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Home Office tells Afghan and Yemeni asylum seekers they can return safely
Rejection of men’s claims was against UK guidance not to force returns to Afghanistan and YemenThe Home Office…
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The Afghan judge working to free her sisters left behind
Fawzia escaped from Afghanistan. Now in London, she’s trying to secure a safe exit for women still strandedJus…
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From Kremlin leak to sperm counts: our readers’ favourite stories of 2021
Here are 20 articles that may have helped convince people to support the Guardian’s journalismThe Guardian ben…
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UK will start resettling at-risk Afghans in January
Long-awaited scheme for 20,000 opens as charities seek clarity on how it will workThe government has announced…
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‘The need is still there’: last young refugees arrive in UK as family reunion route closes
Activists lament that a safe, legal way into Britain has closed with Brexit, when stranded children need it as…
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Failure to create safe routes ‘forcing Afghans to make perilous journeys to UK’
Afghan resettlement scheme still not up and running four months after fall of Kabul, says Refugee CouncilThe U…
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Lives lost at Europe’s borders and Afghan MPs in exile: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Manila Continue reading...
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Home Office U-turn on Sri Lankan scientist’s asylum claim
Dr Nadarajah Muhunthan and his family faced deportation to Sri Lanka where he experienced tortureThe Home Offi…
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British MPs call for law changes to help young Hongkongers flee to UK
Figures show that 93% of those charged over protests are under 25 and many therefore not eligible to access cu…
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‘The most difficult journey of my life’: an Afghan family’s escape to the UK
One of just six female judges who have so far managed to reach Britain speaks of fleeing Kabul and finding ref…
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Home Office refuses to reveal details of Afghans’ resettlement
Complaints emerge of ‘chaotic’ system as local councils try to find suitable homes for refugees‘I was born in …
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‘I was born in war’: an Afghan family’s joy at resettlement in UK
Former British embassy worker expresses gratitude but also fear for family left under Taliban ruleHome Office …
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RAF plane to fly up to 40 Afghans to UK as evacuations resume
Flight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on FridayAn RAF fl…
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‘Send us home,’ beg Afghan refugees stuck in UK hotels
Thousands who fled Taliban are living in hotels with inadequate healthcare in Operation Warm Welcome Afghans w…
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A friend in need: volunteers rush to help refugees feel at home in UK
Up to 50 people a day are signing up to offer help to Afghans who fled the TalibanThe UK’s largest refugee bef…