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An illustration by Syrian artist Haya Halaw depicts a woman refugee holding a minature house on fire.

10 Nov 2022 6 minute read

‘They’ve never experienced being a refugee’

Who is better placed to cover forced migration than refugees themselves? Bairbre Flood reports on the...

Satellite view of Lake Mead, US, taken on 19 July 2022 during a drought. It shows how little water there is and dry ground around it.

16 Aug 2022 3 minute read

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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...

A child wears a blue and white striped t-shirt and plays with lego blocks which are rested on the arm of a sofa

27 May 2022 4 minute read

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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...

Refugees from Ukraine arrive at the central station, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

21 Mar 2022 5 minute read

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Must we ration compassion?

Europe’s response to accommodate people fleeing Ukraine illustrates how sanctuary for all refugees is possible. Jun...

Patel (pictured) has sought to add a provision to her bill that would grant border force staff ‘immunity’ for any migrant deaths during ‘turnaround tactics’ – where officers force small boats back into French waters.

18 Nov 2021 6 minute read

This article is almost two years old.

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...

A still from Purple Sea, by Amel al-Zakout

3 Mar 2020 11 minute read

This article is more than three years old.

Who do you save?

Syrian artist Amel al-Zakout nearly drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after her boat capsized en route to...

Two people hold placards as part of a demonstration for solidarity, unity, dignity and rights for all in Hamburg

26 Dec 2019 2 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

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...

The first evictions of refugee/migrant squats under New Democracy took place on 26 August. 'Spirou Trikoupi 17' and 'Transito' next to Exarcheia square were sealed off and 143 people where taken away - amongst them were 86 women and children.

30 Nov 2019 5 minute read

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Greece’s new police state

Ioanna Manoussaki-Adamopoulou and Keira Dignan on the Greek state’s clampdown on migrants...

11 Apr 2019 2 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

Kenya’s refugee reporters

Sally Hayden reports on a fully independent, refugee-run news outlet in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya

10 Apr 2019 6 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

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,...

13 Dec 2018 5 minute read

This article is almost five years old.

Forgotten people from a forgotten war

Ukraine’s internally displaced people are paying the price for a proxy conflict stoked by Russia. Daisy Gibbons...

15 Oct 2018 4 minute read

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What if ... people could migrate freely?

Vanessa Baird looks at how things would be if we could migrate freely.

29 Jul 2018 4 minute read

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EU migration deal, is it the answer?

Can we still talk of a ‘migration crisis’ in the EU? Nando Sigona asks.

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga anchored at the Diego Garcia naval base in the 1980s.

11 Jun 2018 7 minute read

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‘Catastrophic’ explosion risk on Diego Garcia

Revealed: Ships at the controversial naval base are crammed dangerously close. Katie McQue reports.

23 May 2018 3 minute read

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Country Profile: Lebanon

Civil war, ISIS invasions, mountains of rubbish. Reem Haddad reports from Beirut.

The leaders of Russia and Hungary, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán

30 Apr 2018 5 minute read

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Is Hungary mimicking Putin’s authoritarianism?

Has Putin exported ‘managed democracy’ to Hungary? Madeline Roache examines Orbán’s regime.

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