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Solidarity with Ameer! Enough of the police state! Enough of racism and deportations!

Last Monday Ameer Alkhawlany, a student in Crakow of Kurdish origin, was arrested by border police during the “Czarny marsz” (pro abortion rally). He is studying for his doctorate in Biology in the Jagiellonian University Crakow. The court ordered immediately that he should be removed to a closed detention centre for non-nationals in Przemyśl. During the quarter of an hour trial (for which he was not permitted contact with a lawyer), the court ruled that he should be deported. Until now they have not issued him with any charges.

Based on available information it appears that the ABW: Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (Internal Security Agency) works for Ameer’s immediate deportation from Poland. The justification for its decision was the threat of escape of the detainee and his alleged threat to the security of the Polish state. But nobody has announced what kind of threat it is meant to be – all information is being kept secret, even to Ameer’s lawyer.

For a few years Ameer has lived, studied and worked in Crakow. He received a student grant from the Polish government and there was no justification for his arrest. The province of Lesser Poland had extended his residency permit until 2017 (but in fact – is this relevant?). As you can see it is enough to have an Iraqi passport and the determination of the the ABW against you to be deported. All of this is due to the new Anti-Terrorist Law which grants the ABW uncontrolled power.

This is not the first case where the ABW under unclear circumstances has tried to force non-nationals to leave Poland. In August another French speaking person of colour from Warsaw was targeted by the ABW. Officers “invited” this person for an interview during which they gave them a document in Polish to sign. Up until now we do not know what was in this document and what happened to it as it was “mislaid” following the lawyers intervention. ABW’s version of events was the same. They tried to force this person to leave Poland within a month, under suspicion that this person presented a threat to the state. What exactly this threat was we never found out.

In this case instant reaction and solidarity made it possible to hinder the agency’s sinister repression. 

In the same way we have to stand with Ameer. Stop racist repression!

Solidarity with Ameer!

SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY WITH AMEER, HE IS STAYING ALONE, DESORIENTED ABOUT WHAT´S GOING ON AROUND. EVERYBODY IS SPEAKING IN POLISH TO HIM, SIMPLY-HE DOESN´T UNDERSTAND ! WRITE A LETTER, LET´S SHOW HIM THE HE IS NOT ALONE!

Write a letter (remember it is forbidden to send food products):
Ameer Alkhawlany
Bieszczadzki Oddział Straży Granicznej
ul. Mickiewicza 34
37 – 700 Przemysl

Attention! Ameer does not speak Polish but understands English.

Solidarity is our weapon!

On 9th of October, at Sąd Okręgowy (High-court house) in Crakow demonstration against resist acts of governament took place, around 100 people came to show up their solidarity with Ameer.

photos from demonstartion : http://lovekrakow.pl/aktualnosci/kazda-wladza-ludzi-zdradza-protestowali...

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