カテゴリー: Immigration and asylum
Rejection of men’s claims was against UK guidance not to force returns to Afghanistan and YemenThe Home Office has told asylum seekers from some of the world’s biggest conflict zones that it is safe for them to return there, the Guardian has learned.A …
Fawzia escaped from Afghanistan. Now in London, she’s trying to secure a safe exit for women still strandedJust under three weeks before the Taliban reached Kabul and took control of Afghanistan, 50 of the most powerful women in the country gathered ou…
Here are 20 articles that may have helped convince people to support the Guardian’s journalismThe Guardian benefited from hundreds of thousands of acts of support from digital readers in 2021 – almost one for every minute of the year. Here we look at t…
Long-awaited scheme for 20,000 opens as charities seek clarity on how it will workThe government has announced that the long-awaited Afghan citizens resettlement scheme will start in January 2022.The programme will provide support for up to 20,000 Afgh…
Activists lament that a safe, legal way into Britain has closed with Brexit, when stranded children need it as much as ever‘When I was a child in Afghanistan I loved to watch my uncle play chess. Now I have joined the local club here.” Samir is grinnin…
Afghan resettlement scheme still not up and running four months after fall of Kabul, says Refugee CouncilThe UK’s failure to create safe routes for vulnerable Afghans is forcing thousands to make the “gut-wrenching” decision to embark on “perilous, lif…
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Dr Nadarajah Muhunthan and his family faced deportation to Sri Lanka where he experienced tortureThe Home Office has U-turned on plans to deport a leading scientist carrying out groundbreaking research into affordable forms of solar energy and allowed …
Figures show that 93% of those charged over protests are under 25 and many therefore not eligible to access current UK visa schemeMore than nine in 10 people who have faced protest charges in Hong Kong are too young to access a UK visa scheme dedicated…
One of just six female judges who have so far managed to reach Britain speaks of fleeing Kabul and finding refuge in ManchesterThe day the Taliban arrived in Kabul, Dina* went to her office in the city’s law courts as normal. It was deserted. “Only the…
Complaints emerge of ‘chaotic’ system as local councils try to find suitable homes for refugees‘I was born in war’: one Afghan family’s joy at resettlement in UKThe Home Office will not say how many of the airlifted Afghans qualify to be rehoused in th…
Former British embassy worker expresses gratitude but also fear for family left under Taliban ruleHome Office refuses to reveal details of Afghans’ resettlementAn intricately handwoven rug is one of the few things British embassy worker Shukoor Sangar …
Flight carrying translators and others who have escaped Taliban to land at RAF Brize Norton on FridayAn RAF flight of Afghan translators and others who have escaped the Taliban is due to land in the UK on Friday, the largest single evacuation by Britai…
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 …
Up to 50 people a day are signing up to offer help to Afghans who fled the TalibanThe UK’s largest refugee befriending scheme has closed applications in London following a meteoric rise in sign-ups amid the Afghanistan withdrawal.Until recently HostNat…