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Rwanda to get first batch of asylum seekers from UK this May

In April, both countries signed a controversial immigration deal to take those who enter the UK illegally to Rwanda.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda expects first 50 asylum seekers transferred from UK by end of May

Rwanda expects the first group of 50 asylum seekers to be transferred from the United Kingdom by the end of May, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

Female referees to officiate at men’s World Cup finals for first time

Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan have been included on FIFA’s official list.

The National (Scotland)

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Female referees to officiate at men’s World Cup for first time

Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan have been included on FIFA’s official list.

The Independent UK

Campaigners ‘relieved’ as Rwanda flights delayed until next month

The Prime Minister previously signalled plans to begin the controversial policy by the end of May.

The Independent UK

Second Rwandan genocide fugitive confirmed dead

One of the last remaining fugitives sought by a U.N. tribunal over his alleged key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide was confirmed dead and the case against him closed, U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

Patel ‘pushing ahead’ with Rwanda migrant plan as 900 cross Channel in four days

The Home Secretary discussed progress on the agreement in a meeting with Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta on Wednesday.

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‘I thought the UK was a good country’: Sudan massacre refugee faces removal to Rwanda

Mohammed is among first asylum seekers to face removal under Home Office’s controversial scheme

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel backs Rwanda asylum plans as hundreds continue to cross Channel

PRITI Patel has insisted work is taking place “right now” to send migrants to Rwanda as hundreds of migrants continued to cross the Channel,…

The National (Scotland)

Patel backs Rwanda plan as more than 900 migrants cross Channel in four days

The Home Secretary said work was taking place ‘right now’ on plans to deport people to Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Refugees minister ‘distances’ himself from Government’s Rwanda plan

Britain’s minister for refugees appeared to distance himself on Tuesday from the Government’s plan to send migrants crossing the Channel on small boats to Rwanda.

Evening Standard

Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimination and homophobia persist

“From today, I no longer want to be called your mother, if you don’t want to change you can leave my house and come back when you are a transformed person, when you are a man.” Chris (not his real name) a queer transgender person from Rwanda recalls the words…

The Conversation

‘Priti Patel’s Rwanda plan won’t stop us crossing’ — inside the migrant crisis escalating in the Channel

Critics deem it expensive and counter-productive — but is the Government’s new scheme even workable? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

Rwanda president suggests UK extradite genocide suspects after asylum deal

Exclusive: Comments raise concerns UK will find it difficult to refuse requests from Kigali on sensitive issues

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Daily Record

New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa reveals plans to use acting success to build school in Rwanda

Ncuti, 29, was born in Rwanda but when he was just two years old fled the east African country with his family to escape the brutal civil war.

The Guardian - UK

Fifty people to be sent to Rwanda in a fortnight, says Boris Johnson

PM says he will ‘dig in for the fight’ with ‘leftie lawyers’ challenging government’s plan for refugees

The Independent UK

Fifty migrants told they will be sent to Rwanda, Boris Johnson says

The prime minister said the government is braced for legal battles with ‘leftie lawyers’ over the controversial policy

The Conversation

The UK's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda raise four red flags

Like many others, I was surprised and upset to hear about the UK’s new deal to offload its responsibility to tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda. The plan is for Rwanda to process and host such refugees indefinitely.

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Alleged senior leader of 1994 Rwandan genocide confirmed dead

Protais Mpiranya, one of the last remaining fugitives sought over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been confirmed dead and the case against him has been closed, the prosecutor of the successor court to the UN Rwanda tribunal said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-year search for Rwanda genocide suspect ends in Zimbabwe grave

Inside the manhunt for Protais Mpiranya, accused of Rwandan mass killings and the world’s most wanted war crimes fugitive

The Guardian - US

The Hunters: the small UN unit that tracked down Rwanda’s worst killers

The work of highly effective tracking teams offer model to follow in future efforts to prosecute war criminals

Daily Mirror

Home Office minister admits he can't show if Rwanda scheme will curb Channel crossings

It comes after the British Red Cross and the Refugee Council warned of some asylum seekers in Britain going into hiding in fear of being sent to Rwanda.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine refugees who enter UK via Ireland may be sent to Rwanda, MPs told

Minister also refuses to say whether Ukrainians who cross Channel in small boats could be sent to Africa

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister fails to show evidence Rwanda scheme will cut Channel crossings

A HOME Office minister has failed to provide any evidence that the Government’s controversial Rwanda scheme would reduce the number of people…

The Independent UK

Minister refuses to rule out that Ukrainian refugees could be deported to Rwanda

Tom Pursglove also indicates Afghans who served with British Army could face removal under policy

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