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June 15, 2022

European Court of Human Rights Blocks U.K. from Sending Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
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The European Court of Human Rights blocked Britain from deporting a
handful of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday. The court issued an
injunction in the case of an Iraqi national who was on the verge of
being flown to Rwanda. Prior to the ruling, a group of activists
attempted to stop the deportations by locking themselves together to
block a road near the jail where the asylum seekers are being held.


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