In the frame of the current citizen mobilisation, many associations and citizens from France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands will participate to the action "Refugees welcome", to be held in Calais on Saturday, September 19th.
Further to the security common statement made by the English and French Home Secretaries, T. May and B. Cazeneuve, the idea is to propose to the citizens, collectives, associations, and personalities, to sign a citizen statement of solidarity, (…)

Migreurop-press release

A revolt movement has exploded on the 18th of February 2009, in the overcrowded detention centre for migrants on Lampedusa island (South Europe), is not only the result of unacceptable conditions wherein are detained its occupants.

In Cyprus immigration and asylum laws do not respect European Union standards, putting migrants and refugees in a position of extreme insecurity, especially those that are kept prisoner in detention centers. In Nicosia, the latter are held in premises that are absolutely inappropriate to detention (lack of privacy, overcrowding), while Cypriot law does not stipulate a time limit for the administrative detention of foreigners . There are those who have been waiting two or even three years (…)

Testimonies of the movements in the Retention Centres of Vincennes and elsewhere

Started in the Mesnil-Amelot center, the movement has extended to both Vincennes centers