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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Isis-linked Australian women returning from Syria charged with crimes against humanity

Australian authorities have charged two women with offences related to slavery after they returned from Syria, where they had been detained in a refugee camp for more than seven years.

The women, aged 53 and 31, face crimes against humanity charges including owning and using ​a slave in Syria, which carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. ​They were arrested at Melbourne airport upon their arrival.

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