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Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit
A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour made nearly £1m in profit last year.
July 13, 2018
Spycop’s alias confirmed by public inquiry
Simon Wellings was the alias used by a so-called spycop who operated north of the border after infiltrating the anti-globalisation group, Global Resistance.
January 27, 2017
Police inspectorate calls for time limit on immigration detention
The organisation responsible for scrutinising police in Scotland has backed a call for an end to the indefinite detention of immigrants.
January 26, 2017
Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers held despite doctors’ fears
Nearly 300 extremely vulnerable asylum seekers held in Dungavel by Home Office despite doctors expressing fears over their well-being.
December 2, 2016
UK ‘distorts’ torture evidence putting lives at risk
Government officials are increasingly challenging independent evidence of torture, raising fears genuine asylum seekers could be sent home.
May 21, 2016