The NUS Black Students’ Campaign, which represents all UK students of African, Asian and Arab descent, has passed a motion at its Summer Conference (16-17 May) pledging to continue to support the Free Hich campaign and academic freedom. The NUS Black Students’ Campaign constitutes almost one million students, or one-fifth of the NUS membership, and [...]

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Craig Murray, former British Ambassador, writes:
Yezza has now been jailed for nine months for “securing avoidance of enforcement action by deceptive means”. As he was working and studying at Nottingham University under his own name, the deception is not apparent. But a formal jail sentence for an illegal immigrant in this country is extremely unusual. [...]

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Peter Tatchell writes in The Guardian:
After living an exemplary life in the UK for 14 years, Nottingham University staff member Hicham Yezza was arrested on unfounded terrorism charges and now faces the prospect of being forcibly removed to his homeland of Algeria – terminating his successful, commendable life in the UK and tearing him from [...]

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