Efforts being made to raise Hunger Strike case in Dail Eireann
Efforts are to be made this afternoon to have the case of the 44-year old Iranian man who has been on hunger strike in a direct provision centre in Sligo raised in the Dail. Amjad Rosstami fears he will be killed if he is deported back to Iran. Last night,…
PBPA Organise Protest for Iranian man on hunger strike
A second demonstration is to be held outside of Globe House in Sligo later today. People Before Profit are organising it in support of a middle eastern man on a hunger strike protest inside the asylum centre. There are government plans in place to deport the man to Iran where…
Department says it cannot comment on hunger striker in Sligo
The Department of Justice says it cannot comment on the case of a man on hunger strike in Globe House in Sligo. An Iraqi man has been on hunger strike for over a month now in protest at plans by the government to deport him. In a statement to Ocean…