Independent Asylum Commission: Manchester Hearings
13 years of seeking asylum
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<p><strong>Manchester</strong><strong> hearings</strong> <strong>HRTV Issue</strong>: Asylum Seekers: Destitution and Support<br />
<strong>Duration</strong>: 10m 19s<br />
<strong>Conten</strong><span>t:<strong> </strong></span><span> </span>History of destitution over 12 years of seeking asylum in the UK. History of his personal journey through learning English, mental health isues as a result of destitution and living rough on the streets. Relates the day to day experience of living rough in an advanced western society. Talks about his deterioration of his health and his personal campaign to change official approaches to asylum seekers.<br />
<strong>website</strong>: <a href="http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10398" target="_blank" title="Amnesty Video">Afshin</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10398" target="_blank" title="Amnesty Video">Amnesty Video</a> featuring Afshin. See also <a target="_blank" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4612102/Church-of-England-General-Synod-calls-asylum-seeker-amnesty.html">Daily Telegraph<br />
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<p><strong>Name</strong>: Afshin Azizian<br />
<strong>e-mail</strong>: azizian_afshin@yahoo.co.uk<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong>: <span> </span><br />
<strong>Status</strong>: Asylum seeker (case approved by Home Office in Jan 2009)<br />
<strong>Nationality</strong>: Iranian<br />
<strong>Gende</strong>r: Male<br />
<strong>Age</strong>: 36<br />
<strong>Language</strong>: English</p>
<p><strong>Date Recorded</strong>: 17/10/07<br />
<strong>Date Uploaded</strong>: 040308</p>
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