Sudanese students accuse UK of punishment' after visas refused

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"I felt that I was being punished solely for being from Sudan, a student denied a visa to the UK has told The Independent. Duaa Abdallah, 26, was forced to flee after her home in Khartoum was destroyed in April 2023, due to the conflict between two factions of Sudan's military, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). After witnessing all her family's possessions stolen by the war, Ms Abdallah thought education was the only thing no one could ever take away from her."

"Earlier this year the home secretary, Ms Mahmood put an emergency brake on migration, banning students from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar, due to a surge in legal route asylum claims being made from those countries. Now as a result of the ban, Ms Abdallah is unable to apply for a UK visa and take up her offer to study Neuroscience and Public Health at the University of Liverpool."

"Ms Abdallah, she says the Home Office decision has punished genuine students and denied a right to their education, a"

The Independent describes reporting focused on reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, emphasizing separating facts from messaging. It states that donations support sending journalists to speak to multiple sides and that reporting is accessible without paywalls. A Sudanese student, Duaa Abdallah, says she was punished for being from Sudan after her visa application was denied. She fled Khartoum after her home was destroyed in April 2023 during conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces. She says she lost her family’s possessions and believed education would remain. She was unable to apply for a UK visa after an emergency brake on migration banned students from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Myanmar due to increased asylum claims. She says the decision blocks genuine students from education.

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