally feel free and safe from harm here. Share the tweet below ⬇️ (2/3)
On #IDAHOBIT2022 we need to come together to raise awareness of the violence and discrimination that LGBTQI+ people face around the world and the challenges that those seeking asylum face here in the UK. 🌈
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