Bipolar man who was tortured in Tanzania granted US asylum

Bipolar man who was tortured in Tanzania granted US asylum
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RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A court has ruled that a bipolar man who said he was repeatedly tortured in Tanzania should qualify for asylum in the United States. The Homeland Security Department tried to deport Tumaini Temu back to Tanzania in 2010, ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

AllGov

25 Jan

U.S. Grants Asylum to Bipolar Man because in Tanzania Mentally Ill are Tortured ...

U.S. Grants Asylum to Bipolar Man because in Tanzania Mentally Ill are Tortured ...
AllGov
A federal appeals court has overruled immigration officials who tried to deport a mentally ill man back to Tanzania, where such people are tortured and considered demonic. Tumaini Temu came to the United States last decade after he suffered a mental ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

21 Feb

He was abducted, tortured and abandoned to die

IPPmedia
He was abducted, tortured and abandoned to die
IPPmedia
Some of National Service volunteers who gathered at the Msimbazi Centre in the city to discuss the fate of their colleague. Cases of kidnapping, torturing and abandoning leaders of protesting groups are here to stay, this time targeting the leader of the ...

 

9 years ago

BBC

24 Aug

Burundi police 'tortured' protesters

Burundi's security forces have tortured suspected opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid, a rights group says

 

11 years ago

BBC

Egypt detainees 'routinely tortured'

Egyptian security forces routinely torture and abuse detainees as young as 15, according to victim testimony given to the BBC.

 

5 years ago

BBC

19 May

'Tortured Zimbabwe abductees' may face prosecution

Opposition activists, including an MP, say they were beaten and forced to drink urine by state agents.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Mar

Don’t take voters for granted

The ruling party is still celebrating its victory in the just-concluded Kalenga by-election. We do not want to rain on its parade, but the statistics show that Tanzanians have a long way to go in exercising their democratic right. It is not about who won the by-election but the number of voters who cast their ballot.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

17 Dec

285 citizenships granted in 2 years

IPPmedia
285 citizenships granted in 2 years
IPPmedia
The government of Tanzania has granted citizenships to 285 immigrants in two years, an official with the Immigration Department has disclosed. Spokesperson for the Immigration Department, Abbas Irovya told journalists yesterday that the citizenships were ...
Holders urged to handle passports with careDaily News

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Jul

Sh24tr granted to Africa in 1 year

The World Bank Group issued loans and grants of $15.3 billion (Sh24.5 trillion) to sub-Saharan Africa in the year ending June 2014.

 

5 years ago

BBC

13 Feb

'Tortured' Egyptian student's plight drawn by Italian street artist

Patrick Zaky from Egypt was studying in Italy and was detained when he flew home for a family visit.

 

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