Essayas Kassahun – Hackney Citizen

Hackney man’s fight for compensation over miscarriage of justice continues at Supreme Court

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 8 May 2018 at 11:20

Sam Hallam’s murder conviction was quashed in 2012 after he had spent seven years in prison

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 June 2015 at 17:10

High Court rules Sam Hallam will get nothing to make up for the seven years he spent in prison an innocent man

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 25 April 2012 at 10:02

Campaigners call on Sam Hallam’s supporters to attend the appeal hearing on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 May at the Royal Courts of Justice

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 8 March 2012 at 21:32

A new play based on documentary evidence from a murder trial reveals the harsh reality of the criminal justice system

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 28 November 2011 at 09:39

A new ‘verbatim’ play, Someone To Blame, highlights the case of Sam Hallam, who is fighting a ‘miscarriage of justice’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 6 December 2010 at 15:03

Campaigners believe Sam Hallam to be innocent and that the police inquiry into his case will result in his murder conviction being overturned

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 5 October 2010 at 14:09

New hope for Sam Hallam and those campaigning for his release

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 5 July 2010 at 20:48

A man serving life for a crime that many say he didn’t commit will turn 23 this Friday