Charly & Kiefer didn't fly yesterday: On Wednesday afternoon whilst talking to visitors, a guard spoke to Charly and told her removal directions had been cancelled. No reason was given to Charly or her Solicitor.
Friends of Charly & Kiefer, want to thank all who responded to the alert
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine91/Charly&Keifer.html



Brigitte Kamtcheu and family did not travel on Tuesday 29 January 2008. They were taken to the airport before finding that their flight to Cameroon was cancelled. The family was returned to Yarl's Wood. Bernard Kamtcheu joined his wife and Lizzy their daughter at the airport. The family is now reunited and further actions need to be taken to get them released from detention. The family would like to thank all those who supported them and are still calling for more support to remain in the UK.
Romain Roland, For Cameroon Support Network
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/newszine90/Brigitte.html



Comfort Adefowoju: Six removal attempts have failed and the seventh is scheduled for Monday 11th February. The last attempt to remove Comfort and the kids was aborted, again due to Home Office incompetence ; they again failed to book the correct number of seats. Another flight is booked for Monday 11th February, but due to the disintegrating health of her children, Comfort feels that for the sake of her children's well-being the only way out of detention for them is for her to leave the UK.
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/newszine89/Comfort.html



Rentia Family Anti-Deportation Campaign
Bad news: The Judge has dismissed Zarine and Tasnim's case. The Barrister and solicitor are submitting a reconsideration of the decision, they have until the 12th February to do so. Zarine is currently very ill. She has been in GOSH for 10 days and now has transferred to the specialist Liver Unit at Kings College Hospital. Tasnim is with her constantly. The campaign have called an urgent meeting for next Monday, for details, 079 5689 2445 /  celary50@yahoo.co.uk
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/newszine89/Rentia.html



Unacceptable Death of a person seeking asylum

Mohammed Ahmadi, an ethnic Kurd died yesterday in Gloucester Hospital

Yesterday evening, Thursday 7th Feb 2008, a young Kurdish asylum seeker, Mohammed Ahmadi, died at Gloucester Royal Hospital of heart failure.

Mohammed has been suffering from heart problems for a long time and was diagnosed as having a heart infection and valve malfunction on the 11th Jan 2008 after having been admitted to the cardiology unit.

The doctor kept him as an emergency case due to the severity of his condition. He was discharged a few days after because, according to Gloucester Royal Hospital the Home Office would not pay for his treatment for the reason that his status is still pending.

As a consequence of this, Mohammed's health seriously deteriorated. On Thursday 31st Jan 2008 he was re-admitted as an emergency but even then the needed treatment was not started until yesterday Wednesday 06 Feb 2008.

The treatment he was given should have been for the duration of 6 weeks and should have started on the 11th Jan, as the doctor who examined him on this date had wanted to.

The distressing news of Mohammed's death is an example of the terrible negligence of the authorities in this country, which leaves the lives of so many asylum seekers unprotected.

I have known Mohammed for nearly one year and I was with him today at the hospital a few hours before he sadly passed away.

Adil