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Jun 3010 min read

The UK’s stance on refugee rights ahead of the general election (and how our voting choices will impact them)

How the misuse of language permeates the hostile environment though with the hope that collective mobilisation will challenge the narrative

What Solidarity? The EU 2024 Pact on Asylum and Migration

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Feb 226 min read

What Solidarity? The EU 2024 Pact on Asylum and Migration

At the end of 2023, the European Union announced that key agreements had been made regarding the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. This...

Fighting smuggling networks: Europe confronts its own contradictions

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Nov 9, 20234 min read

Fighting smuggling networks: Europe confronts its own contradictions

By Olivier Ceccaldi Olivier Ceccaldi is a French photographer. From May to June 2023, he traveled to Serbia and Bosnia along with...

From War-Torn Syria to Germany: The Struggle to Find Identity and Acceptance

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Apr 27, 20236 min read

From War-Torn Syria to Germany: The Struggle to Find Identity and Acceptance

By Rima Rammah Rima Rammah is from Syria and lives in Germany. She has a Bachelor's in law and a Master's in International Relations. She...

The story of two people who, twice, were pushed back to Turkey and prevented from claiming asylum

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May 26, 20224 min read

The story of two people who, twice, were pushed back to Turkey and prevented from claiming asylum

People on the move wishing to reach Greece from Turkey are often subjected to pushbacks, an illegal practice used by State authorities to...

Women's History Month: Women in the Humanitarian Field

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Mar 29, 20223 min read

Women's History Month: Women in the Humanitarian Field

So far this month, we have explored the role of gender as an additional and complex challenge for women refugees, put together a list of...

Women's History Month: Testimony from a Woman Who Has Fled Ukraine

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Mar 22, 20224 min read

Women's History Month: Testimony from a Woman Who Has Fled Ukraine

On this third Tuesday of Women’s History Month, we want to shed light on an issue of unfortunate relevance today: a personal testimony by...

Women's History Month: Resources to Understand Gender and Displacement

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Mar 15, 20225 min read

Women's History Month: Resources to Understand Gender and Displacement

March is Women’s History Month. Last Tuesday, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, we introduced the concept of...

Greek government attacks freedom of press to stop alleged fake news

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Jan 3, 20223 min read

Greek government attacks freedom of press to stop alleged fake news

By Helen Barber Last month, the Greek Parliament passed a new law that will make it a criminal offense to spread “fake news” and which...

Pushback tactics: a European-wide violation of fundamental rights

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Nov 15, 20214 min read

Pushback tactics: a European-wide violation of fundamental rights

By Helen Barber Multiple people are feared to have died in a tragedy near Essex after trying to cross UK waters from France in a dinghy...

Volunteers übernehmen auch in schwierigen Zeiten Verantwortung

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Jun 21, 20206 min read

Volunteers übernehmen auch in schwierigen Zeiten Verantwortung

Ich möchte zeigen, wie wichtig die Arbeit von NGOs und Volunteers, gerade in diesen schwierigen Zeiten, auf den ägäischen Inseln ist.

Volunteers are taking on responsibility even in difficult times

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Jun 21, 20206 min read

Volunteers are taking on responsibility even in difficult times

I had started planning my volunteer assignment for "Movement on the ground" (MOTG) on Samos in January 2020 and of course I had never expect