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Congo restricts border crossings with Rwanda after soldier shot dead during attack

Democratic Republic of Congo restricted the hours of border crossings with Rwanda on Friday after a Congolese soldier was shot dead while attacking border guards inside Rwandan territory.

Reuters

Linguistic shift to English leads Rwanda to host its first Commonwealth summit

Rwanda is gearing up host the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from June 20-25 in the capital Kigali. The East African country, which has dropped French in favour of English in schools, wants to use the summit to promote its tourism and hospitality sector. But NGOs that are highly…

France 24

Boris Johnson Rwanda deportations of migrants 'dishonouring God' says Moderator

The leader of the Church of Scotland joined the ranks of leading clerics calling for a change of heart on the Tory government's migrant policy.

Daily Record

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Rwanda says Congolese soldier crossed border and opened fire

Rwanda’s military says a Congolese soldier crossed the border and began shooting at Rwandan security forces and civilians before being shot dead, the latest escalation in tensions between the countries

The Independent UK

‘Frankly insulting’: Rwanda resents its portrayal in UK asylum row

Kigali government seeks to shift narrative with managed tours of processing facilities and accommodation for deportees

The Guardian - UK

Londoner’s Diary: Guy Ritchie’s misfortune as film is cursed by the war

In today’s diary: Ritchie’s film twarted by war/ Lucy Boynton laments Rwanda/Mark Owen’s Soul Cycle with Rishi/ Jon Sopel praises his former employer

Evening Standard

Ce que l'insurrection intermittente du M23 nous apprend sur la recherche précaire de la paix en RDC

Depuis mars 2022, les combats se sont intensifiés dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) entre l'armée et le groupe rebelle Mouvement du 23 mars, plus connu sous le nom de M23. Ce dernier aurait attaqué des positions de l'armée près de la frontière avec l'Ouganda et le…

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Minister defends Boris Johnson’s attack on lawyers over Rwanda policy

Lawyers have reportedly received death threats after the Prime Minister suggested they were ‘abetting’ criminal gangs.

The Independent UK

Alison Thewliss has perfect response to Rwanda plan supporter on Question Time

ALISON Thewliss shot down an angry audience member on Question Time with three words after he alleged "rapists and murderers" were coming…

The National (Scotland)

Tory member gives scathing verdict on Rwanda plan and Boris Johnson on Question Time

A CONSERVATIVE member told the Question Time panel that his only reason for remaining in the party is to oust Boris Johnson during a charged episode…

The National (Scotland)

Moral ambiguity and the representation of genocide – is there a limit to what can be depicted?

On January 10 2022, the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee voted unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus from the school’s curriculum, and ban it. The board cited concerns about nudity and profanity, implicitly raising broader questions about the book’s depiction of violence.

The Conversation

Two asylum seekers face review of ECHR decision not to deport them to Rwanda

Dominic Raab says decision made by European court should not have ‘binding effect’ in UK

The Independent UK

Rwanda refugee policy is like the rendition of slaves in the 1800s

Letters: Prof Julia O’Connell Davidson likens the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to the forced returns facilitated by the Fugitive Slave Act in the US. Plus a letter from Mark Stephens

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINER: Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again

The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit

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How Raab is considering a Bill of Rights to force through Rwanda flights

The European Convention on Human Rights was drawn up by the Council of Europe, an organisation which Winston Churchill was instrumental in founding.

The National (Scotland)

Look inside the Rwanda hotel detention centre where refugees will be sent

PICTURES have been released of the Rwandan hotel to which asylum seekers will be sent from the UK.

Daily Mirror

Lawyers receive death threats after PM claimed they are 'abetting criminal gangs'

The Prime Minister made the remarks during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, before the first deportation flight to Rwanda was blocked from leaving. In the same meeting, the PM claimed the Government would not be deterred from going ahead with the controversial policy.

The Independent UK

Rwanda hotel invites UK migrants to ‘come as a guest, leave as a friend’

Hope’s slogan, emblazoned on a banner adorning the entrance, invites migrants to “come as a guest, leave as a friend”.

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Daily Record

Dundee City Council leader’s open letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel slams ‘shocking’ Rwanda policy

John Alexander and his colleagues are calling on the immediate halt of expulsion of asylum seekers to Africa.

Evening Standard

David Blunkett: There is a sane alternative to the Rwanda fiasco

The plane “to nowhere” — which never took off on Tuesday evening, intended for Rwanda — was just what the Government expected. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, could not be happier with a situation where lawyers and Strasbourg judges (not the EU) are the enemy, rather than the organised criminal…

Irish Mirror

'Rwanda link' to rise in Irish asylum cases

Sources last night told The Mirror that government officials believed the increase could, in part, be blamed on that decision – which is still being battled in the courts.

The Guardian - UK

Raab says court was wrong to block Rwanda deportation flight

Decision by European court of human rights strengthens case for overhaul of UK laws, says deputy PM

Daily Mirror

GMB's Adil Ray grills Dominic Raab on UK's 'racist' refugee policy in heated debate

Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray clashed with Deputy PM Dominic Raab over the government's Rwanda deportation policy

Daily Mirror

Tory ministers forced into humiliating climbdown over Rwanda deportation flights

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab indicated removals would be halted until after the High Court judgement - despite Priti Patel signalling she was preparing for a flight within weeks

Evening Standard

233 more migrants attempt to cross English Channel amid Rwanda flights storm

Six boats were intercepted in the Channel on Wednesday

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