Save Al Bangura
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Alhassan "Al" Bangura (born 24 January 1988, in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonian midfielder who currently plays for Watford F.C. in the Football League Championship in England.
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he fled the country upon the death of his father. His father was a member of the Poro Secret Society, and tradition stated that his son must join upon his death. Not wanting to, he went to Guinea where he met a Frenchman, who took him to France and intended to make Bangura a male prostitute. When the man took him to England, he sought asylum.[1]
Discovered by a Watford scout playing in a park, he joined the Watford youth set-up, and made his debut against Stoke City whilst still a member of the Academy on 30 April 2005 aged just 17, coming on for an injured Gavin Mahon. He started the following game against West Ham United on the final day of the 2004-05 season. In the 2005-06 season he has been a regular in the Watford side, making 37 appearances (24 from the bench) in all competitions, scoring 1 goal and winning the club's Young Player of the Season award.
Bangura's hard work in the 2005-06 Championship season and getting the club promoted has been rewarded with a contract extension taking him through to the end of the 2008-09 season as a Watford player
In November 2007 Bangura is appealing against deportation.
We want to stop this deportation.
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he fled the country upon the death of his father. His father was a member of the Poro Secret Society, and tradition stated that his son must join upon his death. Not wanting to, he went to Guinea where he met a Frenchman, who took him to France and intended to make Bangura a male prostitute. When the man took him to England, he sought asylum.[1]
Discovered by a Watford scout playing in a park, he joined the Watford youth set-up, and made his debut against Stoke City whilst still a member of the Academy on 30 April 2005 aged just 17, coming on for an injured Gavin Mahon. He started the following game against West Ham United on the final day of the 2004-05 season. In the 2005-06 season he has been a regular in the Watford side, making 37 appearances (24 from the bench) in all competitions, scoring 1 goal and winning the club's Young Player of the Season award.
Bangura's hard work in the 2005-06 Championship season and getting the club promoted has been rewarded with a contract extension taking him through to the end of the 2008-09 season as a Watford player
In November 2007 Bangura is appealing against deportation.
We want to stop this deportation.
Alhassan "Al" Bangura (born 24 January 1988, in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonian midfielder who currently plays for Watford F.C. in the Football League Championship in England.
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he fled the country upon the death of his father. His father was a member of the Poro Secret Society, and tradition stated that his son must join upon his death. Not wanting to, he went to Guinea where he met a Frenchman, who took him to France and intended to make Bangura a male prostitute. When the man took him to England, he sought asylum.[1]
Discovered by a Watford scout playing in a park, he joined the Watford youth set-up, and made his debut against Stoke City whilst still a member of the Academy on 30 April 2005 aged just 17, coming on for an injured Gavin Mahon. He started the following game against West Ham United on the final day of the 2004-05 season. In the 2005-06 season he has been a regular in the Watford side, making 37 appearances (24 from the bench) in all competitions, scoring 1 goal and winning the club's Young Player of the Season award.
Bangura's hard work in the 2005-06 Championship season and getting the club promoted has been rewarded with a contract extension taking him through to the end of the 2008-09 season as a Watford player
In November 2007 Bangura is appealing against deportation.
We want to stop this deportation.
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he fled the country upon the death of his father. His father was a member of the Poro Secret Society, and tradition stated that his son must join upon his death. Not wanting to, he went to Guinea where he met a Frenchman, who took him to France and intended to make Bangura a male prostitute. When the man took him to England, he sought asylum.[1]
Discovered by a Watford scout playing in a park, he joined the Watford youth set-up, and made his debut against Stoke City whilst still a member of the Academy on 30 April 2005 aged just 17, coming on for an injured Gavin Mahon. He started the following game against West Ham United on the final day of the 2004-05 season. In the 2005-06 season he has been a regular in the Watford side, making 37 appearances (24 from the bench) in all competitions, scoring 1 goal and winning the club's Young Player of the Season award.
Bangura's hard work in the 2005-06 Championship season and getting the club promoted has been rewarded with a contract extension taking him through to the end of the 2008-09 season as a Watford player
In November 2007 Bangura is appealing against deportation.
We want to stop this deportation.
We signed the "Save Al Bangura" petition!
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3:50 pm PDT, May 15,
Evert Jan Klein Velderman, Netherlands
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3:36 pm PDT, May 15,
Michael Cryer, Colorado
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Carol Westfall, Missouri
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NARESH KADYAN, India
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12:37 am PDT, May 15,
Charles Mclachlan, United Kingdom
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Zorica Zlatanovic, Serbia And Montenegro
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9:13 am PDT, May 4,
Daniel Burn, Massachusetts
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10:00 am PDT, Apr 20,
Julie Williams, United Kingdom
Why are they trying to deport him now? He doesn't deserve that after all his hardship. If they want to deport someone, they should get rid of all the criminals and human traffickers who are making people's lives miserable. and not some innocent person who worked hard to get a good life for himself. Free Al Bangura!
