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Banks & Banking
Like Nigel Farage, British Muslims say they are being ‘de-banked’ Often without providing clear reasons, major high-street banks appear to be disproportionately closing the accounts of British Muslims, members of the minority group and experts say.
(Al-Jazeera) Two months ago, the Cordoba Foundation, a British think tank, was organising a forum in central London about political tensions in Tunisia. But when trying to settle invoices, its efforts to pay for the event failed. “Multiple attempts to pay the […]
Government & Politics
Rwanda says UK asylum seekers to arrive ‘in next few weeks’
(AFP) The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation “in the next few weeks,” officials in Kigali said Thursday. Since being announced last month, the […]
Demonstrations
Met police apologise again after ‘victim blaming’ backlash over threat to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man at march
(LBC) Police have apologised after threatening to arrest an “openly Jewish” man at a pro-Palestine march — and then said sorry again after they were accused of “victim blaming” in their response. Gideon Falter was wearing a kippah on his head and […]