Seeking asylum- 'We were told to leave, convert or die' - BBC News
- 5 years ago
When Mike Espirion was released from Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib prison after ten years, he might have thought better times lay ahead.
Saddam Hussein's security forces had tortured him, believing he was a spy, but eventually he was freed.
However, in Dora, the Christian area of Baghdad, Mike, not his real name, and his neighbours had letters put through their doors saying they had to leave, or stay and convert to Islam.
Saddam Hussein's security forces had tortured him, believing he was a spy, but eventually he was freed.
However, in Dora, the Christian area of Baghdad, Mike, not his real name, and his neighbours had letters put through their doors saying they had to leave, or stay and convert to Islam.