Refugee praised as ‘inspirational’ by BBC deemed inadmissible to Canada

An activist praised for her “campaigns for independence for Balochistan” from Pakistan has had her asylum hearing suspended by Canadian border-enforcement authorities.

• The Star
• Nicholas Keung

A refugee named by the BBC as one of the world’s 100 most “inspirational and influential” women in 2016 has had her asylum claim suspended by Ottawa because of her activism.

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