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Congress, Trump battle over report on Saudi crown prince’s role in Khashoggi murder
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Mexican Authorities Are Stopping Unaccompanied Kids From Seeking Asylum In The US At Every Turn
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We went to the Mexico border and spoke to Trump’s victims—they have a right to be in America
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‘Let her prove herself’: Bethnal Green residents on Shamima Begum
By Amy Walker
Locals express regret after home secretary revokes 19-year-old’s citizenship – but some have faith in state’s actions
Residents in Bethnal Green, east London, where Shamima Begum lived before going to Syria to join Islamic State, have expressed regret at the home secretary’s order to revoke her citizenship.
Abdur Rahman, a 55-year-old cab driver, who has lived in the area for 25 years, said: “The fact she was born here is one thing, but everyone deserves a chance to redeem themselves. Let her come back and prove herself. I think it will be hard and take a long time for people to …read more
UK citizenship rights of Shamima Begum’s son not affected, says Javid
Home secretary says child born before citizenship stripped from teenager who fled to Syria
The rights of the baby son of Shamima Begum, the teenager who fled to Syria to marry an Isis fighter, are unaffected by the decision to strip her of her UK citizenship, the home secretary, Sajid Javid, has suggested.
Related: Javid’s decision on Shamima Begum demeans his office | Sonia Sodha
Related: Taking Shamima Begum’s citizenship risks making her a martyr | Robert Verkaik
Shamima Begum ‘a bit shocked’ that UK has revoked citizenship
By Amy Walker
Teenager who travelled from London to Syria to join Isis says decision is ‘kind of heart-breaking’
Shamima Begum, the teenager who travelled from east London to Syria to join Islamic State in 2015, has described Home Office plans to strip her of citizenship as “kind of heart-breaking”.
Related: Shamima Begum: will the plan to revoke her citizenship succeed?
Related: Taking Shamima Begum’s citizenship risks making her a martyr | Robert Verkaik
No guarantee Australian weapons aren’t used in Yemen conflict, government says
By Lisa Martin
Defence department face grilling over export of 500 taxpayer-subsidised remote weapons systems to Saudi Arabia
The Australian defence department can’t guarantee that Canberra-made remote weapons systems, that attracted a taxpayer subsidy, won’t be used in the bloody Yemen conflict.
Officials faced a grilling over military exports to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following revelations Electro Optic Systems is exporting 500 of the systems to the Saudi interior ministry.
Related: Australia’s generous aid to Yemen mustn’t be undermined by its weapons sales | Jason Lee
Related: ‘The violence is unbearable’: medics in Yemen plead for help
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Veterans Applaud Inclusion of Four Thousand Additional Visas for Afghan Allies in Compromise Spending Bill
By plummerc
Washington, D.C.—Veterans for American Ideals, a project of Human Rights First, praises the inclusion of four thousand additional visas for allies that served alongside the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in Congress’s new spending bill. The measure will support the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program through the rest of the fiscal year, providing a vital lifeline to many Afghans in danger because of their work aiding the U.S. mission.
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Silent War: Accountability for Sexual Violence Committed by the Al-Assad Regime
Women in Syria are increasingly subjected to systemic gender-based violence from parties on all sides of the conflict. In March 2018, the United Nations (UN) released a report entitled, “I lost my dignity: Sexual and gender-based violence in the Syrian…
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