Human rights
Refugees
Here, we explore the experiences, challenges and resilience of those fleeing persecution and conflict.
Our coverage cuts through the anti-refugee sentiment running rampant among governments of wealthy nations, and challenges the border regimes that dehumanize and violate the rights of displaced people. Our coverages aims to go deeper to explain how imperialism and past invasions have forged the conflicts and inequality forcing people to flee their homes today.
‘They’ve never experienced being a refugee’
Who is better placed to cover forced migration than refugees themselves? Bairbre Flood reports on the journalists putting refugees’ voices at the heart of the conversation.
Climate change? It’s everyone’s problem
It’s naive to assume that rich countries will escape the impacts of a changing climate, argues Nanjala Nyabola.
Switzerland wants to deport a boy with half a heart
Danieli is trying to access life-saving surgery – but his family could be forced to leave before he is able to get it. An outrageous situation, says Amy Aves Challenger.
Must we ration compassion?
Europe’s response to accommodate people fleeing Ukraine illustrates how sanctuary for all refugees is possible. Jun Pang and Nadia Hasan write.
Contempt for migrants is being enshrined into British law
Offshore detention facilities, redefining the category of ‘refugee’ and legal exemptions for border guards. If allowed to pass, Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill spells dark days ahead for asylum seekers in the UK. Miles Ellingham reports.
Who do you save?
Syrian artist Amel al-Zakout nearly drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after her boat capsized en route to Greece. Volunteer lifeguard Gerard Canals was part of the rescue operation. Hazel Healy put the two in touch with each other to speak for the first time since the shipwreck.
Speak out: Solidarity with people on the move
A network of solidarity exists among and alongside those who move, and stay, without permission. Hazel Healy profiles three initiatives.
Kenya’s refugee reporters
Sally Hayden reports on a fully independent, refugee-run news outlet in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya
For women seeking refuge in Spain, a trail of peril awaits
The stories of women migrants making the desperate Mediterranean crossing to Europe are different from those of the men, marked by a higher level of exploitation and abuse. Lucia Benavides reports from Spain.
Forgotten people from a forgotten war
Ukraine’s internally displaced people are paying the price for a proxy conflict stoked by Russia. Daisy Gibbons reports from Mariupol, the Ukrainian town bordering Donetsk.
What if ... people could migrate freely?
Vanessa Baird looks at how things would be if we could migrate freely.
EU migration deal, is it the answer?
Can we still talk of a ‘migration crisis’ in the EU? Nando Sigona asks.
‘Catastrophic’ explosion risk on Diego Garcia
Revealed: Ships at the controversial naval base are crammed dangerously close. Katie McQue reports.
Brutal forced deportations, globalization and human rights
The Stansted 15 have exposed the hypocrisy of Britain, Ann Pettifor argues.
Women of Yarl’s Wood stand up
More than 100 women detainees are on all out strike. Those outside detention must show their support, argues Felicity Kersting.
Using comedy to break down stereotypes
Nick Dowson reports on Mark Thomas’s attempt to train a comedy troupe in the West Bank.
How Roma are made stateless for generations
Jonathan Lee reports on the forgotten victims of Europe’s last refugee crisis.
(Dead) end of the journey: when migrants reach border towns
Europe’s response to migration: more police, more walls – for no reason. Alex Fusco writes.
Heads of state, stateless
An artist has painted a range of world leaders as displaced or disenfranchised people. Amy Hall reports.
When sanctuary is resistance
In the United States in the 1980s, the simple act of providing refuge became a form of civil disobedience, writes Mark Engler.
A personal welcome
In Canada, private sponsors are paying refugees’ resettlement costs. But should such a scheme be replicated elsewhere? Sian Griffiths reports.
The Nauru Files: It’s time to close Australia’s abusive detention regime
When faced with overwhelming evidence of systemic abuse, the country's prime minister shifted responsibility, writes Mark Isaacs.
Remembering the Idomeni refugees
In this photo gallery Neal McQueen captures both protest and everyday life in the refugee camp, before those living there were forced to move on.
Saving refugees’ lives, one top-up at a time
Lydia Noon reports on a Facebook group whose members connect displaced people to their families.
Inside Dunkirk's new refugee camp
A purpose-built camp offers refugees a sense of relief, but for how long?, asks Sarah Shearman.
‘The best help comes from simple, solidarity movements’
Afghan refugee organizer Yonous Muhammadi speaks to Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi in Athens, Greece.
Former Danish PM didn’t save the children
The new head of Save the Children will be remembered as a hard-liner on immigration, writes Peter Kenworthy.
The Calais evictions
French authorities began evicting refugees living in the Calais camp, Lydia Noon reports.
The Jungle: Calais photo gallery
French officials have vowed to bulldoze the Calais migrant camp known as ‘The Jungle’. This gallery presents images from inside the migrant camp.
China’s influence in Nepal endangers Tibetan refugees
The country's impact on Nepalese politics makes life for Tibetans there extremely difficult, reports Emily Walker.
Global refugee crisis: the facts
Where people come from, where they flee to – and why they keep moving. New Internationalist gives a worldwide context for refugee flows with this zoomable infograph from our Jan/Feb magazine.
The tiny Lebanese village taking more refugees than Britain
One small village hosts 5,000 Syrians, outstripping Britain’s pledge for a year. Michaela Whitton reports.
Fortress Europe
The final part of Hussam’s story, set at the intersection of European immigration policy and the Syrian war. By Emily Gowdey-Backus.
Calais, behind the lens
James Rippingale recounts his time documenting life in the French port’s refugee camps.
Is Cambodia refusing to protect persecuted Christians?
Deep in the Cambodian jungle, Clothilde Le Coz meets Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum.
