Friends call for Yarl’s Wood closure

Friends joined others to demand the closure of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre

by Tara Craig 12th June 2015

Friends joined hundreds of protesters on 6 June to demand the closure of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and the freeing of the women detained there.

John Cockcroft, Sheila Mosley and Chris Gwyntopher of the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) were among the protesters. Speakers included Helena Kennedy QC, Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty, and actresses Juliet Stevenson and Romola Garai. Natalie Bennett of the Green Party also spoke, as did activists Finn MacKay and Zrinka Bralo.