In Steenvoorde (Nord Pas-de-Calais), the association Terre d’Errance runs a camp for 25 Eritreans, offering them material aid, food and healthcare.The Flemish far-right organisaton “Maison flamande” has called for a demo in Steenvoorde to demand the closure of the camp. In response, Turbulences Sociales have called for a demo tomorrow at 2pm in front of Steenvoorde town hall in support of the camp and to reject xenophobia and racism.
Monthly Archives: February 2011
France twice attempts deportation to Libya, 22nd-23rd February
According to Anafe, last Tuesday and again last Wednesday, whilst the repression in Libya from Gaddafi was ever increasing, the PAF (border police) of Roissy tried to deport a Sengalese national to Tripoli. The deportations were only prevented with the intervention of the Europe Court of Human Rights.
Hunger strike and revolt at Vincennes detention centre, Paris
On Tuesday a hunger strike began at Vincennes detention centre (CRA) near Paris. Last night at 7pm a fire started in one room. Police helicopters circled overhead.
Stop repression of refugees! Demo in Brussels on Monday
CRER (Coordination contre les Rafles, les Expulsions et pour la Regularisation; Coordination against Raids and Deportations and Regularisation) is calling for a demo this Monday in protest at the violence at Steenokkerzeel 127bis detention centre, the arrest of 150 Pakistanis who were occuping a building near the Gare du Midi and police raid on a house occupied by families at Place Lietz. Meet 10am, 28/02/11, at the Porte de Namur Metro Station, Brussels.
Fire at Steenokkerzeel detention centre, Brussels, 20/02/11
Today, Sunday 20th February, that there was a fire in the detention centre 127bis at Steenokkerzeel near Brussels. All the detainees were evacuated and one escaped. The fire coincided with a solidarity demo which was taking place outside the centre. See a video report here.