WELL OVER a thousand members of the Nationa Local Government together with supporters of the Muhammad Irish Defence Campaign marched in solidarity with the Bengali social worker last week_in the national demonstration in support of his fight against deportation — the first time that a union has done this.
Many Labour Parties and union branches. and U ASTMS, AUEW marched with contingents from all OVCr the Clare Short MP, David Drain presidents of NALGO S Phil Holt spoke the platform with Muhammad.
A very interesting story came across. Muhammad is threatened with deportation because his marriage, which lasted for five years broke up. Over 250 deportations. are carried out every month.
The Tories are determined that the working class must pay for the crisis members of the Asian members the Asian communities especially depored as well as forced vulnerable, can Appeal turned down LAST WEEK Muhammad was summoned to the High Court in London for his appeal for a judicial hearing.
fice Adjudicator's evidence was incredibly biased and a distortion of fact — his marriage was not a fraud — were ignored. He was recommended for deportation.
Court hearing. After. this his only legal recourse is to the Law Lords The Defence Campaign is convening emergency meeting at the Shaheed Udam Singh Centre, Soho Road, ingham 21 on Wednesday 7.30pm.
All supporters urged to attend.
movement possible to block the deportation.
• Telephone Barry 021-551 1846 for further details, tasks and information on how you can help.
Officers, Association Birmingham.
Muhammad's trade union, NALGO, had called onto the dole queue.
They have long been harassed by the state and police adallu ministrative bodies social 'security, health checks etc because of vicious racist legislation, some of it introduced by The illegal Immigration Information Unit keeps special tabs on black activists fearing that they might help to build a fightback. The campaign still has a lot of work to do. so it you can help, affiliate your organisation or sene donation please contact: Barry trobus Road, th, Birmingham 21, (021-523 8923) or Graham Reid, Bedminster Parade, Bristol 3, (0272 667933).
Muhammad's claims that the Home OfHe has four weeks to appeal for another High an Handsworth, Birmat and delegates are strongly We must build the strongest community protests 021-523 8923 or Ahsan EXPRESS: NEWSPA 'Smethwick IN JUNE this year, a group of black Asian youth were talking on a side road in Smethwick, near BirA policeman approached and asked Amarjit to remove his car.
He asked What have we done?' He was then asked to prove his ownership of the car.
When it came out policeman saw jewellery, Amarjit was subjected to vicious taunts and ridicule.
But he refused to be •ed the policeman. was then assaulted by the police and pushed into a panda car.
At Smethwick police 'One false move, lad, and you're nicked' — a vision of 1984 if the Police Bill becomes law?
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