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Through friends in the Kurdish community who have contact with Osman’s family in Iraq, we have been informed that the burial of Osman’s body was carried out on Friday 6th of August, attended by family and friends from the village … Continue reading →

An account from a former employee of RMJ in the Guardian yesterday details the nature of her clients’ cases, the realities of working with asylum seekers within the legal system and the pervasive “culture of disbelief” evidenced by the Home … Continue reading →

BBC Radio 4’s Face the Facts programme, originally broadcast on Thursday, this week focused on the importance of legal aid for asylum seekers and the problems created by the Government’s restrictive payment practices, and unscrupulous operators in the field. Corin … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, it is with a mixture of joy and sadness that we can announce that yesterday night, our friend Osman’s body was repatriated back to his family in Iraq. Click here to read the full statement.

Refugee-focused activist group No Borders Nottingham have also featured an article about Osman on their blog today. [direct link to the article here]

We have now collected over £2000 towards the cost of repatriation. This is such great news, and we give our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has donated to the campaign so far. It is our sincere hope that if we … Continue reading →

Yesterday, John Waite from Radio 4’s Face the Facts programme visited the house in which Osman lived, and talked to housemates about his story. This was part of a larger investigative piece on the issues surrounding legal aid for asylum … Continue reading →

Corin Faife has written a short article on his personal experience of Osman’s life and struggle, for the radical politics magazine Ceasefire. The article is published online today. Many thanks for the continued support of those who have promoted the … Continue reading →

This morning, Harry Woolner and Corin Faife spoke on the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Nottingham. You can listen to the show on iPlayer – coverage begins at 1:53.30 – or listen to an mp3 of the relevant section here.

Two friends and former housemates of Osman, Harry Woolner and Corin Faife, were today interviewed on the BBC’s East Midlands Today programme . They will also be appearing on the Radio Nottingham breakfast show at 7.50am on Tuesday morning to … Continue reading →