Journalist asylum-seeker released from detention

A Cameroon national who sought asylum in the UK was released from detention, reports the UK Guardian in an article reported on Monday, 13^th August.

The man fled Cameroon in 2007 after being abused by the ruling governmental party for supporting opposition groups. He was a journalist in Cameroon and he suffered mistreatment. He has resided in the state since, where he met and married a charity worker. He was ordered to return to Cameroon to apply for a spouses visa, and he offered to return voluntarily if the government could guarantee his safety, but as they could not, he refused to go. He was detained and given a deportation order, but has now been released and has been granted permission to apply for Leave to Remain.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/aug/13/immigration-refugees-bernard-mboueyeu-cameroon-sheffield-uk-borders-agency