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UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, says "being relocated to Rwanda is not a punishmentm but an innovative way of addressing a major problem" after judges in the UK's High Court ruled that the government's plan to deport migrants to the central African country was lawful. Speaking in the House of Commons, Braverman explains that "by making it clear that they (refugees) cannot expect to stay in the UK, we will deter more people from coming and make such routes inviable". The controversial partnership was initiated by former PM Boris Johnson in an attempt to curb record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel, and last-gasp legal challenges blocked the departure of its first flight in June. SOUNDBITE
A coach full of Ukrainians fleeing the war arrives at the Greece-Bulgaria border. Violence rages 12 days into the war between Russia and Ukraine, even as a third round of peace negotiations was starting on Monday and the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers eyed talks in Turkey later this week. IMAGES
Noakhali (Bangladesh), Dec 29 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Monirul Alam) A second group of about 1,000 Rohingya refugees was sent to a remote Bangladeshi island on Monday despite criticism from international organizations about the opacity of the process and complaints of alleged forced transfers.FOOTAGE OF THE RELOCATION TO THE ISLAND IN BANGLADESH
Athens, Dec 4 (EFE) .- (Camera: Alberto Borreguero) Until a few weeks ago, Athens was the only European capital that lacked an official mosque. The long Ottoman occupation and strained relations with Turkey continue to weigh on the lives of Muslims in Greece.FOOTAGE OF ATHENS.SOUNDBITES OF MOHAMED ZAKI, IMMAM OF THE NEW MOSQUE IN ATHENS; YORGOS KALANTSÍS, SECRETARY GENERAL FOR WORSHIP; AND ASIR JAYDER, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SHIITE COMMUNITY OF ATHENS.Translations: Zaki: "For us, Muslims, it's a relief, a pleasure. We're very happy to finally have a place to legally pray, without fearing the closure of the mosque in the future." Kalantsis: "Turkey tries to use Islam to play a protector of Islam role in the world, that's why it tried to meddle in the mosque of Athens, to try and make it seem like they had a say in it." Jayder: Speaks in English.
Munich (Germany), Sep 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Lukas Barth-Tuttas).- Hundreds of people took to the streets of Munich on Sunday to show their solidarity with Lesbos refugees, demanding the evacuation of all the refugee camps in Greece.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST ON SUNDAY.
Stuttgart (Germany), Sep 18 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Ronald Wittek).- The German organization Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) transported tents, beds, mats and sleeping bags from Stuttgart to Lesbos as hundreds left homeless by Moria fire on 9 September.FOOTAGE OF THW STAFF LOADING TRUCKS WITH GOODS FOR REFUGEES.
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