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An Iraqi Kurd who
sewed his lips together after being refused asylum
has ended his hunger strike after 46 days.
Naseh Ghafor, from Sheffield, made the decision to
halt his protest on Saturday night.
This came after appeals from supporters worried
about his health. The 20-year-old fears he will be
killed if he returns to Iraq.
Supporter Ruggie Johnson said: " It was a very
emotional time when the stitches were removed from
Naseh's lips."
Stitches out
Mr Ghafor's case has been supported by the
Monitoring Group North which helps victims of crime
and discrimination.
Mr Johnson, a spokesman for the group, said
supporters were poised to assist Mr Ghafor end his
protest.
"I was about to ring for a nurse or the doctor to
come and try and help us take the stitches out," he
said.
"There was a knock on the door and they were ready
with the scissors."
Mr Ghafor started his action on 8 July after his
application for asylum was refused and he was told
he had no right of appeal.
He said he fled to Britain after seeing his father
and brother shot dead under Saddam Hussein's regime
in Iraq and claimed his sister and mother also
disappeared.
A decision to refuse Mr Ghafor permission to stay in
the country was given in March.
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