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‘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 · Jun 17, 2022

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 · Jun 17, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Jun 17, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

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 Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

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.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2022

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.

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

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”.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022