Sri Lanka - UNHCR urged to prevent refugee journalist's expulsion from UAE

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders and its partner organization, Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS), are very concerned about Rathimohan Lokini (also spelled Lohini), a Sri Lankan journalist of Tamil origin who could be expelled from the United Arab Emirates despite having United Nations refugee status. She is one of a group of 19 Sri Lankan refugees who are under threat of being deported from the UAE by 11 April. “In the light of recent developments and the appalling climate for the (...)

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