UK visa refusal criticized after Gazan woman dies of cancer abroad

Gaza refugee says sister-in-law ‘would be alive’ if Home Office had let her come to UK

Anwar, who lives in Glasgow, says Home Office refused visa application despite Maryam having cancer A man living in the UK has said he believes his sister-in-law who died from cancer in Gaza would still be alive today if the Home Office had agreed to bring her and her family to Britain. Anwar, who lives in Glasgow, fled Gaza in 2020 and was granted refugee status in the UK in 2021. After the destruction of large areas of Gaza by Israeli forces following the Hamas attacks on Israel in October ...

By Diane Taylor