A musician and spoken word artist, Guy C, has released a song called ‘Magna Carta - A Song for Hich’. You can hear it here. The song includes excerpts from an interview that Hicham gave at the University of Nottingham Civil Liberties Conference on April 19, 2008, where he chaired the concluding session. Hich’s role [...]

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From a group of Nottingham residents, concerned students and academics at the University of Nottingham, UK.
For immediate release 16 June 2008
Following the cancellation order on his deportation, and after being detained for over 30 days, Hicham Yezza has been released on bail after the Home Office refused to grant him temporary release.
Hicham, a prominent political [...]

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The dance group Al Zaytouna made an impromptu performance outside the Nottingham Playhouse today (8 June 2008). They were highlighting the situation of fellow member Hicham Yezza who remains in an immigration detention centre at Dover awaiting a decision by the Home Office. His friends and supporters expressed dismay at the decision to keep him [...]

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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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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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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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The latest press release from the campaign, this one focussing on tomorrow’s demonstration at the University of Nottingham, the institution at which Hicham was a student and later employee.

From a group of Nottingham residents, concerned students and academics at the University of Nottingham.
For immediate use, 27/05/08 TUESDAY
Public reading of ‘radical material’ that led to ‘terror [...]

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This is the campaign’s latest press release, please use and distribute as much as possible.

From a group of Nottingham residents, concerned students and academics at the University of Nottingham.
For immediate use, 26/05/08 MONDAY
University of Nottingham Graduate and Employee Facing Imminent Deportation Without Hearing
Hicham Yezza, a popular and active member of the academic community at the [...]

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This is the campaign’s latest press release. Although we’ve already sent it to as many press contacts as we can, please distribute it as widely as possible.

From a group of Nottingham residents, concerned student and academics at the University of Nottingham.
For immediate use, 24/05/08 SATURDAY
Notts Uni detainee innocent but still facing deportation
Hicham Yezza, a popular, [...]

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