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	Belmarsh (HM Prison) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HM Prison Belmarsh is a high security prison in Thamesmead, South East London, England.
		The governor of Belmarsh Prison is Claudia Sturt.
		Abu Hamza al-Masri - 2004 - On 7th February 2006 Hamza was found guilty of 11 of the 15 charges he faced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belmarsh_Prison (209 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Politics \| Special Reports \| Prisons chief condemns Belmarsh security
		The overall verdict from the chief inspector is that the prison, which combines the roles of maximum security and serving the local courts, is struggling to meet the basic needs of its prisoners, despite recent improvements and the efforts of managers and staff.
		She says that security is given a high profile at Belmarsh and category A restrictions were applied to all prisoners, but managers and staff spent so little time in the company of prisoners that "dynamic security" was little developed.
		Ms Owers says that the anti-terrorism detainees who were brought directly to Belmarsh from their homes, rather than via a police station, were initially refused a telephone call to legal representatives or family until their contacts had been cleared by the security department.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1057371,00.html (679 words)

	Urgent: Belmarsh Prison Not Allowing Muslims To Celebrate Eid! - Ummah.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Muslim prisoners at Belmarsh high security prison who were told they would have to celebrate Eid, their most important religious festival, a day late because of staff and accommodation shortages were yesterday accorded a small victory after an intervention by the Guardian.
		Belmarsh has been criticised for its alleged racist culture and has had difficulties in dealing with Islamic prisoners, including those held there without charge or trial because the home secretary, David Blunkett, suspects them to be international terrorists.
		Last year, a former Belmarsh prison officer was awarded £28,000 compensation after he suffered racist abuse at the hands of fellow officers, including being urinated on by three colleagues and told he stank.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=30907 (3778 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Belmarsh
		THREE of the four suspects accused of trying to kill commuters in the failed suicide bomb attacks on London on 21 July appeared in court yesterday amid an unprecedented police operation at the high-security Belmarsh complex.
		Belmarsh detainees to be freed despite new anti-terror law
		HOME Secretary Charles Clarke and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw are seeking a deal with North African countries to allow the 12 terror suspects being held in Belmarsh and Woodhill prisons in London without trial to be safely deported.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=1241 (333 words)

	village voice > news > Britain's Dark Places by Kareem Fahim
		The detainees at Belmarsh and Woodhill prisons are all foreign nationals and asylum seekers, and many have been imprisoned without trial for two years.
		Conditions in Belmarsh for such prisoners are harsh, and have come under fire from rights groups in the past.
		The suspects at Belmarsh and the handful confined at Woodhill in Milton Keynes, are being held under emergency anti-terrorism laws passed in Britain three months after September 11.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0401/fahim.php (1258 words)

	Terrorist suspects detained in Belmarsh prison without trial
		The only reason that G is not still in Belmarsh is because he had a nervous breakdown last year and was released on bail after being judged by doctors to be psychotic.
		Despite evidence from psychiatrists commissioned by the Home Office itself, and despite the fact that G was to remain under conditions that amounted to house arrest, he claimed that the prisoner was merely 'presenting himself' as having mental health problems, and characterised the decision as 'bonkers'.
		Belmarsh is a prison well known for the worst kinds of criminals and the government put me there.
	www.fairtrials.org.uk (13873 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| Belmarsh - Britain's Guantanamo Bay?
		In December 2001 nine foreign nationals were removed from their families by police and taken to Belmarsh Prison in south east London.
		The men are being held under anti-terror laws bought in following September 11, which allow the home secretary to detain without trial foreign nationals he suspects of terrorism, but cannot deport because it would endanger their life.
		The conditions the detainees are kept under at Belmarsh have been likened to the extreme regime at the US military prison in Cuba, where more than 600 detainees - including four Britons - have been held following the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/3714864.stm (770 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Fears for Belmarsh Muslim inmates
		It is important for Belmarsh not to be diverted by issues specific to a small number of prisoners, he added.
		But the Home Office said Belmarsh has 17 different religious faiths represented and staff are made aware of the cultural and religious issues.
		At the time of inspection, four category A prisoners were considered to be an exceptional risk and were undergoing an assessment process, she said, after which they were allowed to take part in communal worship.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/4784768.stm (596 words)

	Richmond and Twickenham Times
		However, having spent the morning at Belmarsh last week I left with one impression prison ain't what it used to be.
		Belmarsh, which opened 15 years ago, has four Houseblocks, residential units which each hold different categories of prisoner.
		Belmarsh has its own library and classrooms where inmates can sit short courses in everything from literacy and numeracy to cookery and music.
	www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk /display.var.656090.0.0.php (704 words)

	An Interview with a former Belmarsh detainee
		When I got into Belmarsh, the standard procedure was, you know, they put me in the holding room, and then they took all my details, took all my belongings, wrote it down, I signed for them.
		The time I got to Belmarsh was in the night, so at least I got to sleep; it took me some time to get to sleep, but then afterwards I got some sleep.
		In Belmarsh, they have a unit called a CASS unit, that deals with people with psychiatric problems, so you get to see psychiatrists and there are some activities that you do there, but there’s nothing much.
	www.lutonmuslims.co.uk /intrvblmrshdtnee.htm (10155 words)

