Series 2: The Court Decides
Was it lawful to take away Shamima Begum鈥檚 British citizenship? The Court of Appeal decides.
Nine years to the day since Shamima Begum entered ISIS controlled Syria, she鈥檒l find out whether she鈥檚 any closer to coming back to Britain. Josh is at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London to hear whether Begum鈥檚 lawyers have succeeded in arguing that the British government鈥檚 decision to take away her citizenship was unlawful.
After she emerged from the remnants of the Islamic State group in 2019, the British Home Secretary took away her citizenship saying she was a threat to national security. Her lawyers claim that he failed to consider whether she was victim of trafficking.
Will her appeal succeed?
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I'm Not a Monster
The award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum.
