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First photo of Syrian refugee at school protest after waterboarding attack

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A Syrian refugee who was waterboarded by bullies has turned up at a protest outside his school.

Jamal, 15, said thanks to around 30 protesters showing their solidarity with him and his family.

He smiled as he was brought to the demonstration by his father, who also thanked the public.

Jamal Hijazi outside Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield - 29th November 2018. See SWNS story SWLEbully. A 15-year-old Syrian refugee who was pushed to the ground and had water poured on his face in a video shared on social media has said he no longer feels safe studying there. His comments came as fresh footage emerged on Wednesday of what was said to be the boy???s sister being physically abused at the same school. West Yorkshire police said they were investigating an allegation of a racially aggravated assault against a 15-year-old boy and that a 16-year-old boy would be charged with assault. Footage of the playground incident, which occurred at Almondbury community school on 25 October, went viral on Tuesday night.

Jamal, 15, gives the thumbs up outside Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield (Picture: Dan Rowlands / SWNS)

Jamal Hijazi with supporters outside Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield - 29th November 2018. See SWNS story SWLEbully. A 15-year-old Syrian refugee who was pushed to the ground and had water poured on his face in a video shared on social media has said he no longer feels safe studying there. His comments came as fresh footage emerged on Wednesday of what was said to be the boy???s sister being physically abused at the same school. West Yorkshire police said they were investigating an allegation of a racially aggravated assault against a 15-year-old boy and that a 16-year-old boy would be charged with assault. Footage of the playground incident, which occurred at Almondbury community school on 25 October, went viral on Tuesday night.

Jamal, 15, said thanks to the all the protesters (Picture: Dan Rowlands / SWNS)

Jamal Hijazi with supporters outside Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield - 29th November 2018. See SWNS story SWLEbully. A 15-year-old Syrian refugee who was pushed to the ground and had water poured on his face in a video shared on social media has said he no longer feels safe studying there. His comments came as fresh footage emerged on Wednesday of what was said to be the boy???s sister being physically abused at the same school. West Yorkshire police said they were investigating an allegation of a racially aggravated assault against a 15-year-old boy and that a 16-year-old boy would be charged with assault. Footage of the playground incident, which occurred at Almondbury community school on 25 October, went viral on Tuesday night.

Jamal, 15, is greeted by supporters outside his school (Picture: Dan Rowlands / SWNS)

The teen only spent a few minutes with the protesters before leaving in a green car.

He revealed last night that he has been tormented by bullies for the past two years.

The boy said he pleaded with his father not to send him back to Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield following the attack in October.

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He told ITV News: When I saw everyone looking at this video I felt ashamed of myself and why it happened. I was really upset about that.

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I was feeling like I couldnt study or do my homework.

I woke up at night and just started crying because of this problem.

They think Im different, different from them.

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Video emerges showing sister of Syrian refugee who was 'waterboarded' by bullies being pushed down hill at school (Picture: Omar Hamed Hussein/Facebook)

One of the bullies shoves the girl from behind (Picture: Omar Hamed Hussein/Facebook)

Video emerges showing sister of Syrian refugee who was 'waterboarded' by bullies being pushed down hill at school (Picture: Omar Hamed Hussein/Facebook)

The girl is thrown to the floor by the bully (Picture: Omar Hamed Hussein/Facebook)

New footage emerged yesterday showing the boys sister being attacked on the same day the first video went viral.

The young girl is wearing a pink hijab as she is shoved by two other girls and pushed to the ground.

A child filming the incident appears to be cheering on the bullies as they repeatedly shout go on.

Her family fled the Syrian city of Homs, which was under siege from May 2011 to 2014, after protests erupted against the rule of Bashar al-Assad.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with assault following an attack on a 15-year-old Syrian refugee at a school in Huddersfield (Picture: Facebook)

But since arriving in the UK in the hope of a better life, both the boy and his 14-year-old sister have been bullied, with the younger child having her hijab torn off in the playground.

A lawyer for the girls family Mohammed Akunjee told Mail Online: Last Friday she tried to self harm with a piece of glass on her wrists.

She has been abused for around a year and a half and some of it has been racial referring to Arabs and where she care from.

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He added: The same day the video went viral on social media of [the boy] being attacked, his sister was also attacked.

She had her headscarf ripped off in the playground. This is despite us complaining to the school about the abuse.

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