Repair and relief beyond marches
All eyes were on London on 16 May 2026, as another large far-right march went ahead. Many counter-protesters converged in London to assert their commitment… Read more »
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Solidarity in the Face of Detention
News | Solidarity | These Walls Must Fall
On March 24, Fatou Tamba was detained after attending a routine reporting appointment in Liverpool. Her case highlights the harsh realities of the UK’s detention system and the human cost of seeking sanctuary. Join us in demanding justice—sign the petition and stand in solidarity with Fatou and others who are trapped in this unjust system.
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‘That’s why These Walls Must Fall’ – Report from the national demonstration to end immigration detention
Maggy Moyo, Right to Remain’s These Walls Must Fall Organiser, reports on the demonstration that she led with the No To Hassockfield campaign. Maggy Moyo… Read more »
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‘It’s got to be done.’ These Walls Must Fall campaigners continue their fight to close down Hassockfield detention centre
On gloriously sunny Saturday 14 May, These Walls Must Fall campaigners from Manchester, Liverpool and West Yorkshire joined forces with others in Durham to say NO to the new immigration detention centre in Derwentside.
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Anti-racism in practice: there’s a lot of work to be done
There is a clear and urgent need for the sector, our movements to be honest about the multiple forms racism can take. We function within an inherently racist society. Therefore, our organisations, our movement will not emerge unscathed.
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The importance of grassroots campaigning in working towards ending immigration detention
Lisa Matthews, coordinator at Right to Remain, writes for the Detention Forum about the importance of grassroots campaigning in working towards ending immigration detention.
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Covid-19: NGOs call for people to be released from immigration detention
Coronavirus: Human rights and legal organisations have written to the Home Secretary to demand the release of all people from immigration detention.
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Supreme Court confirms that Jalloh’s curfew amounted to false imprisonment
We were pleased to hear the news last week that the Supreme Court had dismissed the Home Office’s appeal on the matter of Mr Jalloh’s unlawful curfew, which had been maintained for two years.
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Holiday time? Spare a thought – and solidarity – for those in detention, hidden away at UK airports
As the holiday season approaches, alongside the prospect of another brief summer in the UK, those of us privileged enough to do so find ourselves arriving at airports, eagerly awaiting our escapism. But most holiday makers do not know that their chosen airport is a prison to those who want to stay in the UK.
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Football vs the Home Office
Yesterday, Mount Pleasant Park Football Club staged a mini-football-game-protest outside Vulcan House, the Home Office building in Sheffield, against detention and deportation.
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Video link bail hearings: limiting access to justice
PhD researcher Jo Hynes wrote this week about her observations on the use of video link technology in immigration bail hearings.
During her observations, bail was refused in 31% of the cases heard via video link and never refused in instances where cases were heard in person.
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“You literally live in constant anxiety”: reporting at the Home Office
Ultimately, the real solution to this distressing ordeal is to end immigration detention altogether.
Until then, there are practical things that people can and should be doing if they or someone they know is at risk of detention.
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