The Hellenic Coast Guard has faced unprecedented scrutiny since June 2023, when a fishing trawler overloaded with migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Pylos, killing more than 600 people. Thirteen Coast Guard officers--the captain and crew of patrol vessel PPLS-920, the only ship on the scene when the boat went down--now face criminal charges. In an exclusive interview with Solomon, their lawyer presented the officers’ defense. Their version of events is juxtaposed against the findin...| Solomon
The lawyer representing the Hellenic Coast Guard officers facing criminal charges over the deadly Pylos shipwreck speaks exclusively to Solomon.| Solomon
Despite the stories of mass arrests, most “smugglers” jailed in Greece are asylum-seekers who were coerced into driving boats.| Solomon
“Leave the country and leave it with your family because you know, if you are at risk, your family's at risk.” -Hinna Asefi Wardak The post #1236 What It’s Like To Escape The Taliban appeared first on CANADALAND.| Episodes Archive - CANADALAND
The Retreat Housing project adopts a community-led approach to support settlement and integration of refugees within the community The post Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how appeared first on Big Issue.| Big Issue
The country lacks people who can work and pay taxes. A new report shows how both politics and personal circumstances shape the decision to stay or return.| partner.sciencenorway.no
Meet SEWF25 speaker Abdul R. Shiil, Co-founder & Director of Sahan Care. Learn how he empowers to refugee women and the elderly.| SEWF
Akron offers a reminder that immigration simply looks like people from various places living side by side.| HuffPost
Szymon Hołownia also announced that he will step down as leader of his party, which is part of the ruling coalition.| Notes From Poland
It also ends access to some forms of free healthcare.| Notes From Poland
News articles have suggested that the governments of various Middle Eastern countries, and perhaps even their populace, are generally opposed to taking in refugees from the Israeli invasion of Gaza, as indicated by this article with regard to Egypt and Lebanon, among others. In essence, the leadership of these countries, at least, justifies their position by claiming that taking in Gazan refugees would facilitate what they see as Israel's ultimate goal of annexing some or all of the Gaza Stri...| Recent Questions - Politics Stack Exchange
A popular form of community building in Europe, intercultural gardens are now flourishing across the U.S.| Reasons to be Cheerful
The decision received a mixed reaction from the coalition of plaintiffs that includes three faith-based refugee resettlement agencies.| Word&Way
Pedro Olivares Martínez, who served on Alicante’s Civic Commission for the Recovery of Historical Memory, writes about Archibald Dickson, the Welshman who captained the last ship taking Spanish Republican refugees to safety as fascist troops entered the city… By the end of March 1939, the Spanish Civil War was about to end after three years […]| International Brigade Memorial Trust
Incoming refugees face very high levels of food insecurity.| attheu.utah.edu
Why the UK needs a Jerry Maguire styled epiphany On the wall of my office, I have around 50 boards depicting my favourite films and tv shows – some are profound, some edgy, some, if I’m honest, are a bit cringy, but all of them are meaningful to me in some way. One of them […] The post Show Me the Humanity appeared first on Joint Public Issues Team.| Joint Public Issues Team
Imagine an ambulance crew who decided they wouldn’t go to help a casualty because they’d seen one too many people injuring themselves because of drinking too much. It doesn’t seem likely. Yet compa…| Market Garden Reader
For Syrians who fled to Sudan seeking safety, the war has reopened old wounds and exposed new gaps in protection.| Global Voices
Refugees in Europe: How are community psychologists responding? Date: October 27, 2020 Webinar with Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu October 27, 2020, 5 PM (CET) (4 pm BST) Mainstream psychology suffers from a number of biases (e.g., Eurocentrism, colonial approaches, individualistic assumptions, militarism) … Continue reading →| Liberation Psychology
New government statistics have shown that just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants in Great Britain were refugees.| The London Economic
This might be the first fashion designer to engage in philanthropic sex work.| Out Magazine
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On July 31, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted its fourth "Faith in Action: Reflections" webinar, focusing on "Migration and Refugee Movements, Human Trafficking, and Modern Slavery." The discussion brought together anti-trafficking practitioners and advocates to examine how faith…| Viewpoints
If God cares and is concerned about the people on the move, I believe I should be concerned with that as well. The post What is the Church’s Calling to Care for People on the Move? appeared first on Faithward.org.| Faithward.org
eople are literally dying,” Imad Satti said as he talked about his family and fellow countrymen in Sudan,| The Upstream Journal - Your magazine on human rights & social justice
Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Piketty, Nassim Taleb, Jayati Gosh, Michael Hudson, Giuseppe Mastruzzo, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Robert H. Wade, Christopher Cramer and Nidhi Srinivas co-sign the open letter below supporting Francesca Albanese amid US calls to remove her as the UN special rapporteur on Palestine History teaches us that economic interests have been key drivers and […] The post Amid Trump’s calls to remove her as UN special rapporteur on Palestine, Varoufakis, Piketty, Gosh & another...| Yanis Varoufakis
