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The Bibby Stockholm engineless floating barge (the oblong block with windows in the foreground, not the red ship), moored at Portland Port in Dorset, UK (Photo: Danny Callaghan)

UK's new asylum 'floating prison' barge — outlier or trendsetter?

The UK government has begun moving asylum seekers onto a barge — amid legal challenges and protest from human rights groups. The Bibby Stockholm, moored off the south coast of England, is expected to hold over 500 men aged from 18 to 65 while they await the verdict of asylum applications.

Originally built to accommodate just 220 residents, the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) describes Bibby Stockholm as a

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Danny Callaghan is a British freelance journalist in Berlin, covering migration policy, social justice and public health issues.

The Bibby Stockholm engineless floating barge (the oblong block with windows in the foreground, not the red ship), moored at Portland Port in Dorset, UK (Photo: Danny Callaghan)

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Danny Callaghan is a British freelance journalist in Berlin, covering migration policy, social justice and public health issues.

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