This post was written by Zoe Burton, Programme Manager (maternity cover, 2012 and 2014) for Music in Detention (MID). MID is a member of the Detention Forum. I was delighted to be recruited to Music In Detention as [...]
Bridget Walker is an active member of the Detention Forum and works with a number of NGOs. She shares her personal reflection on the way the media keeps the myth of "dangerous foreigners" alive. ‘The death was used as [...]
This article by Shauna Leven and Sam Grant was published as part of Unlocking Detention series on Open Democracy. London’s synagogues have set up drop-in centres for destitute asylum seekers and are campaigning to end immigration detention. [...]
In this blog post, two people currently detained in Morton Hall detention centre tell Leeds No Borders about their experiences. ''From 8pm til 8am we are locked up ... Phone signal is really bad so no one can [...]
This post was written by the Morton Hall Detainee Visitor Group (MHDVG). The quotations included in the post are from people currently detained in Morton Hall, who have spoken with MHDVG for this piece. Morton Hall Immigration Removal [...]
Image courtesy of Freed Voices This post is written by Hamid, who has experienced immigration detention. His testimony was provided for Detention Action's forthcoming annual report. In the three and a half years I was in detention, I was [...]
The writer visited one of the wings of Brook House Immigration Removal Centre a few years ago. This is an edited version of his diary. Several months previously, I was part of a small group of people who [...]
Estelle Worthington is Regional Activism Co-ordinator, North West. She writes about how local organisations came together to collect evidence for the ongoing parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention. Over the last month, I’ve had the opportunity to hear many [...]
Image courtesy of Michael Collins This article by H was published as part of Unlocking Detention series on Open Democracy. One man tells of his experience of being incarcerated in the UK for three years for being a migrant, [...]
Henry, currently detained in Haslar detention centre and facing deportation to Nigeria, has been previously featured on this blog writing powerfully about "Too many laws, not enough justice". You can read Henry's blog post here. Henry has now [...]