Depriving a former jihadi bride of her British citizenship is a form of capital punishment that has left her “the breathing dead,” a senior Labour peer has told Parliament. Tackling the Home Office minister on the situation faced by Shamima Begum—who was stripped of her British identity by the UK government in 2019—Lord Griffiths said…
Denying Shamima Begum of Citizenship ‘A Form of Capital Punishment,’ Parliament Told
Refusal to Repatriate ISIS Suspects Could Put UK at ‘Long-Term Risk’: Terror Watchdog
A terror watchdog has said Britain’s continued refusal to repatriate ISIS suspects like Shamima Begum could put the UK at “longer-term risk” of terrorist attacks. The government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall, KC, said the UK’s approach to British-linked ISIS individuals could leave it out of step with other countries—now repatriating citizens—and which…
Shamima Begum Bid to Restore British Citizenship Rejected
Shamima Begum failed in a last-ditch legal bid to have her British citizenship restored. On Wednesday, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) fully dismissed the 23-year-old’s legal challenge against a Home Office decision to revoke her status as a UK citizen. It means Begum—who travelled from her London home to join the ISIS terrorist group in Syria…
Home Office Lawyer Tells Shamima Begum Hearing That ‘Brainwashed’ People Can Be National Security Threats
A Home Office lawyer has told an immigration tribunal hearing and appeal by Shamima Begum that just because people are “brainwashed” does not mean that they cannot be a threat to national security. Sir James Eadie, KC said Begum had been living as part of the ISIS regime for four years and he said, “If…
ISIS Bride Shamima Begum Was Trafficked for Sexual Exploitation, Immigration Appeal Tribunal Told
A young British woman who joined ISIS in Syria as a teenager—and is now appealing against the government stripping her of her UK citizenship—deserves special protection because she was trafficked for sexual exploitation, an immigration appeal tribunal has been told. Shamima Begum, who is now 23, left her home in east London when she was…
Terror Suspects Like Shamima Begum Could Exploit Modern Slavery Law, Says UK Watchdog
The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall QC, has said the definition of modern slavery in Britain is so broad that it is open to exploitation by terrorism suspects. Hall told The Times: “The definition and the way in which the law is applied is over broad.” He said he was concerned juveniles who were…
ISIS Bride Shamima Begum Says She ‘Did Not Hate Britain’ When She Left for Syria
Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum has insisted she “did not hate Britain” when she travelled to Syria to join the terrorist group. Begum, who is now 22, left the UK for Syria to join the ISIS terrorist group as a 15-year-old schoolgirl. She had her British citizenship revoked by the UK government over security concerns,…
ISIS Bride Shamima Begum Pleads for Forgiveness, Offers to Help UK Fight Terrorism
Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum has begged the British public for forgiveness, and has even offered to help the UK fight terrorism. Begum, who is now 22, left the UK for Syria to join the ISIS terrorist group as a 15-year-old schoolgirl. She had her British citizenship revoked by the UK government over security concerns,…
ISIS Bride Shamima Begum Not Allowed to Return to UK: Top Court
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Shamima Begum, who left the UK for Syria to join the ISIS terrorist group as a teenager, is not allowed to return and fight her citizenship case because she poses a security risk. Begum, who has dual British-Bangladeshi citizenship, travelled to Syria at the age of 15,…
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