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On the movement to shut down Yarl’s Wood

“Headbutt the bitch, I’d beat her up,” said one Serco guard, caught on camera at the notorious UK immigration removal centre. Cartoonist Rowan Kinchin on activist efforts to set the women free:

Rowan Kinchin
23 May 2015

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  • Lilija’s account of protecting the other detainee is here at Detained Voices.
  • Movement for Justice By Any Means Necessary are committed to building an independent, integrated, mass, youth-led civil rights movement. You can find out more on Facebook, on Twitter @followMFJ and at www.movementforjustice.org/
  • Find out more about the demonstration on the 6th June here on Facebook. The demo is supported by several groups including Women for Refugee Women.  
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