Phoenix Law To Act On Behalf Of Anti-Imperialist Activist Sami Kupiezewski In Deportation Case
A statement issued today from Social Rights Ireland has confirmed that Kupiezewski has instructed well-known law firm Phoenix Law to challenge the legality of his deportation order.
As reported in Aontacht Media a few weeks ago, communist, anti-imperialist and asylum seeker Sami Kupiezewski is facing immediate deportation from Ireland to Turkey, where his life is in danger, following a decision by Minister of (In)Justice Jim O’Callaghan.
A petition has since been created and has quickly reached 1,000 signatures, demanding that the deportation order be rescinded.
A protest was also held on the 25th of August outside the Department of (In)Justice, where attendees accused the FFG government of facilitating genocide by allowing the presence of 75 former IDF soldiers in Ireland, denying Gazan student visas and deporting anti-imperialist activists.
A statement issued today from Social Rights Ireland has confirmed that Kupiezewski has instructed well-known law firm Phoenix Law to challenge the legality of his deportation order. The Belfast-based firm is known for its commitment to social justice. They frequently represent high-profile anti-imperialist, republican and socialist cases against the FFG regime of the 26 counties and the statelet of the British-occupied 6 counties.
“Our comrade Sami, anti-imperialist political activist, faces a deportation order to Türkiye with a deadline of today—31 August 2026. He has been in communication with a legal team and instructed Phoenix Law to act on his behalf. The Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan has been formally put on notice of these proceedings, “ the statement explained, adding that “Türkiye's high level of human rights' abuses and in particular its repression of anti-NATO political activists is well known, so it goes without saying that we are deeply concerned about Sami's safety if removed and returned to Türkiye”.
“We wish to thank all those who have always stood in solidarity with Sami, and for the outpouring of support for him. We salute all those who, like him, continue to oppose the Dublin government's subservience to NATO-driven agendas, and who fight for the liberation of all oppressed peoples, and for a free, sovereign Ireland, “ the statement concluded.
In 2021, a Swedish court declined to extradite, citing human rights concerns if he were to be sent back home, following protests by left-wing activists.
Since 2016, Turkey has filed 2,364 extradition requests, largely targeting political opponents of the Erdogan regime, as well as requesting 3,579 Red Notices from Interpol.
The British establishment's own Joint Committee on Human Rights has cited Turkey among the most frequent abusers of the notice system. Despite this, the deportation order issued against Kupiezewski designates Turkey as a “safe country”. He has been told he has to voluntarily leave Ireland by the end of August or be forcibly removed.
