Yarls Wood

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As coronavirus infects women in Yarl’s Wood, detainees make urgent demands

Eliza Egret , 29th March 2020

Hands in handcuffs

Three women share heartbreaking stories from the notorious Yarl’s Wood detention centre

Fréa Lockley , 30th January 2019

Handcuffs

Britain’s brutal deportation policy is putting lives at risk. We must take action to stop it.

Fréa Lockley , 1st August 2018

Caroline Lucas speaking to the camera at a train station

Caroline Lucas just accused the government of “psychological torture”

Andrea Needham , 16th June 2018

People walking along on the shadows with heads down

How the ‘biggest company we’ve never heard of’ tries to profit from everything we do

The Home Office response to hunger-striking women is the vilest thing you’ll read today

‘A lie from the pit of hell’, detained women call out the Conservative MP who denied their existence

Theresa May unhappy

As the media fixates on Theresa May’s £26 dress, the High Court finds she’s broken the law. Again.

Emily Apple , 28th July 2017

Yarl’s Wood has been protected by the government for too long. It’s time to shut it down [OPINION]

Sophia Akram , 13th September 2016

The government are refusing to talk about abuse of women, because it ‘might harm business interests’

Elizabeth Mizon , 15th June 2016