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Migrants escape during action at detention camp

by Open-Publishing - Friday 1 August 2003

28.Jul.03 - A delegation of activists who have partecipated to the antiracist camp has entered into the military airport of Bari Palese where there is a detention center for migrant citizens that was born during the Kosovo war. This non place can "host" untill 2500 people: at the moment 70 people, all refugees asking for asylum, are here detained waiting for being transferred in other detention centers or to be deported thorough mass deportations. In this non place, violations of the fundamental rights are daily. Activists have entered into the airport and have recorded the voices and the images of the migrants inside. Outside other activists with banners have blockaded the street outside the airport .
During the initiative a number of migrants have managed to escape form the centre. [More details : http://www.noborder.org/ item_fresh.php?id=267 ]

international noborder-camp in frassanito, italy