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! Happy news from […]| Laura Purdie Salas
COMMENTARY: South African architects of Apartheid are welcome – Black Africans are excluded.| Erasing 76 Crimes
Under Section 94 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which came into effect 28 June 2002, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is required to table an annual report to Parliament on the immigration initiatives and actions of the previous year. The report to Parliament must also set the department’s targets for the number of immigrants to be admitted to Canada the following year. These targets are known as the immigration levels plan, and in 2017, a multi-year approach was...| HillNotes
To the extent that there is a comprehensible theology underlying the Trump Administration's engagement with the world, it is not premised upon an understanding or tenet of Christianity.| Contending Modernities
Siham Amedy, a Kurdish refugee from northern Iraq, has transformed her experience growing up in a refugee family into a mission to support other refugees and immigrants and strengthen her community. As a 2025 Sparking Change grantee, Siham is organizing a project in Moorhead, Minnesota that uses food to bridge gaps and bring people closer… The post Finding home and strengthening community: Siham’s story appeared first on Welcoming America.| Welcoming America
"We urge the UK government to provide a path to settlement for Ukrainians living in the UK."| Bright Green
The mantra of “safe and legal routes” is regularly repeated by the government when justifying increasingly draconian legislation in an attempt to prevent| Free Movement
The current immigration rules on when a refugee may be joined by family members — often referred to as refugee family reunion — are woefully outdated and| Free Movement
Dear supporters, May was another month where migrants’ rights came under attack in the form of the new Immigration White Paper This time, the Prime Minister tried to justify another round of harsh immigration proposals in an already infamous ‘island of strangers’ speech – a nod to Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ tirade. The Immigration […]| Migrants' Rights Network
Nairobi City County is taking a significant step forward in fostering inclusive development with its newly launched Refugee Integration and Community Building Strategy (NCRIS). The launch immediately provides refugees and other migrants living in the city with access to public healthcare and city-run schools, and the ability to obtain a business license.| ACRC
Meeting moderated by Chenming (Jeremy) DongParticipants: Daniel Xu, Oliver Xu, Henry Yang, and Alan Liu. The post Canada’s Immigration System – April 1, 2024 appeared first on The Awakening Project.| The Awakening Project
Exposing secrets of the Israeli national security state| Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالم
Denunciamo l’imminente allontanamento di nove migranti dal centro di accoglienza straordinaria (CAS)| Coordinamento Migranti
di NIDZARA AHMETAŠEVIĆ e EMINA BUZINKIĆ 29 marzo 2025 – Al Jazeera Da mesi, l’amministrazione del presidente statunitense Donald Trump sta portando avanti una repressione della migrazione ampiamente pubblicizzata. Il Dipartimento della Sicurezza Interna (DHS) e l’agenzia per l’immigrazione (ICE) hanno trasformato le deportazioni in spettacoli mediatici, diffondendo video di persone incatenate e rendendo … L'articolo Non solo Trump: anche l’UE sta conducendo una crociata cont...| Coordinamento Migranti
I was born a proud Protestant. A Lutheran in a town still marked by Catholic-Protestant tensions, with Catholic friends who told me I don’t worship right, neighbors who claimed Catholics were polytheists, and a grandmother who wore orange on St. Patrick’s Day (I never quite got that, as we had no connection to Ireland). But […]| The Duck of Minerva
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Medium.| Moms Who Vax
When in the autumn of 1931 Major Duncan McCallum and his wife Violet were travelling from Kenya to British Somaliland, the local Italian provincial governor Commendatore Massimo Adolfo Vitale hosted them in Italian Somaliland. From this encounter spurred a friendship between the British Major and the Italian Officer, with the both of them remaining in Read More| Document Blog
UNICEF is assessing the impact of US aid cuts, which have already affected millions of children since last month’s funding freeze.| The Globe Post
Transcript: There are very murky parts of our society – people who see no problem in attacking or demonising others who are just trying to survive and live a dignified life. And unfortunately, they…| Phoenix Media Co-operative
Immigration continues to be a pressing matter in our country. Problems are easily identified but solutions are hard to find. It seems timely to reconsider basic principles as we seek wisdom to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with our God.| Gentle Reformation
Listen to the companion podcast here A little more than year ago, over 600 people died when the Adriana, a severely overcrowded fishing trawler filled with an estimated 750 migrants and asylum seekers, capsized near Pylos, Greece. This tragedy highlighted not only the perilous journey that asylum seekers face crossing into Europe, but also the […] The post The migrant detention camps of Greece first appeared on The Upstream Journal.| The Upstream Journal
