Posts Tagged ‘Campsfield’

Sudanese cameraman new removal date set for Tues 2nd Dec – flight cancelled again but action still needed

UPDATE Dec 2nd: GOOD NEWS! Mustafa was released from Campsfield House IRC yesterday and arrived back in Nottingham late last night. He was released with nowhere to stay, but his friends were waiting. His campaign and Mustafa send many, many big thank yous’ to all the people who have signed petitions, faxed letters, been out [...]


Mustafa not deported but still in detention; Selina & Family also get stay of removal

Supporters have informed us that Mustafa Abdulrahim Mustafa is still here after his removal to Sudan by BMI (British Midland Airways Limited) was due to take place on Saturday Oct 4th, but please continue to fax letters to the home secretary and immigration minister on his behalf. He is still in Campsfield House (Immigration Removal [...]


Nottingham’s Mustafa Abdulrahim Mustafa detained & faces deportation on Saturday 4th October: Urgent appeal

UPDATE: Mustafa is still here in England, but please continue to fax letters to the home secretary and immigration minister on his behalf. He is still in Campsfield house removal centre and the home office say they have no plans to release him. Mustafa Abdulrahim Mustafa, who has been in UK since June 2004, was [...]


Emergency support demo called on evening of continued Campsfield hunger strikes

An emergency support demo for Campsfield protesters, where there are currently up to 60 people on hunger strike (nearly a third of all of those inside), has been called by Campaign to Close Campsfield this evening Tuesday 12th August at 6:00 pm. Location of demo:Campsfield House IRCLangford LaneKidlingtonOxfordshireOX5 1RE No Borders Nottingham sends solidarity greetings [...]


Another riot at Campsfield (Oxfordshire) detention centre – 14th June 2008 (& escapes a few days later)

LATEST NEWS 19 June (BBC Oxfordshire): 7 detainees escape from Campsfield overnight. Information about the most recent riot on June 14th by those who are sick of being detained, can be found on Indymedia (Migration section): http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/401100.html Those of us on the outside show our solidarity with those who are locked up for no other [...]


Amdani’s deportation flight cancelled on day of removal – and moved today to Campsfield

Amdani Juma’s deportation flight to Burundi via Nairobi on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 was cancelled at zero hour on Tuesday June 10th as an application for an judicial review, accepted by the High Court, was finally acknowledged. No thanks to the Home Office who could have ended his misery by discretion without forcing him to [...]


Direct action against Campsfield detention centre’s private operator

How many activists does it take to shut down the UK head offices of a multinational corporation? On 30th November it was done with just four, when activists visited the national head offices of GEO, the company which manages Campsfield detention centre in Oxfordshire. Despite the poor publicity (the demo was not announced on any [...]


Campsfield: Nine hurt in asylum centre riot

From the BBC web site – 14 March 07: Seven staff and two inmates have been injured in a fire after a riot broke out at an immigration detention centre. Emergency services were called to deal with the incident at Campsfield detention centre near Kidlington, in Oxfordshire, early on Wednesday. more??