Rwanda
Opinion
Asylum seekers
Dumping asylum seekers in old killing fields: an Australian original
As Britain continues its plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, remember that Australia spent millions attempting to send its unwanted refugees to Cambodia.
- by Tony Wright
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Can Prince Charles save the Commonwealth once the Queen is gone?
Never mind the family feuds - the House of Windsor must also navigate a colonial reckoning over the British Empire’s dark past and doubtful future.
- by Rob Harris
Britain ready for ‘next flight’, after halting first plane of refugees to Rwanda
Home Secretary Priti Patel says she would not be “deterred from doing the right thing”. Refugee advocates call the deportation policy immoral and inhumane.
- by Danica Kirka
Prince Charles ‘appalled’ over UK’s offshore detention deal
The heir has been embarrassed that his scathing views of Britain’s controversial plan to send illegal arrivals to Rwanda have been made public.
- by Rob Harris
Johnson defends asylum seeker Rwanda plan dubbed ‘shamefully cruel’
Some 160 charities and the Opposition condemned it, but the British PM says he’ll even enact legal reforms to ensure his Australian-inspired plan isn’t challenged.
- by Camilla Turner and Charles Hymas
Boris Johnson to send migrants from the Channel ‘straight to Rwanda’
Britain will adopt Australia’s Pacific solution by shipping those trying to cross from France more than 6000 kilometres offshore to process their claims.
- by Camilla Turner and Charles Hymas
Queen issues heartfelt message after skipping Commonwealth Day service
The Queen said she hoped the people of the Commonwealth could “draw strength and inspiration” during these “testing times”.
- by Rob Harris
In milestone, COVAX program delivers billionth shot
While the vaccine dose, which was sent to Rwanda, is a significant moment for what has become the largest vaccine operation in history, it lags well behind where the scheme hoped to be.
- by Anne Gulland and Sarah Newey
Man who inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film found guilty of terrorism-related charges
The outcome of the months-long trial of Paul Rusesabagina will be a surprise to few.
- by Rachel Chason
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Freedom’s just another word to the crackpots of the pandemic
A memory from Rwanda consigns to crackpottery the argument that a decision not to vaccinate during an emergency is a “freedom”.
- by Tony Wright
Immigrant suspected of killing French priest who sheltered him
An immigrant in France already under investigation for setting the Nantes cathedral on fire last year has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a Catholic priest.
- by Elizabeth Pineau and Caroline Pailliez