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Irish border: A 'No hard Border' poster is seen below a road sign on the Irish side of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland near Bridgend on 16 October 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble

19 Dec 2019 7 minute read

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Ireland’s invisible frontier

The threat of Brexit has caused great anxiety about the return of a ‘hard border’ in Ireland. Yet it’s minority communities...

11 Mar 2019 4 minute read

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‘Little Africa’ in China

Guangzhou is home to Asia’s largest African migrant population, who come to China chasing business opportunities, reputable...

30 Jan 2019 5 minute read

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Venezuelans flee violence in Ecuador

Despite worsening conditions in their home country, growing xenophobia is causing many to consider moving back home to...

As Spain becomes the busiest staging post on the migrant Mediterranean route, Julian Hattem speaks to the African migrants in its North African enclaves.

24 Oct 2018 5 minute read

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Stranded in Melilla: the migrants stuck in Spanish enclaves

Julian Hattem speaks to the migrants trapped in limbo.

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.

A demonstrator demands her return to the Chagos Islands during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Winning

16 Jul 2018 6 minute read

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Next generation of Chagos exiles resists deportation

Decades after the UK made them exiles, their children and grandchildren now face expulsion. Katie McQue...

Protesters carry a banner: ‘Humanity doesn’t require a green card’

26 Jun 2018 4 minute read

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The new frontier spirit

The inhumanity of child separation was no accident. Rachel Curtis reports from El Paso

Salam Aldeen handing a child in a life jacket who had been rescued from the dinghy that just arrived to other volunteers. Volunteers take care of the children, until the parents manage one by one to leave the boat and receive back their children. 16 December 2015, Lesbos, Greece.

10 May 2018 6 minute read

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Humanitarian workers acquitted of ‘crime’ of helping refugees

Five volunteers who wanted to help refugees land safely have been acquitted. Tim Baster and ...

8 May 2018 2 minute read

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To the new Home Secretary: This is now a civil rights issue

Paul Parker reminds Sajid Javid that Quakers stand on the side of the oppressed.

21 Mar 2018 5 minute read

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Five reflections on the death of Mame Mbaye

A migrant’s death provokes soul searching in Madrid. Sarah Babiker reports

What do Italy’s election results mean for migrants?

7 Mar 2018 6 minute read

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What Italy’s election results mean for migrants

The election results come as no surprise after a campaign marked by racist violence, argues ...

Antonythasan Jesuthasan (c) Cindy Sasha

12 Jan 2018 2 minute read

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Antonythasan Jesuthasan: from Tamil Tiger to leading man

Cindy Sasha interviews former Tamil Tiger-turned-actor, Antonythasan Jesuthasan.

Two recipients of sanctuary scholarships outside SOAS in London

12 Jan 2018 6 minute read

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Sanctuary scholarships in a cold climate

A groundbreaking project seeks to get migrant students into university. Hazel Healy reports.

Musa Fata's social media feed shows a life of ease and abundance.

8 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Kids at work: a migrant in Italy

Sophia Seymour and Daisy Squires shine a light on Musa...

EU border towns: Migrants sleeping under Via Europa, the bridge linking Italy and France in the border town of Ventimiglia. Photo by Fotomovimiento

18 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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(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.

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