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British-held asylum seeker dies by apparent suicide in Eswatini

15 Sep British-held asylum seeker dies by apparent suicide in Eswatini

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A Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seeker detained by the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) administration for nearly five years died by apparent suicide on 13 September in Mbabane, Eswatini’s largest city, according to local news reports and relatives of the deceased.

His death comes two years after the BIOT administration granted him international protection, preventing his forcible return to Sri Lanka, during which time he lived in a legal limbo in multiple countries.

KP*, 36, was one of 89 Tamil asylum seekers who had fled Sri Lanka and India before being rescued by the Royal Navy in October 2021 when