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Yarl's Wood women 'hunger strike'
More than 30 female detainees at the
UK's largest immigration removal centre
are on hunger strike, supporters say.
Legal Action for Women says the Ugandan
women want their asylum claims to be
reconsidered. They are also protesting
over conditions at Yarl's Wood.
The centre in Bedfordshire was built to
house 405 detainees, including failed
asylum seekers and their families.
A Home Office spokesman told BBC News
no inmates had informed centre staff
they were refusing food as a protest.
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