Fadi Rajjoub, a 41 year-old Syrian refugee, had no choice but to leave his family and children behind in Kurdish areas in Iraq and to flee to the UK in November 2014 when ISIS began to threaten Kurdish civilians, telling them to leave their homes or die. However, Fadi has been refused asylum by the UKVI.
ACTION ALERT: Contact your MP via phone or email to ask them to attend the Citizens UK and Refugee Action meeting in Committee Room 14 of the House of Commons any time from 10:30-12:00 on Wednesday June 24th.
RR participated in a protest organised by Paul Davies, Communist League candidate for Manchester Central, to open UK and EU borders to immigrants coming from Libya and Syria.
RR reminded the audience of the atrocities that continue to be perpetrated by the Assad regime and called for the UK to accept more Syrian refugees.
RR participated in a vigil and solidarity gathering organised by City of Sanctuary Manchester on 24 April. This vigil was in memory of the children, women and men who died in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach safety in Europe.
The vigil ended with a moment of silence for those horrific deaths.
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