Hundreds of activists will gather to show support for a family who are facing deportation to the same country they were tortured in.

Campaigners against the Home Office's decision to deport sisters Ann and Enji Bashir, along with their mother, are set to gather at The Level in Brighton today to show solidarity with the family.

Each person attending the rally will deliver a message to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, to express their outrage at the decision to refuse their claim for asylum.

The trio fled Sudan in 2020, seeking asylum in the UK after they were detained and tortured in their home country for attending anti-government demonstrations.

Now, a demonstration will be held in their new home - Brighton.

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Young people from across the city have teamed up with a range of campaigners to organise a rally for the family at The Level in Brighton at noon, on Saturday April 1.

Their situation first came to light when Ann, 16, told one of her teachers at Cardinal Newman School in Hove about their situation in early March.

Georgia Neale, her pastoral tutor, jumped into action - calling on Ann's classmates and the wider community to show support and reject the Home Office's decision to refuse their claim for asylum, after the department said their fears of persecution were "not well-founded."

A petition was set up, which has amassed nearly 8,000 signatures.

In 2022, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said around 310,000 people were displaced, 991 people killed and 1,173 injured as a result of localised conflict and violence across the country.

The Argus: Enji Bashir is studying for a pharmacy degree at the University of BrightonEnji Bashir is studying for a pharmacy degree at the University of Brighton (Image: Enji Bashir)

Since, politicians and her peers have shown their support and anger for their case, and they are all encouraged to attend the rally on Saturday afternoon.

Speakers will include Hove MP Peter Kyle and deputy council leader Hannah Allbrooke.

People can write notes of support and pin them to the large envelope as a symbol of solidarity.

A spokesman for the event said: "These are our friends, our students, valued community members, we want them here - do not deport them."

The Argus: Ann and her father, who is presumed imprisoned or deadAnn and her father, who is presumed imprisoned or dead (Image: Supplied)

Ann, who is preparing for her GCSEs, said: "I am really touched by their support. We will never forget it."

A letter from Ann will be read out at the event on her behalf during the demonstration.

Her mother said: "I am really happy about this, and it is really positive to see the support. I would like to thank everyone who is taking part."