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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><STRONG><FONT size=4>THE MANSOOR HASSAN
CAMPAIGN</FONT></STRONG></H1>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Mansoor Hassan,
campaigning journalist and NUJ member, faces deportation to Pakistan and further
attempts on his life should he be sent back there.</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">As part of an ongoing NUJ campaign in
support of Mansoor an excursion</FONT><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> to the Home Office became a
great success on Wednesday the 9<SUP>th</SUP> February when a coach load of
supporters and union members left Manchester for London, with Mansoor and Aquila
Hassan and their four children.</SPAN></STRONG><FONT
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>As an aside, the
catering arrangements organised by Aqila were first class. Burger King at the
Service Station passively assisted in this by providing premises for Aquila's
clientele. The staff was either too busy or too preoccupied to notice that
cuisine not normally associated with the fast food industry was being served
there. Anyway, thanks Aqila and Mansoor for that. None of the demonstrators on
the trip on the coach went without food and drink that is for
certain!</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The short
demonstration outside the Home Office made a great impact. A forest of
NUJ placards and a bit of chanting provided the required impact and a
brief visit from the Bobbies.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Gerald Kaufman MP,
and Jeremy Dear accompanied Mansoor into the Home Office where a letter from the
NUJ on Mansoor's behalf was delivered to both the Home Secretary and the
Immigration Minister.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>After delivering
the letter General Secretary, Jeremy Dear warmly congratulated and thanked the
demonstrators for their support. He said that the NUJ would also support the
forthcoming demonstration in Manchester on 2nd<SUP> </SUP>April.
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>He went on to say
that, “We support Mansoor’s campaign on humanitarian grounds and also on
professional grounds since no journalist would be able to stand up anywhere
without press and media freedom”</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The rest of the
stay in London was enhanced by the sunshine of a clear, crisp February
afternoon. Everyone felt that this particular activity had been well worth the
effort and were buoyed up by the consequent 'feel good
factor'.</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>We should like to
thank everyone on this email list for the assistance and contributions that have
helped to make the NUJ Mansoor campaign so
strong.</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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Pounder</FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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