jenny kleenman and dr larny chen formerly policy director for mitt romney s presidential campaign. hello and welcome to the programme. just a week ago, 150 people ran into trouble in a small wooden boat off the coast of calabria in italy. on board were asylum seekers from afghanistan, somalia, iran. there were 20 children on board, including a newborn baby. 67 of them drowned. it s an appalling reminder of the risks involved. it is just as dangerous crossing the english channel. more than 16,000 made thatjourney in small boats last year, up from 300 in 2018. but how do you stop them? the new proposal set out by the british government today is heavy on deterrance. those who enter the uk illegally will be detained and removed to their home country or a third country like rwanda. they will be held for up to 28 days, without bail or court hearing, their claim for asylum automatically rejected and they will be banned from ever returning to the uk. and while this bill will not beco
Open-source data investigations and social media channels like Telegram are playing a key role in spreading awareness not only about Maria Lvova-Belova, but a bigger structure of re-education camps, transport routes, deportation strategies and the network deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.
what has been happening in a very real to me you know, a very real way at the moment, is an effort by the russian government to, in every way into can, diminish the nationhood of ukraine, to take away children, have them adopted by russian families, putting camps in russia. so it is social engineering on a grotesque scale. we are joined by tetiana fedosiuk analyst at the international centre for defence and securit, a think tank in estonia specialising in foreign policy and defence issues. i know you have investigated this specifically. how difficult has it been to track the whereabouts of some of these children once they are in russia? it some of these children once they are in russia? . some of these children once they are in russia? , ,, . ., , some of these children once they are inrussia? , ,, .. , , in russia? it is especially complex task. we mostly in russia? it is especially complex task. we mostly rely in russia? it is especially complex task. we mostly rely on in russi