Following the cancellation order on his deportation and despite being unjustly incarcerated for over two weeks, Hicham Yezza has received news that he is to be transported to a fifth detention centre. He released this statement today from Colnbrook immigration removal centre:

“I have just been informed that I am to be moved to a detention [...]

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Hich says: “To all my supporters and comrades: I have been overwhelmed by the show of support and solidarity that I have received via dozens of faxes, postcards and letters from all over the country and beyond. I would like everyone to know that I am receiving your messages, even if I’m unable to respond. [...]

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Hich’s case has attracted an unusual amount of attention due to the nature of his original arrest, but, in a political climate increasingly hostile to migrants, the horrific way he has been treated by the immigration authorities is all too common. This week alone, two asylum seekers living in Nottingham, Mary-Jane Mutetsi and Amdani Juma [...]

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30/05/08

At 12.30 hours today, an application to the High Court in London was issued seeking a judicial review of the decisions of the Home Office in this matter.

The removal directions set for Sunday 1st June have now been cancelled by the Home Office, and an application will be [...]

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Presently 67 signatories from the University of Nottingham
Dear Vice-Chancellor,
As employees of the University of Nottingham we are very concerned that the recent arrest of Hicham Yezza, an administrator in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, and Rizwaan Sabir, a masters student in the School of Politics and International Relations, has resulted in Hicham [...]

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Send your letters to Willie Walsh, the CEO of BA at:
Fax: 020 8759 4314 (0044 20 8759 4314 if you are faxing from outside UK).
Email: willie.walsh@ba.com

Willie Walsh CEO
British Airways plc,
Waterside,
PO Box 365,
Harmondsworth,
UB7 0GB,
England.
Tel: 0844 493 0787
Here’s the text of the model letter:
From:
Date:
To: Willie Walsh
BA Chief Executive Officer
British Airways
Dear Mr Walsh
RE: Hicham Yezza - [...]

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We’re encouraging people to write to Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary to encourage her to stay Hich’s deportation. There’s a model letter below, please personalise it, but try and stick to the key points.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith
E-mail: indpublicenquiries@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: 0208 760 3132
From:
Date:
Dear Home Secretary,
RE: Hicham Yezza - HOME OFFICE REFERENCE: Y76064
I am contacting you about [...]

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Report from the demonstration against the deportation of Hicham Yezza and for the protection of academic freedom

PHOTOS: Check the website, (resources page) – or contact the campaign http://freehichamyezza.wordpress.com
Today at the University of Nottingham academic staff gave a public reading from an Al-Qaeda training manual, outside the Hallward Library, University Park Campus. The demonstration expressed the [...]

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As concerned academics at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham among the many individuals who have been involved in the campaign for academic freedom and the release of Hicham Yezza in the wake of the false terror arrests at our university last week, we feel it necessary to comment [...]

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That’s right - the Al Qaeda manual that led to the false terror arrests of Hich Yezza and Rizwaan Saber at Nottingham University is readily available to purchase on Amazon.com! This is sits rather uncomfortably with University’s claim that it had no choice but to involve the police over such materials, which shouldn’t be in [...]

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