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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

REVEALED: Asylum seeker on hunger striker denied emergency help at migrant centre | Rare Historical Photos

Care4Calais

An asylum seeker who collapsed while on hunger strike at a newly-opened migrant centre was denied emergency medical help, a refugee charity has claimed.

Care4Calais has released footage of an incident at the former RAF Wethersfield air base in Essex, which was recently turned into a housing centre for up to 1,700 asylum seekers.

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