投稿者: Mark Townsend
Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political …
World now in era of repressive regimes’ impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says reportThe first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have “supercharged” a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritari…
A year after the fall of Kabul, Abdullah Sayyid is in hiding, his wife has been murdered and the Home Office seems to have lost his case fileAbdullah Sayyid often thinks about the moment the Taliban broke down his door, burst inside and shot his wife. …
Home Office accused of failing to ensure safety of thousands including teachers and translatorsThousands of Afghans who worked for the UK have been abandoned and remain at risk from the Taliban a year after the evacuation from Kabul, a coalition of hum…
Thousands are still at the Taliban’s mercy in Afghanistan, and expert warns that ‘politically expedient’ initiative may now witherPriti Patel’s much-trumpeted scheme to allow Afghans to resettle in Britain has been starved of “appropriate resources”, a…
Large numbers linked to previous administration are stranded in Afghanistan, with calls for the UK to broker rapid mass evacuationCalls for the government to speed up the evacuation of gay, lesbian and transgender Afghans intensified on Saturday after …
Thousands who fled Taliban are living in hotels with inadequate healthcare in Operation Warm Welcome Afghans who recently arrived in the UK after fleeing the Taliban takeover have asked to be sent back, casting doubt over the success of Operation Warm …
Plight of aide who served with British troops and is now destitute in Greece raises fears over prospects for other escapeesAn Afghan interpreter who risked his life working with British forces is stranded and destitute in Greece, prompting concerns ove…
Charities accuse the government of failing to meet young asylum seekers’ basic needs, despite care pledge Child refugees from Afghanistan are being held by the Home Office in hotels for weeks on end without shoes, spare clothes, money or access to heal…
Foreign Office accused of failing thousands marooned by pandemic around the worldBritons stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic are being faced with flights home costing more than £40,000, prompting a wave of accusations that the Foreign Offic…