UK lawmakers vote in favour of Rwanda asylum plan
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s contentious emergency legislation to allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda passed its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday. Lawmakers in the House of…
British interior minister Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but she declined to set any…
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina leaves Kigali, reaches Qatar
By Imad Creidi and Philbert Girinema DOHA/KIGALI (Reuters) -Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda” about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released…
‘Hotel Rwanda’ figure Rusesabagina released from prison in Rwanda – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, U.S. officials said, after his sentence was commuted…
UK interior minister visits Rwanda to expand deportation plan
By Philbert Girinema KIGALI (Reuters) -British interior minister Suella Braverman visited Rwanda on Saturday to expand a deal under which the east African country will accept migrants who arrive in Britain without…
Kagame looking at ‘resolving’ detention of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday said there were discussions about “resolving” the fate of Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda”…
UK court to rule if deportation flights to Rwanda can restart
By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Judges at London’s High Court will rule on Monday whether the British government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, as…
UK pushes ahead with Rwanda migrant scheme as small boats keep coming
By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill LONDON – Housed in a detention centre in southern England, Aladeen says he risked his life to travel thousands of miles from his homeland of Syria…
Blinken says he raised ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s detention with Rwandan leader
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had raised with Rwanda’s president U.S. concerns over the jailing of Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film…
Boris Johnson says he is confident of the legality of UK’s Rwanda migrant plan
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he was confident of the legality of his government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after the first flight was…
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