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UK urged to stop deportations to Zimbabwe

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By Frances Perraudin

Labour’s Peter Hain says Zimbabwe is currently a ‘human rights-free zone’

The UK government has been called on to suspend deportations to Zimbabwe in light of human rights abuses in the country.

Speaking in the House of Lords after it emerged that two Zimbabwean nationals refused asylum were set to be returned, the crossbench peer Lord Alton of Liverpool said it would be “prudent” to suspend deportations given reports of arrests and torture under President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Related: ‘I can hardly sleep’: the Zimbabweans facing deportation from UK

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Empathy is the energy that drives social change – the Australian government is an old hand at gagging it | Brigid Delaney

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By Brigid Delaney

Hakeem al-Araibi is the latest to show us how invested we can be when we know someone’s story

When you hear of someone’s misery and can imagine their fate, a small part of you, often unconsciously, becomes invested.

So it was with Hakeem al-Araibi.

Related: Craig Foster – the man behind Hakeem al-Araibi’s remarkable release

Related: Dear America, we can teach you a few things about cruelty to refugees. Love, Australia | Brigid Delaney

Brigid Delaney is a Guardian Australia columnist and was co-founder of the Mercy Campaign.

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‘Defenceless humans will be rescued’: refugees in Nauru on medevac bill

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By Saba Vasefi and Calla Wahlquist

Three Iranian refugees living in Nauru tell the Guardian how they feel about the refugee medical transfer bill

Sahar* does not have the energy for optimism. The Iranian refugee is one of a large number of refugees and asylum seekers in immigration detention on Nauru who would be eligible for medical transfer to Australia if legislation that passed the House on Tuesday also passes the Senate, which it is expected to do.

She has severe anxiety stemming from a dog attack and what she describes as persistent sexual harassment in Nauru, as well as painful degrading enamel on her teeth, a …read more

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Craig Foster – the man behind Hakeem al-Araibi’s remarkable release

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By Calla Wahlquist

Hailed for mobilising the global football family, the SBS commentator now says ‘we are just warming up’

On 7 December, 10 days after the Australian refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi was arrested at Bangkok airport, the former Socceroos captain Craig Foster sent a letter to the president and secretary general of Fifa reminding them that they had a human rights policy.

“I am sure that all in our global football family are delighted that Fifa have committed to the protection of basic human rights across its global football activities,” he wrote.

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He’s free, but who’s to blame for Hakeem al-Araibi’s ordeal?

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By Helen Davidson

Campaigners examine whether the failings of Interpol, Australian police, the world’s footballing bodies and Thai authorities allowed the refugee athlete to fall into Bahrain’s web

As Hakeem al-Araibi settles back into his life in Melbourne after 76 days in a Thai prison, supporters and campaigners for his release will turn their sights to those who could have, and should have, done more.

Myriad intersecting themes in Al-Araibi’s case crossed international diplomacy, global law enforcement, football geopolitics, domestic politics, greed, nepotism and refugee law.

Related: Privileged sport officials willing to sacrifice Hakeem al-Araibi’s life should be expunged | Craig Foster

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Privileged sport officials willing to sacrifice Hakeem al-Araibi’s life should be expunged | Craig Foster

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By Craig Foster

Hakeem’s release is the beginning of a broader fight for the values of sport

The release of Hakeem al-Araibi is a win for humanity, for the power of citizens of the world demanding that human rights be protected, a step forward for Thailand, a challenge for Australia and the beginning of a broader fight for the values of sport.

Firstly, thank you to the wonderful people of Thailand for their support and to the Thai government for finding the right decision in time.

Related: Case of Hakeem al-Araibi becomes a battle for the soul of sport | Craig Foster

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Hakeem al-Araibi lands in Melbourne to hero’s welcome

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By Helen Davidson in Sydney, and Lisa Martin in Melbourne

Wife of refugee thanks supporters for helping to secure his release as family call on Bahrain to ‘drop all the fabricated charges’

Hakeem al-Araibi has arrived in Melbourne, 77 days after he was arrested in Thailand on an Interpol red notice, drawing global condemnation and a campaign to see him freed.

The 25-year-old walked through the gates to cheers and a waiting group of supporters wearing t-shirts emblazoned with his name, as well as a throng of media, friends, and supporters.

Related: Hakeem al-Araibi on flight to Australia after release in Thailand

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Hakeem al-Araibi on flight to Australia after release in Thailand

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By Helen Davidson in Sydney and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok

Refugee Bahraini footballer returning to Melbourne after extradition case dropped

The refugee Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has boarded a flight to Australia after Thai authorities withdrew an extradition case against him.

Thai authorities said the Bahraini government had decided to end its pursuit of Al-Araibi, who fled Bahrain in 2014 before being granted permanent residence in Australia, where he has lived since.

Related: David Squires on … saving Hakeem al-Araibi – before it’s too late

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