Mohammed Isahq Ibrahimi is a young man who is originally from Afghanistan but who has lived in Bolton, Greater Manchester for 6 years.

He was arrested and detained on January 6th and has been in a state of limbo since then.

He is a Shi'a Muslim of Hazara ethnicity and claimed asylum because of his fear of persecution because of his ethnicity and religion. He left Afghanistan at the age of 16 and has no family or friends there who could give him support if he came under attack, which would make him extremely vulnerable.

Isahq is thoroughly integrated into British society and has been an active member of various community-based projects and initiatives. He has shown himself ready and willing to help others in a variety of ways and has been as asset to the community.

In his determination of 15/02/08 the adjudicator, Mr. J. Gillespie, said "There are undoubtable compassionate factors in his favour, arising out of his community work and selfless endeavour in Bolton and amongst deprived refugee and migrant person which compassionate factors are enhanced by the delay in decision to which the appellant has been subject"

According to the Human Rights Watch World Report for 2007
Afghans face escalating violations of their human rights at the hands of a variety of abusers: the Taliban and other anti-government insurgent groups, including Islami and tribal militias, criminal groups and local warlords (many with government affiliations), and, increasingly, the Afghan government itself. The United Nations aid workers doubled in 2007 to cover one-third of Afghanistan. Violence and insecurity in 2007 made it a bloodier year than any since the US-led forces ousted the Taliban in 2001.
Ref:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/29/afghanistan.terrorism

Afghanistan mission close to failing - US
After six years of US-led military support and billions of pounds in aid, security in Afghanistan is "deteriorating" and President Hamid Karzai's government controls less than a third of the country, America's top intelligence official has admitted. Mike McConnell testified in Washington that Karzai controls about 30% of Afghanistan and the Taliban 10%, and the remainder is under tribal control.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/29/afghanistan.terrorism

What you can do to help:
1) Fax/email Mario Natusch, Director Flight Operations, Hamburg International Airlines, asking him not to carry out the forced removal of Isahq back to Afghanistan. You can use the attached model letter "IsahqHIA.doc.doc" which you can use to copy/amend/write your own (please ensure inclusion of Isahq's flight details ; Hamburg International Airlines flight PVT008 to Baku and PVT085 to Kabul, Tuesday, March 25th 2008 at 20.30hrs.

Fax: 0049 40 500501-11
Email:  Flugbetrieb@hamburg-international.de

2) Send urgent faxes immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office, asking that Isahq should be allowed to stay in the UK. Please use the attached "model letter" (Isahq.doc.) or you can copy/amend/write your own version. If you do so, please remember to include the HO ref. J1067260.

Fax: 020 8760 3132

Please send copies of any faxes/emails sent to:
 brian_elsie.peel@metronet.co.uk

Thank you for your support
Friends of Isahq

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