Hich will be chairing a talk to be given on Monday Nov 10 2008 by the internationally renowned US scholar and academic Norman Finkelstein. The talk will touch upon a variety of topics notably the Middle East Peace Process and Academic Freedom. The talk is hosted by the Nottingham University Palestinian Society and the Free Hich campaign.
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Hicham Yezza will participate at a round table on ’Civil Liberties, Islamophobia And The War On Terror’ organised by the Hackney Stop the War Coalition on Tuesday 11 November 2008 at 7.30pm at Round Chapel, Powerscroft Road, London, E5.
Hich will be joined by Louise Christian, a Human Rights Lawyer and Chris Nineham, a National officer of [...]

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The 12th Annual Political Studies Association (PSA) Postgraduate Conference for Central and Northern England on Saturday 8th November 2008 will include a roundtable discussion on ‘Terror and academic freedom’. The roundtable will take place in Room B1, Law & Social Sciences Building, University of Nottingham from 13.45 until 15.00.
Speakers will include: Hicham Yezza, Former terror detainee and editor of [...]

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At 7:00am on Monday 29 September, Selina Adda and her two children Brian (8) and Chelsea (3) were getting ready as usual to go to St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary school in Wilford. There was a knock at the door and 8 immigration officers forced entry into their house and half an hour later, they [...]

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Hicham has been invited by the Nottingham Law School Human Rights Network to give a talk on the topic of civil liberties, Islamophobia and Anti-Terror legislation.
Time: 5PM                                                                                                                                                  Location: The Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street (Town Centre)

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The Human Rights Film Series at the Broadway finished on October 26. The series was a resounding success. All four films sold out and raised awareness of issues surrounding human rights, counter-terrorism measures, and the politics of migration.

The campus film series continues on Wednesday evenings.
Many thanks to the Broadway for their support!

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What is Imperialism?
We’ve all heard the word, but what does it mean? Here, Dr. Andrew Robinson looks at the economic and social history of imperialism, examining the work of key thinkers, and asks whether imperialism is still around us.

The latest issue of Ceasefire Magazine, which is edited by Hicham Yezza, includes a series of articles on the ‘anti-terror’ [...]

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The final film in the Human Rights Film Series at the Broadway Cinema, ‘Elite Squad’ (Tropa de Elite), will be shown on Sunday 26th October at 6pm.
José Padilha’s high-octane thriller follows Nascimento, the captain of an elite military-style squad that fights police corruption and drug trafficking in the Rio favelas. Hellbent on leaving his job due [...]

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Hicham Yezza is to speak at the University of Nottingham Students’ Union One World Week on Thursday 23rd October. The talk, entitled ‘Human rights post 9/11‘ will take place at 7pm in room C50 in the Portland Building on the main campus.
 

One World Week, running from 20th to 24th October, is a week of events with [...]

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Hicham has been invited by Amnesty International to give a talk this tuesday (21st Oct) about the erosion of civil liberties. The talk will be to discuss his case and the role of the University, the Police and the Home Office
Venue: The Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, Wilkins Building, UCL, Gower Street                                         (For directions and map click [...]

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