A bill establishing a religious test for immigrants has passed the lower house of Parliament, a major step for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist agenda.
Tag: Citizenship and Naturalization
Turkey Vows to Send ISIS Militants Home
The interior minister declared that Turkey was “not a hotel” for captured Islamic State fighters as it began to pressure reluctant European states to take back their citizens.
Germany Has Been Unified for 30 Years. Its Identity Still Is Not.
East Germans, bio-Germans, passport Germans: In an increasingly diverse country, the legacy of a divided history has left many feeling like strangers in their own land.
Justin Trudeau’s Conservative Rival Discloses He Has Dual U.S. Citizenship
The revelation of Andrew Scheer’s dual citizenship could complicate his efforts to paint his rival, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as inauthentic.
A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo
Lists of verified citizens were posted across the state of Assam on Saturday. Those whose names did not appear — most of them Muslims — could soon be stateless.
India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.
Four million people in one state are at risk of being denied citizenship in a government campaign critics say is driven by a Hindu nationalist agenda.
Thailand’s Former Leader, in Exile and Wanted at Home, Gets Serbian Citizenship
Yingluck Shinawatra, a former prime minister, left Thailand in 2017, before being convicted of corruption.
Colombia Offers Citizenship to 24,000 Children of Venezuelan Refugees
More than 1.4 million Venezuelans have sought refuge in Colombia. Children born there were undocumented. This decision lets them access education and health care.
A Kremlin Offer of Expedited Citizenship Challenges Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin simplified citizenship for people in separatist-held regions of Ukraine — a move that could intensify the five-year conflict in the country’s east.
Will Naomi Osaka Pick Japanese Citizenship or American? Her Deadline to Choose Is Looming
Under Japanese law the tennis superstar must soon pick between her American and Japanese nationalities. Her choice comes as Japan is under pressure to loosen its longstanding insularity.