March 19th 2023.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Ann Bashir and her dad, who is feared to have been killed in Sudan, experienced dread before fleeing the country when she was 14. At that time, members of her family had been detained for participating in anti-government demonstrations. On arriving in Britain more than two years ago, she went to school in Hove, East Sussex, and is presently studying for her GCSEs. Alongside her mum Giehan Yassi and older sister Enji Bashir, she has become part of the local community, learnt English and is predicted to attain high grades in her exams. In spite of this, the Home Office has disagreed with the family's asylum request, claiming there is not 'a critical enough risk or threat' to their safety in Sudan. One of Ann's classmates, Otega Hugbo, spoke at the vigil, saying, 'Since 2018 we have been unable to live securely in Sudan. We lived in fear of being killed, raped, threatened with detention and other things words cannot describe.' The now 16-year-old added that they had never regretted standing up for freedom and justice for themselves and Sudan, and went on to describe the situation as a 'nightmare that can never be forgotten'. They had been living peacefully prior to the worsening of circumstances when President Omar al-Bashir began to oppress the country with strict laws. Demonstrations all over the country were met with violence and tear gas, leaving many dead or injured. Giehan and Enji, then 16, were detained for attending one of them in 2019. Ann's dad, whose identity is being withheld, has not been heard from since the family fled. His relatives think he was killed for his participation in the countrywide protests. Despite this, the government is refusing to let Giehan, Ann and Enji to stay in the UK. They were also made to move from their home in Hove to a musty detention accommodation in London after their application was denied.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) At the age of 14, Ann Bashir experienced fear of being murdered or sexually assaulted after some of her kin were apprehended for taking part in anti-government protests. Subsequently, she, her mom Giehan Yassi, and her older sister Enji Bashir, came to Britain over two years ago and she is currently striving to attain her GCSEs. The Home Office, however, denied their appeal for asylum, asserting that there is not 'a sufficient degree of danger' to their safety in Sudan. ‘As of 2018, we have been deprived of the right to live safely in Sudan. We lived in dread of being killed, raped, apprehended, and other unbearable conditions,’ the now 16-year-old mentioned. ‘We have never repented standing up for our liberty and justice as well as that of Sudan.’ Demonstrations across the land were met with violence and tear gas, leaving many dead or injured. Ann's mum Giehan and sister Enji – at that time merely 16 – were arrested for attending one of them in 2019. Furthermore, there has been no news of her father, who is suspected to have been killed for his association with the country-wide rallies. Nevertheless, the government is still unwilling to let Giehan, Ann, and Enji continue living in the UK, and they were even forced to relocate from their home in Hove to a decrepit detention facility in London following the refusal of their application.
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