	Statewatch News Online: UK - Belmarsh: Indefinite detention and mental health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Belmarsh prisoners: report on indefinite detention and mental health
		On 13 October a report by 11 psychiatrists and a psychologist on the mental health of the Belmarsh prisoners detained under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCS) was published.
		Eleven men are detained indefinitely at Belmarsh high security prison under the ATCS 2001.
	www.statewatch.org /news/2004/nov/01belmarsh-mental-health.htm (218 words)

	Politics \| Belmarsh detainees consider suicide, says freed man
		The first of the Muslim detainees released from Belmarsh high security prison after being held on suspicion of terrorism has told the Guardian his fellow prisoners are suffering such severe mental problems that they constantly consider suicide.
		The Special Immigration Appeals Commission ruled that G had become mentally deranged in Belmarsh and that his detention meant he was in danger of self-harm.
		M claims Belmarsh cannot cope with mental health issues but the Home Office argues that each prisoner has the same healthcare provision inside as they would receive outside.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4908409-110247,00.html (640 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The report said around a quarter of Belmarsh inmates were foreign nationals, half were fl or minority ethnic prisoners and over 100 were Muslims.
		Owers said staff at Belmarsh in east London did not understand Muslim inmates' social and religious behavior and said there were few relationships between staff and detainees.
		The Belmarsh prison is a grim reminder of the US prison of Guantanamo in Cuba, where the US holds up to 500 terror suspects arrested in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
	www.islamonline.net /English/News/2006-03/08/article06.shtml (737 words)

	Aidan Hulme -- FULL STATUS NOW Campaign
		Aidan Hulme (26) was arrested in Belfast in February 2002, and extradited to Britain to face charges of ‘Conspiracy’ relating to the arrest of his brother Robert in November 2001.
		On the evening of the 19th of September, Belmarsh Prison authorities telephoned Aidan Hulme's mother to inform her they would need 4,000 pounds sterling in cash by morning in order to transport Aidan to and from the hospital.
		Today, one month from the date of Belmarsh Prison's receipt of the cash amount of 4,000 pounds Sterling; and in contempt of a court order to release him; Aidan remains at Belmarsh Prison.
	www.voy.com /102812/126.html (1048 words)

	Cageprisoners.com - serving the caged prisoners in Guantanamo Bay
		Originally from Algeria he was imprisoned in HMP Belmarsh in 1995 on an extradition request from France for alleged involvement in Islamic terrorism related activities.
		Yet he is perhaps the happiest and most satisfied man in Belmarsh Prison, despite not knowing when or if he will ever walk the streets in freedom again.
		When I met him eight years later in Belmarsh, he said to me, “I can still remember the delicious taste of those mouthfuls of food!” Rashid Ramda said this, because he is a man who does not grow old...
	www.cageprisoners.com /page.php?id=15 (4089 words)

	Letter From Muslims In Belmarsh
		This letter was received by the Islamic Observation Centre from behind the bars of Belmarsh high-security Prison in Britain.
		Frankly, your brothers here didn’t know of this deception that was happening in this land, nay, they thought it was restricted to our home lands, but it became clear that all the lies that are told in our lands, were taken and derived from the policies of this country and its government.
		We also call on all national and international human rights organisations, and all those with conscious to partake and swiftly act to stop these inhumane acts in prisons and to guarantee the minimum human rights, and to improve the situation of those imprisoned.
	www.lutonmuslims.co.uk /belmarshletter.htm (556 words)

	Blimpish: Belmarsh, liberty and security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Given this assessment, the state has placed them in custody and stated that their residence can only continue in Belmarsh prison - which, given that they are here on an asylum claim, is better than being tortured back at home (which the Government cannot deport them back to).
		There is therefore no question of their being detained with a view to deportation, regardless of whether there is any risk of their being tortured if sent overseas, or of whether there is any safe country to receive them.
		In this sense, the Belmarsh position is exactly like the camps that the Australian government use to house asylum seekers.
	blimpish.typepad.com /blog/2004/12/belmarsh_libert.html (6036 words)

	Cageprisoners.com Discussion Board - Stop Political Terror Weekend - Conference And Protest Outside Belmarsh
		Most of the political prisoners are being held in high security at HMP Belmarsh, in cells described as concrete coffins and in conditions which are tantamount to torture.
		It is cruel and inhuman treatment to keep people locked up in isolation, without any prospect of release or trial, and without telling them why they are detained or when they might be released.
		Belmarsh prison is on Western Way, London, SE28, just north of Plumstead station.
	forums.cageprisoners.com /showthread.php?p=2484 (532 words)

