Welcome to the Free Tarik campaign

This is the campaign to free Tarik Ramadan, imprisoned in Sulamaniya prison in the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq. This website is part of the campaign to free him from illegal detention and return him safely to his family.

Please take a few moments to learn about the cruel injustice that Tarik is being subjected to and how you can help. Thank you.

Newsflash - 26/10/07 - Iraqi President orders Tarik's release

We have just heard from the office of Ann Clwyd, the UK's special envoy on human rights in Iraq, that:

"President Talabani has ordered that Tarik must be set free."

We understand that he is to be released to his family on Saturday 27 October. Please await further information. Meanwhile Tarik and his family wish to express their gratitude to all who have worked to secure his freedom.

Newsflash - 18/10/07 Tarik on hunger strike

We have just heard that Tarik is on hunger strike - more details here

Tarik's story in brief

Tarik Ramadan was arrested by American troops on 3 February 2005 as he left work on Kirkuk Airbase in Northern Iraq. He was handed over to the Asaish (Kurdish Security Force ) who took him to Sulaymaniyah in Northern Iraq where he is still being held in prison today.

• He has never been formally charged with any offence or subject to trial of any kind.
• He has been given no documents by the Asaish or the Iraqi Courts that relate to his imprisonment or any alleged offences.
• He has had no access to a lawyer or legal assistance of any kind.
• His arrest and continued imprisonment are a flagrant violation of international and Iraqi human rights laws and the Iraqi Constitution.