Newcastle protest in solidarity with Yarl's Wood

Sunday 07 March 2010 16:24 by No Borders North East | More →

Members of No Borders North East unfurled a banner from a rooftop in Newcastle city center this morning (6th March 2010). They were showing their support for the women from Yarl's Wood detention center, who have been on hunger strike for several weeks, and demanding an end to immigration detention.

Strike Spreads: Up to 55 detainees have also been refusing food for the last four days in Harmondsworth detention centre.

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