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30 Nov 2015 7 minute read

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The lives we left behind

In Greece, Harriet Paintin talks to Pakistani refugees about their dangerous journeys and their families back...

16 Nov 2015 3 minute read

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Don’t let Islamic State turn you against refugees

There’s a reason that the Paris suicide bombers made sure to bring their passports, writes Hazel Healy.

16 Nov 2015 3 minute read

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Is UNHCR failing to protect unaccompanied refugee children?

A chronic lack of coordination between agencies and volunteers is putting minors at risk in Lesbos, says Natasha...

11 Nov 2015 1 minute read

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Moral Maze: Population control

BBC Radio 4 invited New Internationalist editor Hazel Healy to explore whether there is a ‘moral...

1 Nov 2015 3 minute read

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How to make room for refugees

Chris Coltrane has had enough of excuses about Britain being full.

30 Oct 2015 7 minute read

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Asylum seekers squat empty buildings while waiting for Netherlands approval

The northwestern European country expects to take more refugees but important questions remain, reports Lyn Drummond...

15 Oct 2015 5 minute read

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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.

13 Oct 2015 1 minute read

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Convoy to Calais for open borders

The group London2Calais say that the limits of charity in the refugee crisis demand a political solution.

9 Oct 2015 3 minute read

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Bethlehem Aida camp under siege

West Bank tensions escalate as Palestinian refugees mourn the murder of a young boy, Lydia Noon reports.

6 Oct 2015 1 minute read

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Jeremy Corbyn 2008: ‘the twilight existence of migrant life’

The new Labour Party leader made prescient observations about the crisis of migration that ring true today.

2 Oct 2015 6 minute read

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Fortress Europe

The final part of Hussam’s story, set at the intersection of European immigration policy and the Syrian war. By Emily...

10 Sep 2015 4 minute read

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The refugee crisis is global. It’s time to treat it as one.

Charlie Holt decries politicians’ narrow view of a situation unfolding across the world.

9 Sep 2015 7 minute read

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Calais, behind the lens

James Rippingale recounts his time documenting life in the French port’s refugee camps.

7 Sep 2015 4 minute read

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Refugees are welcome here – seize the moment!

Compassion for refugees is spreading across Europe. Could it lead to a saner ‘open borders’ policy? asks Vanessa Baird...

7 Sep 2015 7 minute read

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Refugee crisis: Lesvos is a waiting hell

Greece is ill-prepared to deal with the crisis on its doorstep, reports Natasha Tsangarides.

2 Sep 2015 5 minute read

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Migration and the European push-factor

For decades we have exported a Western consumerist dream to the Global South; little wonder migrants now want to share our...

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