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How a young Afghan woman trapped at Europe’s borders found her voice

Published on: 9 May 2021

Written by: Julia Hartmann All articles by Julia Hartmann

From a camp in Greece, poet and human rights activist Parwana Amiri is fighting discrimination and demanding better...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion

Syrian refugees in Scandinavia fear they will be forcibly returned to Syria

Published on: 6 May 2021

Written by: Josepha Ivanka Wessels All articles by Josepha Ivanka Wessels

Written by: Jihad Rahmoon All articles by Jihad Rahmoon

Written by: Sarah Tobin All articles by Sarah Tobin

Written by: Buthaina Shaheen All articles by Buthaina Shaheen

Denmark has decided that parts of Syria are now safe and revoked residency permits for Syrian refugees. Will other...

Published in: Pandemic Borders: Feature

The rise of the border and surveillance industry and why you should be concerned

Published on: 20 April 2021

Written by: Melissa Godin All articles by Melissa Godin

Our world is becoming more walled due to the influence of private profiteers on governments – and increasingly...

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Published in: Home: Opinion

US security analysts tackle shape-shifting threats with… more of the same

Published on: 18 April 2021

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

Military responses to varied societal crises are a proven failure, yet a key report fails to offer any new ideas or...

Published in: Pandemic Borders: Opinion

Could artificial intelligence improve decision-making in refugee cases?

Published on: 13 April 2021

Written by: Hilary Evans Cameron All articles by Hilary Evans Cameron

Despite the risks that it poses, predictive technology could be a force for good in refugee systems under the right...

Published in: Home: Opinion

As the rich get richer and the Global South gets poorer, expect more conflict

Published on: 10 April 2021

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

Rising inequality provides ripe pickings for militant Islamist groups plotting insurgencies – and ensures the ‘war...

Published in: openDemocracyUK: Feature

‘I feared I would die’: Life inside the Napier Barracks asylum-seeker housing

Published on: 10 April 2021

Written by: Jessie Williams All articles by Jessie Williams

As the Home Office moves more migrants to Kent’s abandoned army barracks, first-hand reports from ex-residents...

Published in: openIndia: Feature

How migrants in the Gulf are fighting discrimination during the pandemic

Published on: 8 April 2021

Written by: Ashwin Kumar All articles by Ashwin Kumar

Written by: Akhil C.S. All articles by Akhil C.S.

Indian labourers have been denied pay, food and accommodation. Now, some are demanding their rights

Published in: oDR: Analysis

'Our homeland is where the money is': pragmatic citizenship in Tajikistan

Published on: 7 April 2021

Written by: Irna Hofman All articles by Irna Hofman

Wanting to build a better life for their families, thousands of Tajiks obtain Russian citizenship – but at what cost?

Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion

The UK needs to build a memorial for the people we enslaved

Published on: 3 April 2021

Written by: Fred Steward All articles by Fred Steward

The revamp of Trafalgar Square, which is home to a statue of one of the slave trade’s founding fathers, offers the...

Published in: Pandemic Borders: Opinion

Will Biden’s ‘smart borders’ be any different from Trump’s?

Published on: 30 March 2021

Written by: Thomas Franco All articles by Thomas Franco

Expanding the use of AI, surveillance and data-driven technology could be more dangerous for privacy and human...

Published in: Pandemic Borders: Opinion

China’s relations with the African continent: Three elephants in the room

Published on: 23 March 2021

Written by: Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi All articles by Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi

How racism, the media and local realities could shape the future of migration between China and Africa