Why are they trying to deport him now? He doesn't deserve that after all his hardship. If they want to deport someone, they should get rid of all the criminals and human traffickers who are making people's lives miserable. and not some innocent person who worked hard to get a good life for himself. Free Al Bangura!
# 12,094:
2:48 pm PDT, Apr 19,
ED Williams, United Kingdom
The Home Office is, I can say without an iota of doubt, certainly one of the more moronic institutions. One is even forced to ask whether they have a secret agenda underhand - allowing illegal migrants to stay here while insisting in a rather blind fashion that somehow people who subsidise them deserve to be thrown out to die.
The Home Office is, I can say without an iota of doubt, certainly one of the more moronic institutions. One is even forced to ask whether they have a secret agenda underhand - allowing illegal migrants to stay here while insisting in a rather blind fashion that somehow people who subsidise them deserve to be thrown out to die.
# 12,093:
2:36 am PDT, Apr 14,
Archie Whitaker, United Kingdom
deserves a good life here
deserves a good life here
# 12,092:
5:33 am PDT, Apr 10,
Geoffrey Elderfield, United Kingdom
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
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12:44 pm PDT, Mar 29,
Ines Seidel, Germany
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4:05 pm PDT, Mar 28,
Anne Seidel, Germany
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7:31 am PDT, Mar 20,
Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
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7:20 pm PST, Mar 8,
Samuel Bangura, Maryland
# 12,087:
4:32 am PST, Feb 23,
Sebastian Kent-morris, United Kingdom
IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO HELP SAVE SOMEONES LIFE OR EVEN GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE, WOULDNT YOU ??? ..NOW YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE DONE THIS!
IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO HELP SAVE SOMEONES LIFE OR EVEN GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE, WOULDNT YOU ??? ..NOW YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE DONE THIS!
# 12,086:
3:11 am PST, Feb 21,
Bracken Thompson, United Kingdom
When someone is clearly not " a scrounger" and has achieved a good life for themself and all they have done wrong is to lie about someone attempting to rape them it is disgraceful to send them "home" to a country where they will surely have no future and possibly a greatly shortened lifespan. Furthermore in cases of rape ( both female and male) it is usual for the victim to find it very difficult to speak to people about their ordeal. As someone who has them self been through a similar experience I can honestly state it was more than 20 years before I could speak about what happened to me and even then it is difficult to talk about to the majority of people. For 20 years I could not even speak about it to my partner or my closest friend. The British government needs to take all things into account. Why when this man, famous or not, was given the right to remain in Britain for an indefinite period is it suddenly fine to send him to a country where his life will be at risk. I am disgusted to belong to a country that has such an unreasonable government. I understand the need to reduce the large numbers of illegal entrants to our country but this man was given the right to stay until some petty person no doubt thinking of a way to help their own career has small mindedly decided to persecute a genuine refugee and his familly.
When someone is clearly not " a scrounger" and has achieved a good life for themself and all they have done wrong is to lie about someone attempting to rape them it is disgraceful to send them "home" to a country where they will surely have no future and possibly a greatly shortened lifespan. Furthermore in cases of rape ( both female and male) it is usual for the victim to find it very difficult to speak to people about their ordeal. As someone who has them self been through a similar experience I can honestly state it was more than 20 years before I could speak about what happened to me and even then it is difficult to talk about to the majority of people. For 20 years I could not even speak about it to my partner or my closest friend. The British government needs to take all things into account. Why when this man, famous or not, was given the right to remain in Britain for an indefinite period is it suddenly fine to send him to a country where his life will be at risk. I am disgusted to belong to a country that has such an unreasonable government. I understand the need to reduce the large numbers of illegal entrants to our country but this man was given the right to stay until some petty person no doubt thinking of a way to help their own career has small mindedly decided to persecute a genuine refugee and his familly.
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12:47 pm PST, Feb 15,
Kellie Hogben, United Kingdom
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6:19 am PST, Feb 10,
Amu Peters, Nigeria
It wrong you send back man because he is black. White man came to Africa and stayed, it now our turn.
It wrong you send back man because he is black. White man came to Africa and stayed, it now our turn.
# 12,083:
3:13 am PST, Feb 7,
Mikko Nuuttila, Finland
Free Al Bangura!
Free Al Bangura!
