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Bristol Bisons call on people to support their protest outside the police station where teammate Ken Macharia may be detained and forced back to Kenya
Ken Macaria (centre) fears he could face persecution in Kenya for his sexuality if Britain pushed him back there

PLAYERS from a gay rugby team are calling on the media, human rights organisations and supporters to join their protest outside a Bristol police station on Thursday after one of their players had his asylum application rejected and was ordered to report to the police.

The Home Office today rejected the asylum claim of Bristol Bisons player Ken Macharia, a 39-year-old gay man from Kenya who has lived in Britain since 2009 and fears prosecution in his home country because of his sexuality.  

 

It is with a heavy heart that Kenneth received this letter from the home office today and has been told he will not be allowed to stay home in the UK. The fight is not over and we need your support to keep Ken home with his friends and family. pic.twitter.com/tGm8txAgaD

— Bristol Bisons RFC (@bisonsrfc) June 3, 2019
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