It has been nearly six months since No Borders activist and gay artist Babi Badalov was deported from the UK while in the middle of lodging a fresh claim. We can now report that he is now in France where he has made a claim for asylum and where he recorded this video.

paris02Once deported to Azerbaijan, Babi went into hiding for 3 days before fleeing to St Petersburg. As Russia is still a deeply homophobic country, he feared for his safety and entered the EU, making it to Paris where he now lives. Some No Borders activists have been able to visit him, and  he is doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Though he remains deeply fearful of what the future will hold if he is refused asylum. We wish him all the best.