# 12,082:
8:27 am PST, Feb 5,
Ivo Lisitzki, Germany
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1:13 am PST, Feb 5,
Danny P, United Kingdom
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8:30 pm PST, Feb 4,
Stefan Hasche, Germany
don`t care the nationality, every human is worth the same! let him stay
don`t care the nationality, every human is worth the same! let him stay
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5:05 pm PST, Feb 4,
Gerry Hellwig, Germany
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6:45 pm PST, Feb 1,
TAYLOR WEIDNER, Colorado
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6:26 am PST, Jan 31,
Elliott Anderson, United Kingdom
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2:26 pm PST, Jan 27,
Vidya Sims, California
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3:29 am PST, Jan 26,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
BANG BANG BANG BANG AL BANGURA
BANG BANG BANG BANG AL BANGURA
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1:12 pm PST, Jan 25,
Rishabh Prabhu, India
dont deport him.....hes a gud player
dont deport him.....hes a gud player
# 12,073:
12:49 am PST, Jan 24,
Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
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12:07 pm PST, Jan 23,
Ciaran Gunter, United Kingdom
why is it exceptable for someone to arrive here and claim state benefits straight away yet a man how has settled and has a family and profesional career is under threat of deportation, wouldn't you be better spending your time and our money trying to catch the thousands of migrant criminals you dont know the whereabouts of??!!!!!
why is it exceptable for someone to arrive here and claim state benefits straight away yet a man how has settled and has a family and profesional career is under threat of deportation, wouldn't you be better spending your time and our money trying to catch the thousands of migrant criminals you dont know the whereabouts of??!!!!!
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5:14 am PST, Jan 23,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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5:12 pm PST, Jan 21,
Matthew Bennett, United Kingdom
sorry but 12066 is a fool, this country benefits off people like Al Bangura and we make money of so called "foreigners" that cause trouble. And Al Bangura is a legend in watford where I originally come from so yes 12066 foreigners rule!
sorry but 12066 is a fool, this country benefits off people like Al Bangura and we make money of so called "foreigners" that cause trouble. And Al Bangura is a legend in watford where I originally come from so yes 12066 foreigners rule!
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4:20 pm PST, Jan 21,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
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7:28 pm PST, Jan 20,
Name not displayed, Georgia
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10:56 am PST, Jan 19,
Ian Parsons, United Kingdom
i am a bristol city fan hate watford but believe this guy deserves to stay in this oountry, why do we allow people ijn who do nothing but deport those that do, is it because he is high profile and it makes the government look like they are doing something about our immigration problem.
i am a bristol city fan hate watford but believe this guy deserves to stay in this oountry, why do we allow people ijn who do nothing but deport those that do, is it because he is high profile and it makes the government look like they are doing something about our immigration problem.
# 12,066:
5:20 am PST, Jan 18,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
I Personally Think Its A Good Idea Sending Him Back, We Don't Want Foreigners In Our Country, They Take Our Jobs, And Cause Trouble.
I Personally Think Its A Good Idea Sending Him Back, We Don't Want Foreigners In Our Country, They Take Our Jobs, And Cause Trouble.
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10:54 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
What is the piont in sending a grown man out of our own country whan he is one of us. he was grown up in a way so cruel and now you don't want him to stay here. That is disgraceful.
What is the piont in sending a grown man out of our own country whan he is one of us. he was grown up in a way so cruel and now you don't want him to stay here. That is disgraceful.
# 12,064:
3:54 am PST, Jan 17,
Gareth Payne, United Kingdom
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2:46 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
He works harder than most citizens and is at genuine risk in his home country.
He works harder than most citizens and is at genuine risk in his home country.
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8:14 am PST, Jan 16,
Tom Lambert, United Kingdom
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5:24 am PST, Jan 16,
Franz Ramirez Tardio, Bolivia
Los felicito por la iniciativa de apoyar a este joven jugador, que tuvo que sufrir las consecuencias de la ignorancia e intolerancia politica que se da en varios paises del mundo. El Reino Unido debe ser un ejemplo de Estado donde el derecho y justicia es para todas las personas.
Los felicito por la iniciativa de apoyar a este joven jugador, que tuvo que sufrir las consecuencias de la ignorancia e intolerancia politica que se da en varios paises del mundo. El Reino Unido debe ser un ejemplo de Estado donde el derecho y justicia es para todas las personas.
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3:54 am PST, Jan 16,
Sagi Chen, Israel
sometimes, to be human is more important than bureaucracy.
sometimes, to be human is more important than bureaucracy.
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3:21 am PST, Jan 16,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
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2:36 am PST, Jan 16,
Katie Christian, United Kingdom
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12:05 am PST, Jan 16,
Pasquale Giordano, Italy
Grande Al, l'Italia è con te!
Grande Al, l'Italia è con te!
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9:59 pm PST, Jan 15,
Cindy Newman, California
What a great role model for our children, what a disgrace for the home office!!!
What a great role model for our children, what a disgrace for the home office!!!
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2:40 pm PST, Jan 15,
Name not displayed, Italy
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1:32 pm PST, Jan 15,
Vlad Scutelnicu, California
Let him stay. and LIVE!!!
Let him stay. and LIVE!!!
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9:10 am PST, Jan 15,
Name not displayed, Italy
i hope to see you play football in italy one day . good bless you and your family.
i hope to see you play football in italy one day . good bless you and your family.
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9:10 am PST, Jan 15,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
