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Eze Okafor Denied Asylum In Iceland
The Directorate of Immigration (UTL) has denied asylum for a man who came to Iceland in 2012, fleeing persecution from Boko Haram in his home country of Nigeria. According to a copy of UTL’s decision that Grapevine was able to review, the…
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Eze Okafor’s Fate Decided Next Month
An asylum seeker from Nigeria, who sought asylum in Iceland but was subsequently deported to Sweden, has learned that the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) will make a formal decision on his case in January, MBL reports. As reported, Eze came to Iceland…
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Parliamentary Ombudsman To Examine Eze’s Case
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has asked for further documentation regarding the deportation of Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor. MBL reports that what has drawn the Ombudsman’s attention in particular is the fact that Eze had filed a request to remain in Iceland while…
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Eze Still Struggling In Sweden, Still Faces Deportation
Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor, who is on the run from Boko Haram, is still struggling to hold on in Sweden with very little support. Meanwhile in Iceland, the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) has asked Eze for more documentation. Friends of Eze…
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A Matter Of Life And Death: The Sad, Strange Case Of Eze Okafor
As I write this, Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor is on the streets of Sweden. He owns little more than the clothes on his back, has nowhere to sleep, and barring some kind of authoritative intervention, will soon be sent back to…
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MPs Call For Eze’s Return
Members of parliament across party affiliation have called for the return of Eze Okafor to Iceland. MBL reports that opposition MPs raised the subject of Eze Okafor in parliament today, imploring Minister of the Interior Ólöf Nordal to bring him back to…
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Protest And Sit-In At Interior Ministry – PHOTOS & VIDEO
About 60 people protested at the Ministry of the Interior today, calling upon authorities to bring Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor back to Iceland. Minister of the Interior Ólöf Nordal would not meet with the protestors. At 12:30 today, about 60 Icelanders,…
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Petition To Bring Eze Back To Iceland Gathering Signatures
A petition imploring the Minister of the Interior to bring Nigerian asylum seeker Eze Okafor back to Iceland is steadily gathering signatures. At the time of this writing, the petition has just over 1,200 signatures. As Minister of the Interior Ólöf Nordal…
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“We Have An Inherently Flawed System” – Meet The Two Icelanders Who Tried To Stop A Deportation
The Grapevine caught up with Ragnheiður Freyja Kristínardóttir and Jórunn Edda Helgadóttir, the Icelanders who were arrested yesterday for trying to stop the deportation of Eze Okafor. As reported, the two attempted to elicit the support of other passengers on the plane…
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“This Is About Human Life” – Eze Tells His Story
The Grapevine was able to reach Eze Okafor, a Nigerian asylum seeker who had been living in Iceland for four years, fleeing persecution from Boko Haram. Despite an opinion from the Immigration Appeals Board last week that he cannot be deported on…