Eleven years ago,I was in the United Kingdom as an asylum seeker due to the persecution I suffered as a journalist (including arbitrary imprisonment and being declared “wanted”) in my country, Sierra Leone.
When I sought asylum in 2004, and I was relocated from London to MP Michael Meacher’s constituency of Oldham West and Royton,Greater Manchester, where I became a total stranger. My initial asylum tender was rejected by the domestic Office. I faced the prospect of being deported to my domestic country, or where I could have obviously faced further persecution. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com