	UK Indymedia - censure in Belmarsh prison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Basque Political Prisoner, Inigo Makazaga, who is fighting against extradition to Spain and jailed at Belmarsh prison for 4 years, uses to receive the Magazine from Fight Racism, Fight Imperialism.
		Can you post the addess of this prisoner and also the name of the governor - why not drop him a note to explain just what racism is; though do it politely as it is the prisoners and the solidarity groups who will suffer set backs.
		His judgment is number 10622/02 and should be referred to in letters of complaint to Belmarsh, as should Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (freedom of expression), which has been held by courts to refer to prisoners receiving publications.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2005/03/307885.html?c=on (425 words)

	Ananova - Muslim inmates 'stretch' Belmarsh
		One of Britain's highest-profile jails is at "full stretch" to deal with the number of Muslim inmates facing terrorism charges, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned.
		About 100 of Belmarsh's 900 inmates are Muslim, with high-profile terror suspects held in the high security "jail within a jail" at the south east London site.
		Ms Owers said: "It is vital that prisons understand the prisoners they hold, and can assess the relationships between and within different groups of prisoners, in order to be able to manage them safely.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_1753258.html?menu= (368 words)

	Cageprisoners.com - serving the caged prisoners in Guantanamo Bay
		We must be their link to the outside world, a link that shows that they have not been forgotten.
		Such letter-writing campaigns have proved to be hugely successful — with the 8 Belmarsh detainees receiving 60 letters each in the week that the campaign was first launched and with Babar Ahmad receiving over 50 letters in his first week in prison.
		Therefore we urge you all to make it a regular practice to write to at least one prisoner a week and to encourage all your family members and friends to do the same.
	www.cageprisoners.com /page.php?id=9 (915 words)

	Urgent Request to Write Letters to Belmarsh Detainees - Ummah.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It has come to the attention of Stop Police Terror that one of the Muslim detainees recently attempted suicide due to the harsh nature of his imprisonment and due to the uncertainty of his situation.
		We have managed to compile a list of detainees at Belmarsh Prison that have requested members of the Muslim community to write to them.
		Stop Police Terror has given below the names and addresses of eight Muslim detainees at Belmarsh Prison and we are sending out this urgent action alert to send every one of these eight detainees at least 100 letters by the end of this week, i.e.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=41171 (674 words)

	The Observer \| Comment \| Belmarsh prison - Britain's Guantanamo-lite
		The situation of the foreign detainees held at Belmarsh prison in south-east London and other maximum-security facilities can be described as Guantanamo-lite.
		M, the 38-year-old Libyan who was released in March after sixteen months in Belmarsh, said he was not interviewed by police or security services on a single occasion.
		If there is insufficient evidence to convict them, the dozen men (a small number, but a large breach) should be released - and kept under surveillance if need be, as happened on countless occasions with known sympathisers of terror groups in Northern Ireland and elsewhere.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,6903,1253593,00.html (1058 words)

	Belmarsh prison - New Labour's own Guantanamo Bay\|20Dec03\|Socialist Worker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Belmarsh prison - New Labour's own Guantanamo Bay
		At Belmarsh maximum security prison in south east London 17 foreign nationals have been held under the powers Blunkett granted himself in the wake of 11 September 2001.
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	www.socialistworker.co.uk /article.php4?article_id=603 (419 words)

	Belmarsh Prison
		11 March 2005 - Belmarsh detainees to be released today but face restrictions (Independent, UK)
		26 January 2005 - Belmarsh suspects to be freed after Clarke gives in to pressure (Independent, UK)
		16 December 2004 - Mass e-mail action: Free the Belmarsh Nine (Indymedia)
	www.connectotel.com /marcus/belmarsh_prison.html (325 words)

	Campaigns - Belmarsh prison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The protests will be held at Belmarsh prison on Sunday 4 April 2004, from 12 noon till 2.
		Come and protest at Belmarsh; let the detainees know that they have not been forgotten - with speakers, live performance (Clear Air Turbulence theatre and Double Negative music) and signing of expressions of solidarity which will be passed on to them by their lawyers.
		Most of them are being held in high security at HMP Belmarsh, in cells described as 'concrete coffins' and in conditions which are tantamount to torture.
	www.carf.demon.co.uk /feat57.html (538 words)

	IHRC - Press Release: Islamophobia in Prisons stretches far beyond Belmarsh
		IHRC welcomes the report by chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers revealing the depth of Islamophobia within Belmarsh prison.
		IHRC notes however that the mistreatment of Muslim prisoners is not exclusive to Belmarsh but is being replicated in prisons throughout Britain and indeed the world.
		Incidents of Muslim prisoners being denied permission to pray and being verbally threatened and abused by prison guards on account of their faith have repeatedly been reported from numerous prisons.
	www.ihrc.org.uk /show.php?id=1746 (359 words)

	Implementation of the Care Programme Approach in prison -- Pyszora and Telfer 27 (5): 173 -- Psychiatric Bulletin
		HMP Belmarsh was the first prison in England and Wales to set
		HMP Belmarsh is a high-security prison in south east
		prisoners at HMP Belmarsh for the year studied were not available.
	pb.rcpsych.org /cgi/content/full/27/5/173 (1976 words)

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