The 13 Kurdish refugees held at Campsfield Detention Centre in Oxfordshire ended their hunger strike on Sunday 17th August, following a visit from International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) representatives. They had been on hunger strike since Saturday 9th demanding an end to forcible deportations to Iraq and the release of all Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers from detention. Other detainees in Campsfield from countries such as Iran, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and the Congo had also joined the hunger strike in solidarity with the actions of the 13.
Faxes and letter of protest against the forced repatriation of Iraqi asylum seekers can be sent to:
Jacqui Smith
Home Secretary
2 Marsham St
London SW1P
Fax: 020 7035 4745.
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