{"id":14461,"date":"2020-04-29T06:23:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T06:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/?page_id=14461"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:50:27","slug":"press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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How citizenship stripping has left British families at deadly risk in North East Syria<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Calling for Closure of Guant\u00e1namo after 24 Years \u2013 A Joint Statement<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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The Saudi regime executed at least 356 people in 2025 – the most ever in the modern era<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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European Court to take up Shamima Begum's case<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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New research exposes racist reality of UK citizenship stripping laws – 3 in 5 people of colour are at risk<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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