Topic: Human rights
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80,000 asylum seekers languish on wait list for decision for six months or more
Figure includes nearly 20,000 fleeing war or persecution in Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, who are likely housed in hotels Refugee Action has called ‘human warehouses’
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Assisted dying has MPs more reflective than ever. Here’s what they’re saying
Only one Muslim MP has publicly backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill, with six saying they oppose it. Privately, many in the Commons are conflicted
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Osama Qashoo Q&A: ‘You cannot defeat Palestinian culture’
The activist, film-maker and entrepreneur on his efforts to build Palestine House, a new cultural centre in the heart of London
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In focus: the roots of Cardiff’s thriving Somali community
In a new series, Hyphen visits the cities, towns and neighbourhoods across the country that British Muslims call home
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The Irish town fighting to keep its asylum seekers
Residents of Borrisokane in Tipperary believe their model of integration is being needlessly dismantled by the government
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Why isn’t America talking about Trump’s planned Muslim ban 2.0?
In 2017, the 45th president outraged the world by blocking immigration to the US from several Muslim-majority countries. Now he wants to impose even harsher sanctions
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Live facial recognition used by Met police is ineffective, says monitoring group
Keir Starmer has promised a wider deployment of facial recognition technology, but critics have raised concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding the surveillance
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Why is the far right thriving in Thuringia?
In September, the east German state became the first to vote for anti-immigrant party the AfD. For the thousands of Muslim asylum seekers living there, safety is an ever-growing concern
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Inside Kosovo’s feminist art festival
For the past 12 years, FemArt has created a space where important ideas are discussed and creativity flows freely
