Legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is officially Ghanaian. The music icon on his 74th birthday was granted citizenship of Ghana by the nation’s president Nana Akufo-Addo
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AUSTRALIA: Hero Who Confronted Sydney Mall Knifeman Offered Citizenship
He was dubbed ‘the bollard man’ and a hero who tried to stop the killer during his stabbing spree on in Australia Westfield shopping centre. Damien Guerot has now reportedly been offered Australian citizenship.
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SWITZERLAND: UN Expert Demands Britain Repatriates Vulnerable Shamima Begum As She Was A Victim Of Sexual Exploitation
A group of United Nations experts has urged Britain to repatriate a woman stripped of her citizenship after leaving the country aged 15 to marry a Daesh fighter.
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STATELESS: American-Born Doctor Stripped Of Citizenship Aged 61
A 61-year-old doctor from Virginia, born in the US, has shockingly been stripped of his citizenship due to his late father’s status as an Iranian diplomat at the time of his birth in a shocking upset.
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NAMIBIA: Supreme Court Rejects Gay Couple’s Plea To Bring Child Home
A court in Namibian has denied citizenship to the son of a gay couple after a long legal battle.
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EU: MEPs Vote To End Residence-By-Investment Programs To Russian Applicants
Consistent with economic sanctions against Russian Oligarchs and affiliated entities in the wake of that country’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to limit citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programs in the European Union.
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PORTUGAL: Rabbi Investigated In Abramovich’s Citizenship Acquirement Probe
A rabbi who helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich obtain his Portuguese citizenship has been told he cannot leave Portugal and must present himself to authorities when required.
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GERMANY: Court Rules Muslim Doctor Who Won’t Shake Woman’s Hand Be Denied Citizenship
A Muslim doctor has been denied German citizenship after refusing to shake a woman’s hand when she gave him his certificate.
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