Polisson

Trial for a revolt in the Vincennes detention centre

On January 25th, 26th and 27th, ten former detainees of the Vincennes detention centre will be tried for a revolt.

During the first semester of 2008, revolts repeatedly occured in the Vincennes detention centre, a place where undocumented foreigners are locked up pending their deportation. On June 21st, a detainee died for lack of care. The next day, the centre was burnt during a revolt. Later, a number of detainees were arrested and accused of arson and aggression against police officers. Most of hem have been in preventiive jail for eight to twelve years.

A solidarity week will be organized from January 16th to 24th. For the time being, two events are decided to open and close the week.
— January 16th at 7pm: solidarity evening with projections, informations and discussions (CICP, 21 ter rue Voltaire, Paris 11).
— January 24th at 3pm: meeting with exchange of informations about the struggles against detention centres and, beyond them, the migratory policies in Europe (CIP, 14 quai de Charente, Paris 19). It would be good if some of you can attend, in continuity with the preceding meetings in Paris and Barcelona. And still better if you can stay for the trial.

You can also find a new brochure put online, that makes a review of all the known companies that profit of this detention system and collaborate with it- localy, or internationaly.

Here’s the link.