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Court of Appeal set to rule on Rwanda policy challenge

Three judges will give their decisions on an appeal against the High Court’s decision on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Many people think it's impossible to be LGBTQ+ and religious – this 'homosecularism' is dangerous for asylum seekers

The UK government’s plan to send refugees and asylum seekers to Rwanda has been controversial from the start. For LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum in the UK, it remains a frightening prospect.

The Conversation

It’s not just cricket – discrimination is rife, from Westminster to rowing and rugby

Brief letters: Racism, sexism and classism | Rwanda asylum costs | Shopping trolley heart checks | Glutton-free? | Sinatra’s funeral songs

The Guardian - UK

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Jenrick claims immigration reforms will help prevent further ‘damage to society’

Labour said the economic impact assessment for the Illegal Migration Bill provides ‘evidence of the scale of Conservative failure’.

The Independent UK

Fury as Tory MP falsely claims 'SNP don't house refugees in Scotland'

A TORY Home Office minister triggered fury when he repeated a false claim that the “SNP don’t house refugees in Scotland”.

The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock says he is ‘profoundly sorry’ for ‘huge error’ in UK’s pandemic planning – as it happened

Former health secretary says he is ‘profoundly sorry’ for every death and says he knows an apology from him will be ‘hard to take’

The Guardian - UK

Abandon plans to detain and send children to Rwanda, MPs tell Government

Women and Equalities Committee chairwoman Caroline Nokes said one of their biggest concerns is the treatment of children within the asylum system.

The Independent UK

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Home Office admits: Rwanda policy may not stop small boats

MPs warn plans to detain small boat migrants are ‘harmful, impractical and costly’

The Independent UK

Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost £169k a person, says Home Office

‘Impact assessment’ of the illegal migration bill reignites bitter rows over controversial scheme

The Guardian - UK

Draconian Tory plan to send migrants to Rwanda will cost £169,000 per person

A long-awaited economic assessment of the Illegal Migration Bill revealed it would cost £63,000 more to hand asylum seekers a one-way ticket to the African country than to keep them in the UK

Daily Mirror

Nearly £170,000 cost to remove each migrant under small boats Bill – estimate

Calculating savings is said to be ‘highly uncertain’ but the assessment gives figures of between £106,000 and £165,000 per individual.

The Independent UK

Home Office estimates it will cost £169,000 to deport each asylum seeker under small boats bill

‘Not possible’ to assess whether Illegal Migration Bill is value for money because it may not deter enough Channel crossings

The Independent UK

'I packed my bags and moved my family to Oldham for a better life'

Mum-of-two Kana Josée, who was born in Rwanda, moved to Oldham after fleeing domestic violence and said the UK has finally given her a 'sense of belonging'

Manchester Evening News

Refugee celebrates 'sense of stability at last' as UK offers hope and relief from suffering

Speaking to Mirror to mark the end of Refugee Week, mum-of-two Kana Josée, born in Rwanda, praised how "welcoming and warm" the UK has been since she fled domestic violence

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t blame Tories for their useless policies. It’s all the fault of snobbery

The government is suddenly finding the invisible foe everywhere. Unfortunately for them, no one else can see it

The Independent UK

Home Office stops units making asylum decisions to prepare for small boats bill despite huge backlog

Exclusive: Two units to retrain as ‘detention decision-makers’ and told to refer to asylum seekers as ‘illegal entrants’

The Independent UK

Home Office admits spending £1.3m fighting Rwanda legal battles – and costs still rising

More money to be spent on continuing fight at Court of Appeal, after £140m given to Rwandan government

The Conversation

Rwanda: Paul Kagame is a dictator who clings to power but it’s not just for his own gain

Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame recently said he was looking forward to his retirement after 23 years in power. Speaking to the press in April 2023, he claimed he “may join journalism in my old age” – a somewhat surprising choice, given the poor state of the freedom of the press…

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France 24

Uganda: Parents submit DNA samples to identify school attack victims

In tonight's edition: In Uganda, parents of children still missing since Friday's horrific attack on a school dorm offer up their DNA in the search for their missing loved ones. Meanwhile in Burundi, hundreds of thousands of people who fled their country in 2015 amidst political turmoil have started returning…

The Independent UK

Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition

A lawyer for one of the last remaining suspects accused of orchestrating the brutal killings during the Rwandan genocide nearly 30 years ago says his client will apply for political asylum in South Africa

The Independent UK

Hero Afghan pilot: UK commanders sent me into combat... how can you abandon me?

Exclusive: Afghan war hero who escaped Taliban to come to Britain hits back at officials who say his military service is not enough to stop his deportation

Radio France Internationale

Women 'peace warriors' meet in Paris to wage battle against war

Women activists from China to Rwanda are gathering in Paris this week to call for peace, justice and equality. Whether it be in Ukraine, in Africa or on behalf of ethnic minorities, they say their rallying cry is more urgent than ever.

Al Jazeera

HRW accuses M23 militia of rape, finds mass graves in DR Congo

The group says that M23’s killings and rapes in eastern DRC are bolstered by the military support of Rwandan officials.

The Independent UK

MP blasts Suella Braverman in fiery Commons clash over small boats: ‘Just answer the question’

Home secretary admits the government does not know how much Illegal Migration Bill will cost

The Independent UK

US offers asylum lifeline to Afghan war hero as UK refuses to recognise his military service

Exclusive: Humiliation for Britain as America – alerted by The Independent – considers safe haven for pilot facing deportation to Rwanda

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