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URGENT help stop the deportation of Babakhan Badalov

No Border South Wales | 20.09.2008 09:22 | Anti-racism | Migration

Babi has been moved to heathrow this morning and is to be forced on to a flight at 3:15pm please call the airline now and tell them to not fly him.

Please contact BMI and let them know in no uncertain terms of the huge level of damage this deportation will do to their company.
Telephone: 0870 6070 555 or +44 (0)1332 64 8181 (callers outside UK)
Fax: 01709 314993

Babakhan Badalov(Babi) was supposed to be deported back to Azerbaijan on Azerbaijan Airlines on the J2800 flight today 20th Sept at 20:00. The airline told campaigners yesterday that they would not be taking Babi on their flight due to harassment.

Babi has also had a medical examination yesterday and the report strongly recommended that Babi should be given time to access the mental health assessment he needs. Babi’s solicitor has lined up an appointment to see a neurologist as it is clear that Babi’s mental health is very fragile. Based on the medical review Jenny Willotts has made strong representations for Babi urging the Home Office not to deport this man.

Babi phoned a friend/campaigner early this morning almost hysterical after he had been told that they were taking him to the airport at 09:00 today. In a move that appears to go against their own rules the UK Border Agency have changed the details of Babi’s forced removal, at the last minute and on a saturday Babi has been given new removal directions, he will now be deported from Heathrow Airport at 15:15 today on flight BD929 British Midlands Airways (BMI) to Baku.


PLEASE ACT QUICKLY! Call as many times as you can.






No Border South Wales

Additions

BMI Press officer

20.09.2008 10:49


It appears the most effective number to call is 01332854687 extension 2 and speak to press officer Rob Coveney.

Please say:

Babi is medically unfit to travel, and is under threat in Azerbaijan.
That Azerbaijan Airlines were orginally meant to deport later on today, but they refused for ethical reasons.
Threaten a boycott of the company and serious finacial consquences that that will cause.
Highlight the damage it will cause the BMI brand from the large amount of press coverage this will get (point out that there has been a large amount of press coverage of Babi’s case alredy)
PLEASE ACT QUICKLY!



we're researching medical clearance, more info to follow.

No Borders South Wales
mail e-mail: noborderswales@riseup.net
- Homepage: http://noborderswales.wordpress.com


BMI Customer Relations

20.09.2008 12:24

Call Now!! 01332 854321 extension 2 - they don't appear to have had many calls about Babi yet!!

No Borders South Wales
mail e-mail: noborderswales@riseup.net
- Homepage: http://noborderswales.wordpress.com


Keep phoning

20.09.2008 12:45

I've been on the phone to BMI three times this morning. I think they didn't realise what sort of shitstorm they were getting into with this, but please keep up the calls, there's only an hour and a half left.

Col Buendia
- Homepage: http://noborderswales.wordpress.com


i called...

20.09.2008 14:04

...01332 648 181 at about 1.15pm

and spoke to a call handler about my concerns - i hadn't even mentioned babi's name when he stopped me to ask me my name, jotted down my concerns and said there had been over 150 calls already that day about babakhan and that a supervisor of his team was making contact with head office - advised me to call back in an hour or so for an update.

have also tried the press officer dude's number a couple of times but he seems to have stopped answering his phone so left him a lengthy message as i know others have too.

so keep calling...... the number above at least allows you the opportunity to talk to a human in an office where they do seem to be keeing a tally of the number of calls they are getting

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Comments

Display the following 4 comments

  1. update please — wanttoknow
  2. Babi was deported — Friend of Babi
  3. Thinking of Babi — upset and angry
  4. HELLO FROM HELLBAIJAN — Babi
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