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It felt like prison' - An asylum seeker's view of life inside a Heathrow detention centre - MyLondon
![Self-harm in detention centre up threefold in three years despite drop in population, report finds | The Independent | The Independent Self-harm in detention centre up threefold in three years despite drop in population, report finds | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/02/19/colnbrook-immigration-removal-centre.jpg)
Self-harm in detention centre up threefold in three years despite drop in population, report finds | The Independent | The Independent
![London, UK. 14 September, 2019. Colnbrook detention centre. Combined with its neighbour Harmondsworth, it forms Heathrow London, UK. 14 September, 2019. Colnbrook detention centre. Combined with its neighbour Harmondsworth, it forms Heathrow](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WWBFDJ/london-uk-14-september-2019-colnbrook-detention-centre-combined-with-its-neighbour-harmondsworth-it-forms-heathrow-immigration-removal-centre-the-largest-detention-centre-in-europe-credit-mark-kerrisonalamy-live-news-WWBFDJ.jpg)
London, UK. 14 September, 2019. Colnbrook detention centre. Combined with its neighbour Harmondsworth, it forms Heathrow
![Riot police race to immigration removal centre as detainees 'wield knives' and 'wood' | UK | News | Express.co.uk Riot police race to immigration removal centre as detainees 'wield knives' and 'wood' | UK | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/1200x712/4384220.jpg?r=1667648266669)
Riot police race to immigration removal centre as detainees 'wield knives' and 'wood' | UK | News | Express.co.uk
![Colnbrook immigration centre murder probe launched after detainee dies 'in fight' | Daily Mail Online Colnbrook immigration centre murder probe launched after detainee dies 'in fight' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/02/08/018FF1330000044D-3993058-image-a-1_1480665982578.jpg)
Colnbrook immigration centre murder probe launched after detainee dies 'in fight' | Daily Mail Online
![Colnbrook protest: Activists 'glue themselves to gates' at Heathrow immigration removal centre | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Colnbrook protest: Activists 'glue themselves to gates' at Heathrow immigration removal centre | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/25/08/colnbrook2511a.jpg?width=1200)
Colnbrook protest: Activists 'glue themselves to gates' at Heathrow immigration removal centre | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![Brexit Bin 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🕊🇺🇦 #BrexitReality on Twitter: ""Marta, 24, was sent to the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre. All her personal belongings were seized. 'My window had bars, the walls barbed wire'. Another young Brexit Bin 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🕊🇺🇦 #BrexitReality on Twitter: ""Marta, 24, was sent to the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre. All her personal belongings were seized. 'My window had bars, the walls barbed wire'. Another young](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1TTBjqXEAEBcY3.jpg:large)
Brexit Bin 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🕊🇺🇦 #BrexitReality on Twitter: ""Marta, 24, was sent to the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre. All her personal belongings were seized. 'My window had bars, the walls barbed wire'. Another young
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Life inside Colnbrook detention centre: 'There are no windows, no wind. The men all suffer mental health problems' | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
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Inquiry after death of detainee at Colnbrook immigration removal centre | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
![One of the rooms in the long-term wing is seen at the new Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre near London's Heathrow Airport, September 16, 2004. The centre, which opened on September 15, will One of the rooms in the long-term wing is seen at the new Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre near London's Heathrow Airport, September 16, 2004. The centre, which opened on September 15, will](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4J84D/one-of-the-rooms-in-the-long-term-wing-is-seen-at-the-new-colnbrook-immigration-removal-centre-near-londons-heathrow-airport-september-16-2004-the-centre-which-opened-on-september-15-will-house-up-to-360-immigration-detainees-whose-removal-from-the-uk-is-imminent-after-having-been-denied-asylum-or-entering-the-country-illegally-and-who-are-at-risk-of-absconding-2D4J84D.jpg)
One of the rooms in the long-term wing is seen at the new Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre near London's Heathrow Airport, September 16, 2004. The centre, which opened on September 15, will
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Life inside Colnbrook detention centre: 'There are no windows, no wind. The men all suffer mental health problems' | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
![Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos on Twitter: "EU citizens feeling full force of immigration law. 2 new cases at #Heathrow. 21 year old Greek arrived w/out work VISA: 2 day detention at Colnbrook, then deported. Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos on Twitter: "EU citizens feeling full force of immigration law. 2 new cases at #Heathrow. 21 year old Greek arrived w/out work VISA: 2 day detention at Colnbrook, then deported.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu06_6jXYAYE8_r.jpg)
Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos on Twitter: "EU citizens feeling full force of immigration law. 2 new cases at #Heathrow. 21 year old Greek arrived w/out work VISA: 2 day detention at Colnbrook, then deported.
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