Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC and other British media organisations are challenging the British government's refusal to relocate them, arguing that they are at high risk of being killed by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.
The journalists "worked alongside and in support of the British government's mission" in Afghanistan and put their lives at risk, their lawyers told London's High Court on Thursday.
Adam Straw said the British government has "betrayed the debt of gratitude" owed to his clients by refusing to relocate them or allow them to enter the country after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021. None of the eight are in Britain, the court heard.
