The Latest Breaking News from Shamima Begum

UK must repatriate more nationals in Syria, says terrorism policy adviser

Britain has been urged by UN to help young children in Syrian detention camps

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

British woman called Shamina detained at airport 'for having same name as Shamima Begum'

A woman who has a similar name to former Isis bride Shamima Begum says she was surrounded by officers at a UK airport and detained for three hours for questioning

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

Up to 60 British children living in Syrian camps, War Child report reveals

The Government is being urged to repatriate children and their parents ‘without delay’

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Friend who ‘inspired’ Shamima Begum to join IS says she’s ‘just another individual living off terror benefits’

Shamima Begum’s former friend has mocked the IS bride as “just another individual living off the benefits” of the terror group.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

Ham-fisted but humane: the BBC’s podcast about Shamima Begum raises vital questions

Insisting it’s wrong to give her a ‘platform’ is childish: I’m Not a Monster illustrates issues that may come to affect many, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Shamima Begum return would not be a ‘moral exoneration’, says terror watchdog

Jonathan Hall KC said failing to permit her to return could lead the UK to be an ‘outlier’ in Europe.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Shamima Begum case shows how little power courts have to check government national security decisions

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), a court that specialises in national security cases, has upheld the home secretary’s decision to cancel Shamima Begum’s citizenship. The 23-year-old was deprived of her citizenship in 2019, four years after leaving the UK aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

Terror watchdog warns that Shamima Begum should be allowed back in the UK

Jonathan Hall KC argues that Shamima Begum and other British women like her should be allowed back in the UK

Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2023

Let Shamima Begum come back to the UK, terror watchdog says

Jonathan Hall KC, the reviewer of terrorism legislation, is expected to say Britain should match allies such as the United States

Wales Online · Feb 27, 2023