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Shamima Begum was sexually exploited by ISIS, appeal hearing told

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Shamima Begum, the jihadi bride, was trafficked by ISIS for sexual exploitation, her lawyers have told a hearing to appeal against her deprivation of citizenship.

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BBC News

Shamima Begum trafficked by IS to Syria for sexual exploitation, tribunal hears

Her UK citizenship was unlawfully stripped, lawyers say, as a five-day appeal hearing begins.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Shamima Begum may have been a victim of child trafficking, court told

Lawyers for 23-year-old who left UK to join Islamic State in 2015 challenge ‘hasty’ decision to revoke citizenship

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Shamima Begum should have been treated as child trafficking victim, court told

Ms Begum, who travelled to Syria aged 15, is challenging the Home Office’s decision to remove her British citizenship,

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim, court told

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government's decision to take away her citizenship, with her lawyers telling a London court that she was likely "a child victim of trafficking".

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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abc News

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim

Lawyers for a British woman whose U.K. citizenship was removed after she travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group have argued that she should have been treated as a child trafficking victim

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Shamima Begum trafficked to Syria by Isis and exploited for sex, court told

Shamima Begum was trafficked to Syria to have sex with adult Isis fighters and bear their children in a form of “sexual exploitation”, a court has heard.

1 year ago·Ireland

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