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<p>The decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her British citizenship was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has heard. Shamima travelled to Syria in 2015 – at the age of 15 – before her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. Earlier this year, the now-24-year-old lost a challenge against the decision at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC). Issue date: Tuesday October 24, 2023.</p>

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Shamima Begum loses first bid to challenge British citizenship removal at UK Supreme Court

Shamima Begum has lost her initial bid to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the UK Supreme Court.

Shamima Begum was 15 years old when she left the UK for Syria in 2015 (Laura Lean/PA)

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Shamima Begum loses appeal over removal of British citizenship

<p>Shamima Begum is due to find out whether she has won an appeal over the decision to remove her British citizenship (PA)</p>

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Shamima Begum to discover outcome of appeal against citizenship removal

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Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship case

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Shamima Begum: Straight A student to ‘stateless’ jihadi bride

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Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

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Shamima Begum says she did not hate Britain when she fled to Syria to join Isis

Former Isis-bride Shamima Begum has insisted she did not hate Britain when she travelled to Syria as a teen to join the terror group and repeated her plea for a chance to fight accusations against her in court.

Mon, 22 Nov, 2021

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Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue appeal, Supreme Court rules

Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2021

Shamima Begum court appeal

Supreme Court to rule on Shamima Begum’s bid to return to the UK from Syria

Ms Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group

Fri, 26 Feb, 2021

Shamima Begum court appeal

Individuals who join IS pose security risk ‘whatever their age’, UK court hears

Her British citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp in February last year.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2020

Shamima Begum court appeal

Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to UK to pursue appeal, court rules

Shamima Begum – one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group (IS) – should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship, senior judges in the UK have ...

Thu, 16 Jul, 2020