Osman was an asylum seeker from Kurdistan who had lived in the UK since 2001. After many years of constant dismissal from the Home Office and in the wake of several traumatic experiences, Osman took his own life on 25th July 2010.

The purpose of this site is to provide updates on the ongoing campaign to raise the money to repatriate Osman’s body to his family in Iraq, and to promote awarene…

"Ten days ago a friend of mine took his own life. His name was Osman Rasul, and he was a warm, kind, respectful man."

Corin Faife has written a short article on his personal experience of Osman’s life and struggle, for the radical politics magazine Ceasefire.