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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDemocracies are not polite
Democracies thrive on discussion and the contest of ideas. However, we must reach a consensus that certain values...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe UK Modern Slavery Act: more for the ‘saviours’ than the ‘saved’
As the UK Modern Slavery Act turns four years old, we ask why the government still refuses to speak to workers about...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Lone actors with shared ideas
The Christchurch mass murderer acted alone, but the core ideas in his manifesto are widely shared by Islamophobic...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 7: Labeeba - the female shawish
Episode 7 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter Christchurch, the political class must stop positioning racism as a democratic demand
Politicians, media and some academics have spent years peddling narratives that racism and Islamophobia are the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThere is nothing shocking about the massacre of Muslims in New Zealand
It is easy to ignore the context that made this crime possible.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 6: Hussein - beyond sectarianism
Episode 6 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEurope in Egypt: the white man’s burden
The EU will continue to provide material and political support to the Egyptian regime, as long as it serves its goals.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 5: Majdi - A Palestinian perspective
Episode 5 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through...
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Published in: oDR“We don’t need the State Department to hold a revolution”
Russian rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina has been defending the rights of refugees and displaced persons for...
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Published in: TransformationHow to treat a stranger in need: a moral response to the migrant caravans
Throughout history, the story of Exodus has inspired people around the world fleeing persecution.
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Published in: oDRA new tale of migrant struggles in Moscow puts poverty, motherhood and hope on screen
This Russian-Kazakh film explores how people who migrate to Russia are often subject to forces far greater than themselves.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?For an open migration policy to end the deaths and crises in the Mediterranean
Only a more open policy of migration would neither threaten migrants nor European citizens. To foster such a policy,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Military and security companies profit from European policies exporting border control overseas
This is probably part of the intention of the European Commission… not only to outsource migration control to other...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMigrant workers fighting for freedom under Lebanon’s Kefala system
In Lebanon, a women-only group of migrant domestic workers have come together to fight for rights in the workplace.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The ‘refugee crisis’ in the Mediterranean: the role of EU states, civil society and art
As the EU turns away from international human rights commitments, asserting border controls at almost any cost...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?‘Happy 18th birthday! You’re out’
Tougher internal controls under Macron are only giving police more powers, allowing them to conduct identity checks...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Libya, locals push back against human smuggling
While many Amazigh were marginalized and discriminated against during the Gaddafi era, they are now the vanguard in...
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Published in: HomeCommitments and compromises: will the world be able to secure a better deal for refugees?
Refugee rights are reserved for the few lucky enough to evade the sophisticated deterrence regime, while the vast...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A year on from the opening of ‘la bulle’: an invisible crisis driven underground
“I left Afghanistan because I didn’t want to kill for the Taliban... I could not do that, but European life is very...