Dr Issam Hijjawi Bassalat's application for bail was rejected by the High Court in Belfast yesterday
News
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01 October 2020
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27 September 2020
SACC is becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Dr Issam Hijjawi Bassalat, an Edinburgh man who has been on hunger strike in Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland since 16 September
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24 September 2020
Issam Hijjawi has been on hunger strike in Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland since 16 September. He must be released from prison and the charges against him must be dropped
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04 September 2020
SACC is dismayed at the prosecution of Palestinian doctor Issam Hijjawi Basalat under a controversial provision of the UK’s anti-terrorism legislation.
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13 July 2020
On Sunday 12 July Black Lives Matter held a protest outside the Scottish Parliament in solidarity with Scotland's Sudanese people against racism and the hostile environment.
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13 July 2020
SACC is one of the organisations supporting an open letter
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02 July 2020
A group of refugees and asylum-seekers from Glasgow have set up a new campaign in response to the deep wounds the city has suffered as a direct result of inhumane treatment of people who seek asylum in the UK
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27 June 2020
SACC gives a cautious welcome to the forthcoming public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh. But we believe that the inquiry’s remit is only just wide enough for the task it must confront. If the inquiry is to succeed it will need to exercise its remit with boldness and determination.
Naomi Long responds to concerns over treatment of Dr Bassalat
We wrote to Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, Naomi Long MLA, last week about the the isolation of Dr Issam Hijjawi Basalat in Maghaberry Prison. She replied on 30 September.
Background & Comment
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by David Hildebrand
Migrants and refugees are faced with an array of challenges upon arrival in the UK, including legal barriers that prevent access to employment, housing and healthcare, and more generally, a lack of opportunities to interact with others.
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Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, Naomi Long, responds to concerns over the treatment of Dr Issam Hijjawi Basalat in Maghaberry Prison.
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The new Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2020 will not enhance public security.
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by Richard Haley
Badreddin Abadlla Adam was shot dead by police after he attacked people with a knife. There may be circumstances in which firearms are the correct response to a knife, but they will be very rare. So what happened?
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by SACC
An outine of lockdown law in Scotland and your rights.
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by Richard Haley
On 21 March the Scottish Government announced the terms of reference for the public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh. It remains to be seen whether Sheku Bayoh’s family will finally obtain justice.
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by Richard Haley
Police forces around the UK have been categorising campaigners as "domestic extremists". Political policing has to stop. The starting point is to scrap the UK's terrorism laws and counter-extremism policies
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by Richard Haley
Otherstani is a newly-released animation of a poem by Talha Ahsan. Talha wrote the poem during his time in prison where he spent 8 years across the UK and the United States without trial.
