Who is Shamima Begum?
One of the other girls who travelled with her, Kadiza Sultana, was reportedly killed in a bombing raid, but the fate of the third – Amira Abase – is unknown. The UK has responsibilities under international law to avoid people being left stateless. But in February 2020, a tribunal ruled that removing Ms Begum’s citizenship was lawful because she was “a citizen of Bangladesh by descent”.
October 14, 2021 | 7:10 pm