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Opposition candidate Bobi Wine claims ‘massive ballot stuffing’ as Uganda goes to polls

Wine calls for voters to ‘reject the criminal regime’ on tense day of voting as some poll stations remain closed for hours

The Guardian - UK

Uganda orders internet blackout ahead of presidential elections

Ugandan authorities have shut down internet access nationwide just days before Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, reviving memories of the violent 2021 vote, when connectivity was cut for more than a week and dozens of people were killed.

Radio France Internationale

New record high for modern slavery referrals as they rise by a third in a year

More than 6,400 potential victims were referred to the Home Office in the three months to September, up by more than a third in a year.

Evening Standard

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Uganda electoral commission clears Museveni and Bobi Wine to run for president

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election in polls scheduled for early next year, potentially extending his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century. His rival, Bobi Wine, was also cleared on Wednesday afternoon.

Radio France Internationale

Ugandan President Museveni, in power since 1986, to seek another term

Yoweri Museveni urges supporters to back his vision for the future as he seeks to run for a record seventh term.

Al Jazeera

Mahmood’s views on ‘last-minute’ modern slavery claims fail to consider Home Office tactics

Government should fix broken legal aid system that causes delays, says head of immigration lawyers’ association

The Guardian - UK

High Court blocks asylum seeker deportation under 'one in, one out' deal with France

AN Eritrean man will not be deported to France on Wednesday under the Government’s “one in, one out” scheme after he won his High Court bid to…

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Eritrean man wins High Court bid to block removal in latest blow to Government's ‘one in, one out’ drive

Ministers agreed the pilot scheme with the French government in July as part of efforts to deter the number of arrivals by small boat crossings

Evening Standard

Potential victims of modern slavery at record high, latest figures show

The latest Government data, published on Wednesday, gives figures for the three months from April to June 2025.

Evening Standard

The Murray–Darling Basin Plan Evaluation is out. The next step is to fix the land, not just the flows

A report card into the A$13 billion Murray–Darling Basin Plan has found much work is needed to ensure the ecology of Australia’s largest river system is properly restored.

The Conversation

Uganda’s President Museveni confirms bid to extend nearly 40-year rule

The 80-year-old leader pledges economic growth from today’s GDP of $66bn to $500bn within the next five years.

Al Jazeera

Opportunities were missed to save teenage terror suspect, says coroner

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home in May 2022, five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped.

Evening Standard

Modern slavery victims opt to stay with exploiters for fear of deportation, research finds

Exclusive: Act found to be failing as hostile immigration policies deter trafficking victims from seeking help

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections

With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists, saying 2,000 kidnappings have taken place since the last elections in 2021. But the government accuses the opposition of staging the abductions for…

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Trafficking victims rejecting UK government support because they fear being deported

Nearly 6,000 victims of modern slavery chose not to be referred for help last year, new data shows

The Independent UK

Number of suspected modern slavery victims surges to record high

The number of suspected victims of modern slavery referred for help is up 15 per cent year-on-year

Evening Standard

Record high number of potential victims of modern slavery

The previous quarterly record was 4,742 referrals between January and March 2023.

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,500 child trafficking victims in UK feared back with exploiters

Children’s commissioner criticises referral mechanism after FoI data reveals scale of problem

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Thousands of modern slavery victims in UK feared back with traffickers after seeking help

Data shows that last year more than 2,000 people referred to support body the NRM had been referred before

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US State Department Designates Nordic Neo-Nazi Group As Terrorists

US designates Nordic Resistance Movement as terrorists for violent, racist activities. Efforts to combat White supremacist threat and domestic terrorism em...

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of potentially trafficked children ‘abandoned by Home Office’

Exclusive: 1,871 possible trafficking or modern slavery victims left open to exploitation after falling out of UK system, FoI data reveals

The National (Scotland)

Rallying call for Scots to take part in big London ‘rejoin the EU’ demo

ORGANISERS of a massive Rejoin the EU march and rally at Westminster on September 23 have urged as many Scots as possible to head south to make…

The Guardian - UK

Braverman’s comments on boat arrivals’ values rejected by fellow Tories

Sayeeda Warsi among those objecting to home secretary’s view people crossing Channel have values that ‘are at odds with our country’

The Independent UK

Nearly 10,000 modern slavery victims waiting over two years for Home Office decision

Exclusive: The number of people waiting over two years for a decision has tripled since 2021

The Independent UK

Modern slavery victim ‘worked 105 hours a week for £3.80 per hour’ while waiting for government help

Modern slavery victims say the referral system is failing to protect them from being forced back into exploitation

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