The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, came to the UK as an asylum seeker in 2000 and worked for police and then the government on sensitive operations, including the war in Afghanistan. Daily Express :: News Feed
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India’s new citizenship law for religious minorities leaves Muslims out
India is providing a fast-track to citizenship for religious minorities seeking refuge in the country — except, that is, for Muslims. CBC | World News
Read More »British-born woman who joined Islamic State at 15 loses citizenship appeal
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State has lost her latest appeal over the removal of her British citizenship. CBC | World News
Read More »British expats warning as woman denied Spanish citizenship for ‘speaking wrong language’
The woman speaks Catalan, which is one of Spain’s four official languages, but a judge ruled her knowledge of Spanish wasn’t up to scratch. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Prince Harry faces US visa court battle days after American citizenship admission
A United States think-tank is trying to force the Department of Homeland Security to release information about Prince Harry’s visa application Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Deported Ukrainian children to be granted Russian citizenship
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree making it possible to confer Russian citizenship on Ukrainian children taken to Russia. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Russian antiwar activist could lose Canadian citizenship bid over conviction abroad
Maria Kartasheva was told to step aside in the middle of her Canadian citizenship ceremony after the officiant asked if anyone has been charged with a crime in another country. She had been — specifically, under a law passed in Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »Erin Brooks, 16, wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down
Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday in Brazil. Brooks, 16, defeated Australia’s Sophie McCulloch in the final of the World Surf League’s Challenger Series stop. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Teen surfing prodigy Erin Brooks’ Canadian citizenship request denied by feds
Teenage surfing prodigy Erin Brooks has had her bid for Canadian citizenship turned down by the federal government. The 16-year-old Brooks was born in Texas and grew up in Hawaii but has Canadian ties through her father, Jeff, who is a dual American-Canadian citizen. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Modi appeals for calm in India as citizenship protest death toll rises to 20
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm after days of clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a controversial citizenship law in some of the worst sectarian violence in the capital in decades. CBC | World News
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