Upcoming Events

14 May: Film Screening Into The Fire

June :G8 2013, more info at network23.

Meetings

Our next meeting is Thursday 6th June,2013 7pm at LARC (London Action Resource Centre), 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, E1 1ES.

Solidarity demo at Oakington immigration prison, 18/04/10

April 17, 2010

In the early hours of Thursday morning this week a 40 year old detainee died at Oakington immigration prison (just outside Cambridge). While the cause is not known, other detainees reported that he had been refused medical attention despite complaining of feeling unwell on Wednesday. One source told the Guardian newspaper that the man, who is thought to have had a heart attack, had asked for Panadol repeatedly and was seen

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Death in Oakington immigration prison, Thursday 14th April

April 16, 2010

At 4am on Thursday 15th April a 40 year-old Kenyan man detained at Oakington immigration prison near Cambridge died after being refused medical care by G4S staff.

There were day-long protests and a stand-off between detainees and police following the death. More than 180 detainees broke through the gates of one of the detention centre's compounds and occupied a courtyard, preventing police and coroners officials entering the room where the man's body lay. 60 of the "ringleaders" of the protest have now been moved to other detention centres and prisons.

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