Eritrea’s embassy rebuts Shabana Mahmood on forced returns, alleging the UK concealed prisoners’ status and slamming new UK visa threats as a political gimmick.

The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".

The Eritrean Embassy in London criticised the UK Home Secretary's proposed “corrective visa actions”, dismissing the move as a political gesture.

How many Eritreans visit the UK? Latest figures as Shabana Mahmood issues visa ban threat - The home secretary said the east African country has ‘refused’ to accept the return of its criminals ...

A UK minister told Parliament on 27 October that Britain will keep pressing Eritrea on migrant returns, with a total visa ban ...

From Thursday, Eritrean diplomats will face restrictions on their movements outside London, while fast-track visas for VIPs will be suspended, the ...

The United Kingdom has threatened to block all visas for Eritrean nationals unless authorities in Asmara rapidly agree to accept more returns of people with no right to remain in the UK.

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The UK issued Eritrea with an ultimatum on Oct. 15, telling the African nation it must either accept the return of illegal immigrants or lose all access to British visas. British Home Secretary ...

Nationals residing in Germany, the UK, Zambia and the US have held public seminars focusing on the objective situation in the homeland in relation to regional and global developments.At the seminar ...