A massive wave of forced displacement is happening in West Papua, as Indonesia ramps up its military operations ahead of Christmas. In...| United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)
Legislators can support and advocate for Afghan families seeking refuge.| State Innovation Exchange
By Gul Siddiqi, Development Manager, International Rescue Committee WA Globally, humanitarian and resettlement needs are higher than ever before. 120 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, a number that has more than doubled over the past ten years and increased by 10 million since last year. For far too many families and individuals seeking safety Continue Reading| Global Washington
Iranian authorities are intensifying their efforts to expel Afghan immigrants, with the Governor of Tehran, Alireza Fakhari, emphasizing the need| Zamaneh Media
Martin fled Cameroon when security forces imprisoned his father and started regularly raiding Anglophone villages. The U.S. government might send him back. The post ‘People Are Being Killed Like Flies’: Denied Asylum in the U.S., Cameroonians Fear Increasing Violence Back Home appeared first on Pacific Standard.| Pacific Standard
Iranian police are reportedly arresting and deporting Afghan migrants, even those with legal residency permits. Several Afghan migrants who were| Zamaneh Media
The growing rate of refugees across the globe constitutes an international crisis. Supporting these displaced people requires acknowledging the consequences of conflict and building resilient frameworks to protect refugee rights| The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
“Borders generate more human possibilities: citizens standing for the rights of noncitizens, finding them refuge, seeking them sanctuary, pushing at the margins of the state and its sovereignty.”| Public Books
This week Monday (June 20th) was World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. | Unexpected Intersections
With much of its land an arid, inhospitable desert, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, one of the world’s driest countries, threatens to die of thirst. Analysts have long warned that Jordan, saddled with shrinking renewable resources and a quickly growing population, faced a reckoning. In recent years, however, the challenges confronting this parched kingdom have accelerated. The post High and Dry with the Hashemites appeared first on Fanack Water.| Fanack Water
Fanack Water speaks to Tawfiq Habashneh, Secretary General of the Water Authority of Jordan, about supplying water to a growing population. The post Q&A with Tawfiq Habashneh, Secretary General of the Water Authority of Jordan appeared first on Fanack Water.| Fanack Water
Since the beginning of March, there has been an unprecedented campaign of violence against refugees and foreigners in Sofia. Polarising and racist statements by politicians and uncritical, sensationalist media coverage have unleashed a wave of attacks. The Bulgarian capital, which is where most institutions and facilities dealing with migrants are located and where most economic […]| Lefteast
Compared to later federal–provincial agreements, the Canada–Quebec Accord is also the most extensive. Under this Accord, for instance, Quebec has exclusive responsibility for selecting economic immigrants destined for that province – and for the criteria by which they are selected – rather than simply assessing and nominating some of them to address specific labour market and economic needs. Quebec, uniquely, sets the number of economic immigrants it will receive, rather than consulti...| HillNotes
A grim humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine’s south-east due to President Putin’s decision to invade sovereign Ukraine. The consequences of the invasion have been devastating, with widespread destruction, displacement, and loss of life. Particularly affected are Mariupol and its ethnic Greek population, trapped under siege, and Ukrainian Bulgarians who have mobilized to support refugees. […]| Minorities Network
The war in Ukraine has displaced civil society activists from various regions to western Ukraine, making it a hub of civil society activism. Ethnic Romanians and Hungarians have played significant roles in supporting refugees and advocating for human rights. The war has highlighted the need for more inclusive minority politics and presents an opportunity for […]| Minorities Network
Over the past year since the commencement of the war, the situation for Ukrainian Roma, who already faced significant challenges during peacetime, has escalated into a catastrophe. The Russian invasion disrupted Ukraine’s fledgling support system for the Roma community, as state and private charitable foundations shifted their focus to address wartime needs. Consequently, thousands of […]| Minorities Network
Nathan Hennebry discusses the Erskine hotel demonstrations of the past year and how deprived communities can fight for their living standards.| YCL
The ultimate the "bad guy" here isn't really the local authority, the devolved administration or even the outsourcers — it's the Home Office. But their demonstrable badness only adds to the vicious cycle of rival nationalisms.| Source
"Christians are taking on this role of witnessing publicly---even paying the cost of being arrested---in order to witness to compassion for refugees."| Bearing Witness
In the UK we have almost become accustomed to seeing headlines in (mostly) right wing and conservative media about refugees and people seeking asylum that have famously included ‘The Swarm in Our Streets’ and more recently focussed on government plans to ‘stop the boats’. But do these messages, and the values that underpin them, truly […]| CC Foundation
