@beyonddetention.bsky.social
Supporting people in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, and beyond. https://linktr.ee/beyonddetention
What great support from our walkers inside YW!
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Interesting in Volunteering?
Our next volunteer information session is on the 18th of September 7:30-8:30pm!
We would love to see you there!
Sign up via the link below👇
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#Volunteering #HumanRights #YarlsWood #CommunitySupport #EndDetention #MakeADifference
@medicaljustice.org.uk
13.08.2025 11:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Medical Justice’s new report shows immigration detention is harming vulnerable people — and it’s getting worse. We stand with them in calling for an end to this system. Please take a moment to read their findings. 📖 medicaljustice.org.uk/annual-revie.... #EndDetention #MigrantRights
01.08.2025 13:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
It's #RefugeeWeek 2025!
This year's theme is "Community as a Superpower".
celebrating the incredible everyday.
Ordinary and extraordinary. Simple acts of shared generosity and how kindness multiplied can become an unstoppable force! Keep your eyes peeled for more information through the week!
Detention is harmful and the decision to detain a person should not be taken lightly. But according to Home Office statistics released today, 51% of people they detained were later released back into the community. This raises the serious question: why were they detained at all?
22.05.2025 14:24 — 👍 8 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
"10 years of limbo is not immigration policy. It is a prison sentence."
Nish, a youth organiser here at Praxis, shares her experience of the 10-year-route and shows how cruel and punishing Labour's latest proposals are 👇
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
Today is the day!!
Click the link here to donate! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood...
#sponsoredrun #beyonddetention #runningforjustice
Just under 24 hours to go!!
30.04.2025 11:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🏃♀️ In 48 hrs, runners inside Yarl’s Wood will take on their own challenge and we’re just £80 from our goal!
Help us get there: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood...
#RunForChange #donatenow #helpusgettoourgoal
We’re halfway to our £500 goal! The amazing folks we support are doing a sponsored run for Beyond Detention — and have already raised £250!
Help us reach the finish line: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood...
#BeyondDetention #YarlsWood #SponsoredRun #Fundraiser #EndImmigrationDetention
We’re halfway to our £500 goal! The amazing folks we support are doing a sponsored run for Beyond Detention — and have already raised £250!
Help us reach the finish line: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood...
#BeyondDetention #YarlsWood #SponsoredRun #Fundraiser #EndImmigrationDetention
Camps like Wethersfield and Napier are dangerous, dehumanising, and entirely unacceptable.
We’ve joined Asylum Matters and over 70 organisations calling for their immediate closure. People seeking asylum deserve safe homes in our communities
Read more here 👇
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The donation link for our Sponsored Run is now LIVE! 🏃♀️💥
Every pound you give helps us continue our vital work and will mean so much to those we support. Your support means practical help and hope for those who need it.
📲 Donate now and be part of the change. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yarls-wood...
A very powerful thread created by @detentionaction.bsky.social on immigration detention in the UK, read more below 👇
14.04.2025 10:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🏳️🌈 LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum deserve better than overcrowded hotels and unsafe living conditions. Conversation Over Borders' new report highlights the urgent need for reform.
Let's create safe, community-based housing for ALL. #SafeHomesNotHotels
🔗 www.conversationoverborders.org/safe-homes-n...
📣Save the date!📣
Join us for our next Information Session on the 4th of April from 10-11AM via teams. 🌟 Learn more about what we do and how you can get involved as a volunteer.
Sign up now by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below! 👇
beyonddetentioninformationsessions.eventbrite.co.uk
We would like to wish a very wonderful Eid Mubarak to everyone who celebrated yesterday ✨
31.03.2025 09:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Final Reminder! 📣 come along to our information session this Wednesday to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved!
Sign up via the link below 👇
Thank you @aviddetention.bsky.social for sharing. As an organisation working with people in Yarl’s Wood, we see these injustices far too often. No one should be unlawfully detained. #EndDetention
06.03.2025 10:58 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Nadra Tabasam Almas, of Leicester, was detained at Yarl's Wood detention centre in 2018 for 2-weeks.
She was unlawfully detained before her ability to work, buy food and socialise was “grossly restricted”, the high court has said.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
We’re delighted to announce the AB Charitable Trust’s generous support for the next three years, helping us continue our vital work with individuals affected by immigration detention in the UK. We're incredibly grateful for their support! #HumanRights #Gratitude #ImmigrationSupport #grateful 🙏
06.03.2025 10:51 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
📣Save the date!📣
Join us for our next Information Session on the 20th March from 19:30-20:30 via teams. 🌟 Learn more about what we do and how you can get involved as a volunteer.
Sign up now by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below! 👇
beyonddetentioninformationsessions.eventbrite.co.uk
2/2 and held in modern slavery. We do not believe this demonstrates the "compassion and dignity" promised by the government.
#peoplenotpawns #endimmigrationdetention #humanity #compassion #kindness
Birds flying with the text “if you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor”
1/2 Like many of our partners, we were appalled yesterday that the government chose to release footage of people being forcibly deported from the UK. Many of the people we support in #immigrationdetention have lived in the UK for many years; have family here, or have been trafficked, exploited-
11.02.2025 10:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Infographic for Beyond Detention’s information session, 7th February 2025 at 10:00-11:00AM
Join us for our Information Session on February 7th, 10:00-11:00 AM & learn more about what we do and how you can get involved as a volunteer!
Scan the QR code or follow the link below to register👇
beyonddetentioninformationsessions.eventbrite.co.uk
See you there!
#VolunteerWithUs
#beyonddetention #yarlswood #charitiestraining #immigrationsuppport #asf1form
03.02.2025 12:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beyond Detention Book and Pen Stating “Beyond Detention 01234272090 and info@beyonddetention.org”
Television screen stating “applying for accomodation & financial support” and a table holding paper documentation
We learnt so much during our training session with Navigating Migration on completing Accommodation & Subsistence and Financial Support applications. It was an incredibly important session for both our team and volunteers, helping us better support those navigating the UK immigration system.
03.02.2025 12:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0A new mum, a newborn baby…and only a Moses basket to start with …💛
With your support we can continue supporting those in need.
Donate here👇
www.beyonddetention.org/donate
#supportingfamilies
#endimmigrationdetention
#beyonddetention
Stella, our trustee at Beyond Detention, shares her powerful story and experience within the immigration system. Now an MSc graduate in AI & Data Analytics, her story is one of resilience and hope.
Read it here: internationaldetentioncoalition.shorthandstories.com/mama-stellas... #BeyondDetention
