Iranian refugee Abbas Amini prior to having his stitches cut by a nurse, near his rented accommodation, in Sneinton, Nottingham. * Mr Amini who stitched up his eyes, lips and ears in protest at the threat of deportation spoke for the first time in days after the threads were cut from his mouth. Abbas Amini wept as a nurse cut the stitches holding his lips together and spoke in whispers through an interpreter, looking visibly pained. The 33-year-old married father of two was weak and dehydrated after nine days without food and warnings from doctors that he would die, but he vowed to continue
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1784 x 1166 px | 30.2 x 19.7 cm | 11.9 x 7.8 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
30 May 2003Location:
Nottingham UKPhotographer:
Rui VieiraMore information:
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Iranian refugee Abbas Amini prior to having his stitches cut by a nurse, near his rented accommodation, in Sneinton, Nottingham. * Mr Amini who stitched up his eyes, lips and ears in protest at the threat of deportation spoke for the first time in days after the threads were cut from his mouth. Abbas Amini wept as a nurse cut the stitches holding his lips together and spoke in whispers through an interpreter, looking visibly pained. The 33-year-old married father of two was weak and dehydrated after nine days without food and warnings from doctors that he would die, but he vowed to continue his fight for asylum seekers.