Police have released two men who were detained by Border Force officials in Glasgow, as Glasgow locals who had spent the day protesting the Home Office action rejoiced. Demonstrators in Kenmure Street, Pollokshields, blocked the immigration enforcement van for hours on Thursday, with one lying underneath the vehicle. Around 200 protesters were at the scene, with chants of “Leave our neighbours, let them go” and “Cops go home” being heard as a ring of police stood around the van.
Police released a statement shortly after 5pm saying the men would be released Shortly after 5pm, Police Scotland released a statement saying the men would be released.
A NEW campaign has been launched by the Internet Watch Foundation s (IWF) to help raise awareness of child sexual abuse prevention. The IWF s data shows 11 to 13-year-old girls are increasingly at risk of grooming and coercion at the hands of online predators. In 2020, they confirmed 68,000 cases of self-generated imagery, a rise of 77 per cent on 2019 and self-generated imagery accounts for nearly half the imagery they took action on last year. In 80 per cent of these cases, the victims were 11- to 13-year-old girls. A spokesperson for IWF said: The hard-hitting campaign, backed by the UK Home Office and Microsoft, aims to empower girls, and warn their parents and carers, about the risks posed by online predators targeting children.
Sturgeon, who was this morning sworn in as an MSP, criticised the Home Office s actions. Posting a video of events to Twitter, she said: As constituency MSP, I am deeply concerned by this action by the Home Office, especially today in the heart of a community celebrating Eid. My office is making urgent enquiries and stands ready to offer any necessary assistance to those detained. As constituency MSP, I am deeply concerned by this action by the Home Office, especially today in the heart of a community celebrating Eid. My office is making urgent enquiries and stands ready to offer any necessary assistance to those detained https://t.co/jkdhDBvX31 Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) May 13, 2021
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