...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...and Afghanistan are disproportionately arrested for sexual crimes in the UK. While conservative media use these findings to criticize immigration policies, human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal
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groups argue that such reports fuel discrimination and unfairly generalize
A controversial report published by the British newspaper Daily Mail on Sunday, April 13, claims that Sudanese and Afghan nationals rank first and second, respectively, in arrests related to sexual crimes in the UK.
The report, which has sparked significant media and social media attention, alleges that British police arrested over 8,500 foreign nationals on charges of sexual crimes in 2024 and the first two months of 2025.
According to the Daily Mail report, data collected from 43 police departments in the UK shows that among the 8,500 foreign nationals arrested for sexual crimes, Sudanese nationals had the highest number of arrests, while Afghan nationals ranked second with 281 arrests.
The report also placed Eritrea
...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age...
n, Iranian, and Iraqi nationals in third to fifth positions, respectively, while countries such as Hungary, Ukraine, and Finland had the lowest arrest rates.
This report by Daily Mail has been framed as an indication of the "immigration challenges" faced by the UK and is linked to ongoing debates about immigration policies and public security in the country. However,
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the report provides no further details on the nature of the crimes, the age of the arrestees, or their immigration status.
As the issue of immigration and crimes committed by foreign nationals remains a sensitive and controversial topic in the UK, the report has generated reactions from both sides of the debate. Conservative media outlets like Daily Mail have used such reports to criticize government immigration policies, while human rights groups and migrant organizations have accused these reports of fostering discrimination and unfair generalizations about
As of the time of writing, there has been no official statement from British police or the Home Office to confirm or deny the statistics. However,
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posts on the social media platform X reflect heated discussions among users, with some supporting stricter immigration policies, while others dismiss the report as "anti-immigrant propaganda."