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Labour ‘to act over child strip-searches and police vetting failures’

Yvette Cooper sets out policies at party conference and attacks ‘unworkable and unethical’ Rwanda deportation plan

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to reopen immigration detention centres with £399m deal

Two centres in England could detain 1,000 male asylum seekers in move linked to Rwanda scheme

The Guardian - UK

The best new books released in September as selected by avid readers and critics

Our critics’ picks include a historical melodrama based on a real-life maybe murder, a romp through the illegal dance halls of 20s London and a gloriously biting satire set in Rwanda.

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DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi: 'Presidential elections will take place in 2023'

The President of the DR Congo told FRANCE 24 that he wants to launch a "cry of truth" and put an end to hypocrisy by denouncing in the Tribune of the United Nations "the direct military aggression" of Rwanda against his country. Tshisekedi added that he relayed this same message…

France 24

City to fill the ‘skies with hope’ in campaign against asylum seeker flights to Rwanda

The national campaign continues until November 9

Bristol Post

Channel crossings to the UK this year go past 30,000 – more than for the whole of 2021

More people than ever coming over on small boats

Wales Online

Tshisekedi hits out at Rwanda over alleged backing of DRC rebels

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday renewed accusations that Rwanda is fanning rebel groups in his country during an address at the United Nations.

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Rwanda policy ‘has heralded an increase in use of immigration detention’, warns charity

The Government has increased the use of detention among small boat arrivals

Evening Standard

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

The Independent UK

Digital Cooperation Organization Adopts Riyadh AI Declaration

Member states of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) agreed Tuesday to adopt the Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration (RAICA), which seeks to use AI technology to benefit people, communities, nations, and the world. The declaration, announced at Saudi Arabia’s Second Global AI Summit, was signed by all members of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Number of people crossing Channel in small boats exceeds 2021 total

Provisional number for 2022 so far is 28,561, despite announcement of controversial Rwanda plan

The Guardian - UK

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

The Independent UK

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

The Independent UK

Benin in talks with Rwanda over logistical aid to counter Islamist threat

Rwanda may provide logistical support to help Benin tackle a worsening Islamist insurgency that is threatening parts of the West African region, a Benin government spokesperson said on Saturday.

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The Guardian - UK

How red flags were brushed aside to push through Rwanda deal

Documents disclosed to high court case show repeated warnings about asylum processing plan

The Independent UK

UK has ‘assurances’ that Rwanda will honour asylum seeker deal, High Court told

Rwandan authorities have given ‘detailed assurances’ over the processing of asylum claims, Home Office lawyers argued.

Evening Standard

Ditch Rwanda migrant scheme, think tank urges Home Secretary Suella Braverman

The new Home Secretary has been warned the scheme could be failing to act as a deterrent

Radio France Internationale

French judges drop Rwanda massacre charges against army peacekeepers

French judges have dropped a case against French soldiers deployed during Rwanda's 1994 genocide. The men had been accused of complicity in crimes against humanity.

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The Independent UK

Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda not a penalty, High Court told

The UN Refugee Agency has previously told judges that the Government’s Rwanda plan is ‘incompatible with UK’s fundamental obligations’.

Reuters

Paris prosecutors close investigation of French army over Rwanda genocide

French prosecutors have found no evidence that members of the French armed forces played a role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and have decided against re-opening a case over the issue, the French Public Prosecutor's office said in a statement.

The Independent UK

Rwanda policy ‘incompatible with UK obligations’ UN refugee agency tells court

The first legal challenge over the policy is due to finish on Friday.

The Independent UK

Rwanda ‘not a safe third country’ for asylum seekers and UK deal must be stopped, UN tells court

UN Refugee Agency says policy amounts to the ‘unlawful penalisation’ of refugees who use small boats

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries joins Patel in quitting cabinet after Truss named next PM

Culture secretary offered chance to stay in role but reportedly said, ‘Now is the right time to leave cabinet’

The National (Scotland)

Anti-racism campaigners protest in Edinburgh as UK Rwanda policy challenged in court

Activists gathered in places across the UK including Glasgow and London as the Tory government's plan was challenged once again in the High Court

Daily Record

Priti Patel resigns as Home Secretary as she is heckled in the Commons on last day

The controversial Home Secretary who introduced the Rwanda plan for migrants is returning to the backbenches as Liz Truss begins her reshuffle.

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