Detention of Zimbabweans in UK 'no longer justified' / Guardian, 24 June 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/24/immigrationpolicy.zimbabwe?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
Alan Travis
"A group of six Zimbabweans who have been detained for up to 23 months in a British prison pending their deportation have appealed to Gordon Brown to release them until it is safe for them to be sent home. The group, who are being held at Haslar prison, Gosport, say that they are facing what appears to be "indefinite detention" since the escalation of violence in Zimbabwe led to the Home Office decision to halt all deportations to Zimbabwe. "It is reasonable to suggest that our detention is no longer justified as it is clear that there are no imminent removals," said their joint appeal from inside the Hampshire prison which is used as an immigration detention centre."