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Christian Rodrigue Mbianga / Captured Again

John O | 09.10.2008 05:30 | Migration | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Birmingham

Christian Rodrigue Mbianga from Cameroon, is currently in detention and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Saturday 11 October 2008 on British Airways flight BA302 @ 06:15hrs to Paris and from Paris to Cameroon on Air France flight AF940.

He was arrested and detained by Glasgow Immigration on Tuesday 7th October 2008 when he went to report, this is the second time in a year he has been arrested and detained. A short sharp campaign last October put pressure on the Home Office to stay the removal and release Christian from detention.

Christian fled Cameroon and sought asylum in UK on 12/3/07 because of his political activities for Social Democratic Front and also because of his position and actions with the political party Cameroon Diaspora Coalition (CDC). Christian suffered when he was targeted by the Cameroonian authorities as a consequence of his politics. He was taken into detention and is a victim of torture in Cameroon.

As a victim of torture, Christian should not be sent back to Cameroon. The UK Home Office should in fact be trying to protect Christian from further abuse and persecution, not condemning him to the risk of detention or death because of his political ideaologies.

Background: Christian Rodrigue Mbianga / Needs Your Urgent Help
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/Newszine88/Mbianga.html

Glasgow friends of Christian are fighting to keep him in Scotland.

What you can do to help!

1) Fax/Phone/Email, Willie Walsh, BA Chief Executive Officer, using the attached model letter ChristianmbiangaBA.doc, which you can copy/amend/write your own, please ensure inclusion of the details - Christian Rodrigue Mbianga due to be forcibly removed from the UK on British Airways flight BA302 on Saturday 11 October 2008 @ 06:15 from Heathrow Airport London, to Paris, Charles de Gaulle airport, then AF940 @ to Douala Cameroon.

Fax: 020 8759 4314
Tel: 084 4493 0787
Email:  willie.walsh@ba.com

2) Fax/Email Air France, Naomi Dulfer Press & Communications Manager, asking Air France not to return Christian Rodrigue Mbianga to Cameroon. Model letter ChristianMbiangaAF.doc attached that you can copy/amend/write your own version, if you do, please remember to include the following details: Christian Rodrigue Mbianga due to be forcibly removed to Cameroon on Air France flight no. AF940 on Saturday 11 October 2008.

Fax: 020 8584 4417 From outside the UK + 44 20 8584 4417
Email:  nadulfer@airfrance.fr

3) Please send urgent faxes immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office asking that Christian Rodrigue Mbianga be granted protection in the UK. Please use the attached "model letter" (MbiangaJS.doc) you can copy/amend/write your own version (if you do so, please remember to include the HO ref:  M1347980).

Fax: 020 8760 3132 (00 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK)

Please notify the Campaign of any faxes sent:
Glasgow friends of Christian
C/o ANSU UK
House 96
15 Grafton place
Glasgow
G1 2TE
Scotland

Inquiries/further information
Geraldine MacVicar  
 g_macv@yahoo.co.uk
078 8194 8859

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Source for this Message:
Glasgow friends of Christian

John O
- e-mail: JohnO@ncadc.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.ncadc.org.uk


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