Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Refugee’

Khartoum’s best friend?

Khartoum’s best friend?

Mahmood Mamdani has chosen to act as an apologist for the Sudanese regime, to stifle progress towards justice, and to stand up for some of the world’s worst human rights abusers. One wishes he could have used his intellect in the service of a better cause. Book review by Joshua F Leach.

Hangar of Hal Far

Hangar of Hal Far

They keep praying beneath the hanger gate, at the very border of Europe. Hangar of Hal Far is a series of images that documents the lives of these people, stranded in the middle of the Mediterranean. Reportage by Martin Edström.

Unwelcoming shores

Unwelcoming shores

Greece gives refugee status to 0.05% of asylum seekers after a first interview and recently abolished meaningful appeals… Yet, EU member states continue to return migrants, asylum seekers, and even unaccompanied children to Greece, simply pretending that everything is perfectly fine.

Caught between a crocodile and a snake

Caught between a crocodile and a snake

Originating from the Rakhine State in western Myanmar, most of the Rohingya refugees have been denied official refugee status by the government of Bangladesh. Out of the estimated 250,000 Rohingyas who fled Myanmar, only a paltry 28,000 men, women and children are officially recognised as refugees and eligible for basic support from UNHCR.

Lost childhood

Lost childhood

Amila Jašarević reports on children in Danish asylum centres.

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