Bristol city centre protest against Rwanda asylum seeker offshoring set to take place The government's plans have been criticised on human rights grounds Bristol Post · Jun 10, 2022
Two more migrants Rwanda deportation cancelled ahead of court ruling It comes after the Home Office confirmed Friday morning three migrants deportation had been cancelled The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
Home Office misled refugees about UN involvement in Rwanda plans, court told Letters to asylum seekers assured them UNHCR was ‘closely involved’ in deportation scheme, high court hears The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022
Akala, Lineker and Tracey Emin lead calls for airlines not to carry out refugee removal flights to Rwanda Exclusive: Signatories include musician and author Akala, football pundit Gary Lineker OBE, Bridgerton actress Adjoah Andoh, artist Tracey Emin The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
Home Office drops Rwanda deportation of three asylum seekers who launched legal battle The Home Office has dropped the deportation to Rwanda of three asylum seekers who launched legal proceedings over the controversial removals policy. Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2022
Three of four asylum seekers fighting deportation will not be sent to Rwanda, says Home Office THREE of four asylum seekers fighting deportation from the UK to Rwanda will not be sent there, the Home Office has said, after the UK Government's… The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2022
Government’s Rwanda plan ‘is not safe’, court told Up to 130 people have been notified they could be removed on the inaugural flight, due to take off on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
Asylum-seekers make UK legal bid to stop Rwanda deportations A group of asylum-seekers is asking a U.K. court to stop the British government sending them on a one-way flight to Rwanda The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
Home Office cancels Rwanda deportation for three migrants Migrants and campaign groups are seeking legal action to stop the first flight next week The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022
High Court to hear urgent bid to block deportation flight to Rwanda Legal challenge being made on behalf of asylum seekers who are set to be removed from UK on June 14 Wales Online · Jun 10, 2022
Afghans fleeing the Taliban among asylum seekers on first Rwanda removal flight The Home Office has refused to confirm the nationalities of those on board but only Rwandans are exempt from the policy. The wave of legal action has cast doubt on whether the first flight next Tuesday will go ahead as planned. Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022
Rwanda-bound migrants could be released on tags if first flight delayed Lawyers for more than 90 detained migrants have already submitted legal challenges asking to stay in the UK. The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Charles: Commonwealth has potential to make a profound difference for citizens The Prince of Wales was speaking as he prepares to represent the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Home Office’s first Rwanda flight threatened by second injunction Asylum Aid makes legal application to stop flights in challenge to Priti Patel’s offshoring policy The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Concerns Afghans fleeing Taliban could be on first Rwanda flight The Home Office has refused to confirm the nationalities of those on board but only Rwandans are exempt from the policy.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2022 SNP MP brands Rwanda scheme as attempt to appease 'heartless and xenophobic' Tories AN SNP MP has skewered the Rwandan asylum seekers scheme as a Government attempt to “virtue signal” to a “heartless and xenophobic” group…
The Conversation · Jun 9, 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 Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Rwanda accused of sending troops in to Congo as border dispute grows More than 500 Rwandan troops crossed the border, claims the DRC
Reuters · Jun 9, 2022 Congo accuses Rwanda of sending disguised troops across border The armed forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have accused Rwanda of sending 500 special forces in disguise into Congolese territory, the latest accusation in an escalating dispute between the neighbours.
Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022 First Rwanda asylum flight thrown into doubt as campaigners launch legal challenge It comes as the number of migrants to have crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year passed the 10,000 mark
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022 Rights Groups Ask British Govt to Stop Deportation of Iranian Dissident To Rwanda Human rights activists called Wednesday on the British Home Secretary to halt next week’s planned deportation to Rwanda of an Iranian former police commander, saying they fear for his life following his testimony to the International People’s Tribunal on Iran’s atrocities during the November 2019 protests. Justice for Iran, an…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2022 Court action launched to block Tories' 'unlawful' Rwanda deportation plans CAMPAIGNERS have formally launched their court bid to stop the Government’s controversial plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 Home Office braced for Rwanda deportation flight delays as plans face legal action Officials who have a concern or issue with the Rwanda scheme should consider the trauma colleagues endure as they scoop babies out of Channel waters, after making unsuccessful crossings, an insider told the Mirror.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 My 98-year-old friend fled Nuremberg on the Kindertransport. Today would he be sent to Rwanda? More than 80 years later, Henry still remembers how difficult it was to be a child refugee. Here’s what he thinks of the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers – some of whom could be unaccompanied minors – 4,500 miles away, writes Chitra Ramaswamy
Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2022 ‘I’ll take my life’: UK refugees being deported to Rwanda despair People at detention centres scheduled for deportation talk to Al Jazeera ahead of the first flight on June 14.