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Court of Appeal to hear challenge against plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

People from countries including Iran, Iraq and Syria are aiming to overturn High Court rulings made in December.

The Independent UK

Rwanda legal battle back in court as judges reconsider whether scheme is lawful

Court of Appeal hearing comes as MPs to consider new law to detain and deport all small boat migrants

The Independent UK

A plea to Ben Wallace: It’s time to listen over Afghan war hero - as campaign grows

Senior military figures and MPs are among the 50,000 people supporting The Independent’s petition

The Independent UK

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Refugees sent to Rwanda at risk of a deadly malaria variant

Letter: Prof Elspeth Webb fears those deported will be vulnerable to falciparum malaria and won’t receive help

The Guardian - UK

Outer space: Rwanda and Nigeria sign an accord for more responsible exploration - why this matters

In 2020, the United States announced a framework for the private exploitation of space resources. It consists of practical principles to guide exploration, science and commerce in outer space. The Artemis Accords are intended to make space activity responsible, transparent, safe, peaceful and sustainable. Nigeria and Rwanda signed the accords…

The Conversation

Piers Morgan calls on Rishi Sunak to help Afghan war hero as Harry’s hero marine backs our campaign

‘We have a moral compulsion to take care of him and his family,’ presenter tells editor-in-chief Geordie Greig

The Independent UK

Harry’s wounded hero marine: Don’t deport Afghan pilot who fought with UK forces to Rwanda

Commando who lost two limbs in Afghan war says: he helped us, we must help him settle here

The Independent UK

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Europe outsourcing asylum to African countries is a terrible idea – there are alternatives

For 40 years, western governments have entertained ideas of outsourcing asylum processing and refugee hosting to the global south. It is not a new idea. And neither are the controversies that have accompanied it.

The Conversation

English Channel migrant crossings pass 5,000 in 2023

Numbers rising after bad weather stopped crossings for five days, raising questions over government ‘deterrent’ strategy

The Independent UK

Rusesabagina vs Rwanda: how Kagame wields soft power to get his way with the west

In politics, soft power is a persuasive approach to international relations. A leader can use soft power by exerting economic, cultural or reputational influence.

The Conversation

East Africa’s peace mission in the DRC: why it’s in Burundi’s interest to help

Burundi was the first country to offer troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of east Africa’s peace drive after a wave of attacks from the rebel group known as Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23).

The Conversation

Rwandan politician says the country isn't safe for refugees from the UK

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza said high unemployment and a heavy-handed approach to protests made the Central African country unsuitable for the UK's deportation project, which was unveiled more than a year ago but hasn't seen any flights take off

Daily Mirror

Nearly 45,000 Channel migrants arrived in UK in 12 months since Rwanda deal

Former home secretary Priti Patel signed the agreement with the east African nation in April 2022

Evening Standard

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan named ICC Player of the Month for March

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named ICC Player of the Month awards for March 2023 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday while Rwanda’s Henriette Ishimwe bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award.

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Author Tony MacAulay to launch new book co-written with Rwandan screenwriter

The book is set in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994

Radio France Internationale

France to erect Paris memorial to Rwanda genocide victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter.

Radio France Internationale

Remembering Rwanda's darkest hundred days and the thousands who died

Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militia.

The Conversation

I met 60 suspects of war crimes committed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia: what they had to say reveal cracks in our international justice system

Since the Nuremberg trials (1945-1946), criminal jurisdictions such as those for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have aimed to judge the world’s most serious offenses: war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocides.

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The Independent UK

‘We must give him asylum’: Peer who fled Nazis accuses ministers of ‘cruelty’ over Afghan war hero

Lord Dubs urges Sunak and Braverman to stop hiding behind ‘bureaucracy’ and help a war veteran in need

Radio France Internationale

Paul Kagame re-elected as chairman of Rwanda's ruling party

During the 16th congress of Rwanda's ruling party, the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), President Paul Kagame was re-elected as chairman with an overwhelming majority.

Manchester Evening News

Suella Braverman refuses to confirm if Rwanda flights will go ahead this summer

The Home Secretary also insisted that Rwanda is a "safe" country for asylum seekers

Reuters

British interior minister Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants

Britain's interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but she declined to set any deadline for the first deportations to the country.

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman won’t say Rwanda deportation flights will start by summer

Home secretary refuses to give a deadline for when her controversial policy for asylum seekers will begin

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman insists Rwanda safe when confronted over deaths of 12 refugees in 2018

Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed that she wasn't aware of the case, when police fired on refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who were protesting over food rations

The Independent UK

‘They deserve better’: Bear Grylls backs our campaign to stop Afghan war pilot from being deported to Rwanda

‘It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that so many people don’t have the luxury of avoiding a catastrophe,’ says TV adventurer

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