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Security 'cheered' as Rwanda deportation flight halted and refugees let off plane

The flight scheduled to take asylum seekers to Rwanda was grounded at MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, Wilts, at the last minute on Tuesday after European judges intervened on human rights grounds

Daily Mirror

Despite Rwanda threat, migrants in Calais still dream of England

In a makeshift tented camp outside Calais, Sudanese refugee Ahmed is keeping his sights firmly set on England, despite the threat of being deported to Rwanda once he gets there.

Reuters

Boris Johnson defends timing of shock Kyiv visit and ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will go ahead

Some ‘red wall’ Tories said the Prime Minister’s decision to pull out of the event went against plans to level up the north

Evening Standard

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Boris Johnson says he is confident of the legality of UK's Rwanda migrant plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he was confident of the legality of his government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after the first flight was blocked at the last minute by the European human rights court.

Reuters

Priti Patel angered by European court ruling over Rwanda flight

Home Secretary frustrated by the decision to grant an injunction to stop asylum seekers being sent to African country

Wales Online

Priti Patel says ECHR ruling that blocked Rwanda flight was ‘scandalous’

Home secretary says doubts remain over court’s motivation for intervening

The Independent UK

Rwandan FM dismisses fears of war with neighbouring DR Congo

Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta granted an interview to FRANCE 24 to discuss the increasingly tense situation with neighbouring DR Congo. Earlier this Friday, a Congolese soldier crossed the border and was killed by Rwandan security forces, while two Rwandan soldiers were wounded. Fighting between Congolese troops and a rebel…

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Government’s Rwanda asylum policy is ‘absolutely shameful’, says Lady Amos

Labour peer who is first black member of Order of the Garter says scheme threatens to undermine UK’s global standing

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Brexit Party MEP in Twitter meltdown as idea to 'make Rwanda plan work' mocked

A FORMER Brexit Party MEP has been roundly mocked after he suggested putting asylum seekers on a boat “straight to Rwanda”.

The National (Scotland)

BBC Question Time criticised for 'misrepresenting' Newcastle as viewers felt forced to switch off

Some BBC Question Time viewers said they had to switch off Tuesday's programme which was filmed in Newcastle

Chronicle Live

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

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

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DR Congo soldier killed in gunfire on Rwandan border

Kinshasa (AFP) - A DR Congo soldier was killed and two Rwandan policemen were wounded Friday in an exchange of fire on their country's tense border that also left civilians injured, security sources said.

The Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

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

The Conversation

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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The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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 Conversation

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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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