Tag Archives: British nationality law

British hostage taken in Nigeria released

March 29, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

AP – LAGOS: A British man abducted in Nigeria’s largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said yesterday, as other foreigners have been kidnapped in the country’s commercial capital in recent days. The release of the … read more »

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Donald Kaberuka: “There are new ways, new alternatives towards achieving economic success”

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Stripping those born here of their citizenship by arbitrary acts of government has alarming historical overtones and raises serious questions about the British state. Why have such acts increased so rapidly under the Coalition? A recent investigation by the Bureau … read more »

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Man detained in Somalia is stripped of UK citizenship for refusing to spy on Muslims

November 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Jean Shaoul The British government has stripped Mahdi Hashi, a 23-year-old British national who also held Somali nationality, of his UK citizenship. It is one of at least 13 such cases, mostly carried out by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition … read more »

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Somali-born Briton risked death to free couple

November 16, 2010 by benim

A Somali-born UK national said he embarked on dangerous talks to help free a British couple because he was ashamed that pirates from his clan had kidnapped the pair and feared their deaths would tarnish Somalia’s image. Dahir Abdullahi Kadiye, … read more »

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