Category: Asylum seeker
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Harris vows to end ‘drama and conflict’ in politics during final pitch to voters
Trump told a roundtable earlier that he’s the ‘best border president’published at 23:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October While we wait for Donald Trump’s rally in Allentown, we’re going back to his earlier engagement in Pennsylvania, a roundtable in Drexel Hill. “This is supposed to be just a little group… it’s a lot of people…
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Politics latest: Taxes likely to rise beyond scope of PM’s manifesto – as speculation mounts ahead of budget day
Taxes will be going up in budget – and beyond what was said in the manifesto Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby has been giving us her analysis after speaking to the prime minister last night UK time – and now with the benefit of a bit more insight from government insiders. In his interview, the prime…
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Tory peer ‘regrets’ anti-immigration rhetoric
BBC Lord Timothy Kirkhope was immigration minister for two years until 1997 before his role as an MEP representing Yorkshire and the Humber A former immigration minister has said he “regrets” the former Conservative government’s Stop The Boats rhetoric which he believes was used to inflame this summer’s riots. A banner emblazoned with the slogan,…
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Islamic Centre Head Leaves Germany After Deportation Order
By AFP – Agence France Presse September 11, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size The former head of an Islamic centre in Germany banned for its alleged links to extremist groups has left the country after being served with a deportation order, local authorities said Wednesday. Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh, who was the head of…
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Refugee festival will be city’s ‘most diverse yet’
Refugee festival will be city’s ‘most diverse yet’ Cath Muldowney Bradford has been a ‘city of sanctuary’ since 2010 A festival which celebrates Bradford’s migrant and refugee communities will be “the most diverse so far” when it returns in the autumn, organisers have said. Tickets for the Intercultured Festival, which takes place from 21 October…
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Germany: Deadly knife attack in Solingen sparks anti-immigration vitriol
Last Friday’s deadly knife attack in the German city of Solingen has caused an outburst of anti-immigration sentiment among German politicians. At a street fair in honour of Solingen’s 650th birthday last Friday, a refugee with suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) group went on a knife rampage, killing three people and wounding eight…
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Pakistan: At least 9 policemen killed in robbery attack
The incident took place in the southern Pakistani district of Rahim Yar Khan By Reuters Top Stories Published: Fri 23 Aug 2024, 8:02 AM Robbers armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine officers and wounding others, the police and interior ministry said. The incident…
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North-south divide persists in top A-level results in England
Summary Live Reporting Edited by Malu Cursino If you’ve received results today, there’s plenty to think aboutpublished at 13:36 British Summer Time Malu CursinoLive reporter We’re going to wrap up our question and answer session here – scroll down for lots of useful information from our panel of experts. As career and clearing advisers have…
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The UK’s far-right riots: How anti-Muslim hate became normalised
Everyone has seen the footage. Attacks on mosques. The burning of asylum seeker hotels. Gangs of men throwing rocks at homes in Muslim communities. Thugs in Middlesbrough checkpointing to see if drivers are white (or not). A child in Belfast singing racial slurs as she walked down the street holding her mother’s hand. From Liverpool…
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How Do Legal Aid Cuts in England and Wales Impact LGBTQ+ People Seeking Asylum? Perspectives from Providers and Directly Affected People – Springer
The situation for people seeking asylum in England and Wales has raised significant alarm. Cuts to legal aid in the early 2000s, coupled with substantial restrictions on legal aid provisions made through the 2012 Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment Offenders Act (LASPO, 2012), have made it extremely challenging for people seeking asylum to access legal…
