On 1st September there was a fire at Canet CRA (detention centre) in Marsailles.Tension had been high for a few days with detainees complaining about the food and several detainees resisting deportation. Around 9pm, mattresses were set on fire on the first floor and the CCTV cameras blew up. Detainees from other floors started to join in but the protest was quickly quashed by the police.

On 4th September. one of the detainees who was identified as being involved in the distrubance was sentenced to 8 months imprisonment and given a €1600 fine. Another detainee who was put in segregation after the fire and who has since been released has signs of being beaten on his body.

There will be a solidarity demonstration outside the CRA today (8th September) at 6pm.