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'Dead man walking' describes desperate seven-hour journey to UK in tiny dinghy

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An Iranian refugee says he faces 'certain death' if he is deported and has shared the reasons why he crossed the Channel in the dinghy to make his way to the UK.

On a cold December night, refugee Urmulu climbed into a tiny dingy in Calais alongside a dozen others to make the perilous journey across the English Channel.

He knew the dangers he faced, as many had died attempting the same crossing, but he knew that being forced to return to Iran would mean certain execution.

Urmulu told Mirror Online he had spent nine months in an Iranian jail after being arrested for making a business trip to Israel, and was tortured by security forces before he managed to escape.

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