Refugee who stitched face wins asylum case

An Iranian man who sewed up his eyes, lips and ears shut in protest at the threat of deportation has won his battle to stay in Britain.

Refugee who stitched face wins asylum case

An Iranian man who sewed up his eyes, lips and ears shut in protest at the threat of deportation has won his battle to stay in Britain.

But Abas Amini has vowed to continue his hunger strike from his home in Nottingham for the sake of other refugees, despite warnings from doctors that he will die.

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