Is he making an independent film, because, that happens a lot within the USA at border crossings.
Rather than leaving the UK should arrive not just 2 hours ahead of schedule to make it through security, but, 12 hours to allow for detention under oppressive laws. Bring a good book to read, just make sure it's isn't political.
...He was detained under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act (click here) – recently used to controversial effect in the detention of David Miranda – last night (23 September), and questioned about his views on human rights abuses in Yemen.
When he informed the border agent that he did
not think his views on the issue were relevant to security, Mr Shibaan
was threatened with being detained for the full nine hours available
under the law.
Mr Shibaan also works for legal charity Reprieve
as project coordinator in Yemen, and visited the UK without being
detained earlier this summer. In May this year, he gave testimony to a US Congressional hearing on the impact of the covert drone programme in Yemen....
As of today, when people, like Baraa Shiban, carry out their lives in cooperation with Western Institutions they have to be skeptical to the purpose of the invitation.
Baraa is a Business Administration graduate and was involved with a number of civil society organizations in Yemen from 2006-2011. In 2011, he played a significant role in peaceful demonstrations against the dictatorship of Ali Abdullah Saleh, helping run a media centre in Sana’a’s Change Square.
As Reprieve’s Yemen Project Coordinator he has interviewed witnesses and civilian victims of US airstrikes around Yemen, including people from Rada’a, Khashamir, Wessab, and towns in Ayban and Marib. Baraa speaks Arabic and English.
February of 2011 was the Yemeni Revolution. It was a series of demonstrations following the Tunisani Revolution that would ultimately lead to a change in leadership in Yemen. For the West, Baraa was part of the Arab Spring. There is a movement now in Egypt to reject an extremist group within the country, namely the Muslim Brotherhood. The UK wants to know if Baraa is UNPOPULAR in leading Yemen to democracy. In other words, is he an extremist as if a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The UK wants to discern whether or not the organization(s) he is a member will be causing less democratic stability.
He has a right not to cooperate with the UK. He has to return to his home in Yemen and live to see tomorrow. There is more reason for him to protect his interests in Yemen than inform the UK about his personal views. He is being detained AGAINST HIS BEST INTERESTS.
Detaining Baraa is actually interfering with Yemen sovereignty when it is political in content.
In actuality, this is 'intelligence gathering.' It is an act of aggression against Yemen.
As of today, when people, like Baraa Shiban, carry out their lives in cooperation with Western Institutions they have to be skeptical to the purpose of the invitation.
Baraa is a Business Administration graduate and was involved with a number of civil society organizations in Yemen from 2006-2011. In 2011, he played a significant role in peaceful demonstrations against the dictatorship of Ali Abdullah Saleh, helping run a media centre in Sana’a’s Change Square.
As Reprieve’s Yemen Project Coordinator he has interviewed witnesses and civilian victims of US airstrikes around Yemen, including people from Rada’a, Khashamir, Wessab, and towns in Ayban and Marib. Baraa speaks Arabic and English.
February of 2011 was the Yemeni Revolution. It was a series of demonstrations following the Tunisani Revolution that would ultimately lead to a change in leadership in Yemen. For the West, Baraa was part of the Arab Spring. There is a movement now in Egypt to reject an extremist group within the country, namely the Muslim Brotherhood. The UK wants to know if Baraa is UNPOPULAR in leading Yemen to democracy. In other words, is he an extremist as if a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. The UK wants to discern whether or not the organization(s) he is a member will be causing less democratic stability.
He has a right not to cooperate with the UK. He has to return to his home in Yemen and live to see tomorrow. There is more reason for him to protect his interests in Yemen than inform the UK about his personal views. He is being detained AGAINST HIS BEST INTERESTS.
Detaining Baraa is actually interfering with Yemen sovereignty when it is political in content.
In actuality, this is 'intelligence gathering.' It is an act of aggression against Yemen.
