URGENT - stop a deportation due tonight
very concerned | 16.11.2006 13:28 | Migration
Edith and her children (of Leeds) are due to be deported tonight (16/11) to Nigeria where they face death threats. They have been held in Yarlswood Detention Centre for the last two weeks since they were grabbed from their houses by police in a dawn raid. Please ring , fax or email Virgin to try and stop the deportation.
Edith arrived in the UK in 2002 having fled persecution in Kano, northern Nigeria. Having become pregnant out of wedlock to a married man, Edith’s Islamic family reported her to the Sharia police and she was arrested, sentenced to death by stoning and imprisoned.
Ringing airlines has stopped deportations in the past. Virgin are aware of the planned deportation tonight, please ring to raise your concerns:
1) The family are clearly distressed and may casue annoyance to passengers - this is in breach of Virgin conditions of carriage.
2) Edith's eldest child has not yet taken his anti-malrial medication.
Edith is due to be deported on the 10pm Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 to Lagos, Nigeria.
Phone Virgin
01293 562345 (head office)
01293 747373 (press office)
0870 574747 (customer services)
Phone the minister for immigration - Liam Byrne and ask that he stop the deportation in order to allow proper reconsideration of Edith's case (she submitted fresh evidence recently).
0870 0001585
0207 0354848
Fax Virgin
CEO Steve Ridgeway 01293 444124
Chief Operations Officer 01293 747779
Head Operations Officer 01293 561721
Heathrow Ticket Office 0208 7504025
Virgin Customer Services 08701 900950
Ringing airlines has stopped deportations in the past. Virgin are aware of the planned deportation tonight, please ring to raise your concerns:
1) The family are clearly distressed and may casue annoyance to passengers - this is in breach of Virgin conditions of carriage.
2) Edith's eldest child has not yet taken his anti-malrial medication.
Edith is due to be deported on the 10pm Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 to Lagos, Nigeria.
Phone Virgin
01293 562345 (head office)
01293 747373 (press office)
0870 574747 (customer services)
Phone the minister for immigration - Liam Byrne and ask that he stop the deportation in order to allow proper reconsideration of Edith's case (she submitted fresh evidence recently).
0870 0001585
0207 0354848
Fax Virgin
CEO Steve Ridgeway 01293 444124
Chief Operations Officer 01293 747779
Head Operations Officer 01293 561721
Heathrow Ticket Office 0208 7504025
Virgin Customer Services 08701 900950
very concerned
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16.11.2006 14:45
we rang and asked for richard branson's number, and were told we could speak to one of his PAs if we dialled 020 7313 2000
the people there said there were getting many many calls! so keep the pressure on, but please stay polite.
xx,
sean