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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Revealed: Afghan journalists facing death threats and beatings, despite UK pledge to save them

UK forces at work at Kabul airport during the chaotic evacuation last August.
UK forces at work at Kabul airport during the chaotic evacuation last August. Photograph: Reuters

A group of Afghan journalists who worked closely with the UK media for years have revealed how they face beatings, death threats and months in hiding, and accuse the government of reneging on a pledge to bring them to Britain.

Having fought in vain for clearance to come to the UK since the return of Taliban rule last summer, the eight journalists are now taking legal action against the government. They have applied for a judicial review after waiting months for their applications to relocate to the UK to be processed. They report only receiving standard response emails from the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) programme.

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