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Must-Read Stories on Refugees From 2017
We collected the best stories on refugees from 2017, as selected by refugee and migration experts and the readers and editors of Refugees Deeply.
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This Age of Migration: Europe’s Rising Militarization
Paul Currion
Consultant
Paul Currion Consultant
As part of our series “This Age of Migration,” Paul Currion argues that increasing militarization in Europe in response to the refugee crisis is akin to an autoimmune response that could attack the very body it is supposed to protect.
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‘Defining the Problem’ Will Impact Summit Success in New York: HRW
Bill Frelick
Director, Refugee Rights Program at Human Rights Watch
Bill Frelick Director, Refugee Rights Program at Human Rights Watch
In the first part of our series “The Road to UNGA,” Bill Frelick, director of HRW’s Refugee Rights Program, calls for protection of migrants “who do not qualify for international protection as refugees” in the lead-up to the U.N. Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
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Hospital Attacks Worsen Syria’s Medical Crisis and Refugee Flight
With attacks against hospitals still intensifying, Syria’s health system is barely functioning. Shelly Kittleson joins the families forced in desperation to seek medical treatment outside the country.
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Refugee Stories Told Through a Student Lens
The global displacement crisis demands more in-depth storytelling, says veteran journalist and teacher Stephan Garnett. He tells Refugees Deeply about a unique student project, the Flight For Life.
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Can Old Traditions of Hospitality Counter Modern Disposability?
Bruna Kadletz
Works with Displaced Communities
Bruna Kadletz Works with Displaced Communities
In the second part of our Displaced and Disposable series, social researcher Bruna Kadletz encounters astonishing examples of altruism towards some of the thousands of refugees on Lesvos, Greece, showing that ‘the other’ doesn’t have to be met with hostility.
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Long Read: Minor Miracle or Historic Failure Ahead for U.N. Summit?
Jeff Crisp
Formerly Head of Policy Development and Evaluation, UNHCR
Jeff Crisp Formerly Head of Policy Development and Evaluation, UNHCR
In the lead-up to September’s U.N. summit on refugees and migrants, Jeff Crisp, associate fellow at Chatham House, warns that growing isolationism will prevent a successful initiative and further weaken refugee protection.
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An Algorithm to Alleviate the Refugee Crisis
Will Jones and Alex Teytelboym
Lecturer, the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford
Will Jones and Alex Teytelboym Lecturer, the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford
Matching theory can drastically improve refugee resettlement, argue Will Jones and Alex Teytelboym, who have adapted algorithms used for school choice.
- Education
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‘To the Children of Syria, We Are Sorry’
Tom Fletcher
Global Strategy Director, Global Business Coalition for Education
Tom Fletcher Global Strategy Director, Global Business Coalition for Education
In an exclusive open letter addressed to the children of Syria, the former U.K. ambassador to Lebanon, and advisor to NGO Theirworld, Tom Fletcher, points to failures of the international community in keeping its promises to fund the education of Syrian refugees.
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Amnesty: ‘Time for Change’ on Refugees
Salil Shetty
Secretary-general, Amnesty International
Salil Shetty Secretary-general, Amnesty International
On the 65th anniversary of the United Nations refugee convention, Amnesty International’s Salil Shetty warns against further delays in meeting the needs of the 65 million displaced – and calls for a global deal ahead of the U.N. refugee summit in September.
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Displaced, Dispossessed and Disposable
Bruna Kadletz
Works with Displaced Communities
Bruna Kadletz Works with Displaced Communities
In this first part of a commentary series titled “Displaced and Disposable,” humanitarian worker Bruna Kadletz argues that current laws and social attitudes disenfranchise refugee populations to the point of dehumanizing them as expendable commodities.
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Oxfam: Richest Nations Ducking Duty to Refugees
Attila Kulcsar
Humanitarian Media Officer, Oxfam International
Attila Kulcsar Humanitarian Media Officer, Oxfam International
As civil society organizations gather at the U.N. today to prepare for September’s summit on refugees and migrants, Oxfam launches the ‘Stand as One’ campaign, urging world leaders to guarantee displaced people safety, protection and sustainable futures.
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‘Europeans Fear Terrorism Threats Due to Refugees’
A Pew Research Center study found that, in eight out of 10 European countries surveyed, the majority believed refugees increase the likelihood of terrorism, with resistance to cultural diversity adding to their fears.
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Gyorgy Kakuk: ‘In the Footsteps of Refugees’
Journalist-turned-politician Gyorgy Kakuk has become an important voice on migration in Hungarian politics. Having followed refugee routes through the Balkans and worked with U.N. Missions in Kosovo and East Timor, he calls for imagination and pragmatism from Europe.
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Photo Essay: Breaking Fast in Attica
In the hot Greek summer, members of Athens’ newest refugee communities have been fasting for Ramadan while acclimating to a new cultural landscape. Writer and photographer Iason Athanasiadis visited these communities as part of his Reviving Cities series.
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The Walls That Exist in Our Minds
Paul Currion
Consultant
Paul Currion Consultant
As part of his series “This Age of Migration,” humanitarian commentator Paul Currion examines why more states than ever are erecting walls in reaction to migration, and the dangerous emergence of a migration-industrial complex.
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The GCC ‘Must Rethink its Refugee Strategy’
Tala al-Jabri
Strategy Consultant
Tala al-Jabri Strategy Consultant
With June 20 marking World Refugee Day, Tala al-Jabri, a Syrian-Palestinian strategist in development economics, calls upon the GCC states that have not ratified the 65-year-old U.N. refugee convention to modernize their immigration policies.
- Integration
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An Intimate Look at the Global Refugee Crisis
Asha Siad and Roda Siad
Documentary Filmmakers
Asha Siad and Roda Siad Documentary Filmmakers
Somali-Canadian filmmakers Asha Siad and Roda Siad, whose short documentary “19 Days” follows several refugee families during their first few weeks in Canada, look at migrants’ experiences in a Calgary resettlement center.
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Resettled in the Heart of America: Part 5
In this final part of our World Refugee Day special series on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in America, we speak with Shadi Ismail who fled Syria because of his sexual orientation and feels that his life has finally begun in Idaho.
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Resettled in the Heart of America: Part 3
In this third part of our World Refugee Day special series on the experiences of men and women from around the world who resettle in America, we speak with Ahmed about his journey from Iraq to Syria – from one conflict to another – to reach the safety of Idaho.
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Returnees Fight ISIS in Iraq – and on Instagram
Two Kurdish men whose families fled Iraq for Europe have unique stories as returnee refugees now fighting ISIS in their ancestral homeland. They have also become minor Instagram celebrities, documenting their feats online.
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Media’s Attention Span Mirrors Western Priorities
Christine Mahoney
Director, Social Entrepreneurship Department of the University of Virginia
Christine Mahoney Director, Social Entrepreneurship Department of the University of Virginia
In this second installment of her series on refugee advocacy, University of Virginia professor Christine Mahoney argues that the Western media’s famously short-term interest in displacement crises is driven primarily by geopolitics.
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Fresh Start on Advocacy for the Displaced
Christine Mahoney
Director, Social Entrepreneurship Department of the University of Virginia
Christine Mahoney Director, Social Entrepreneurship Department of the University of Virginia
Professor Christine Mahoney, author of “Failure and Hope: Fighting for the Rights of the Forcibly Displaced,” argues from the World Humanitarian Summit that traditional political advocacy is of limited value in improving the lives of refugees and IDPs.
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Video: Syrians Struggle for Room in Turkish Schools
As Istanbul gears up to host the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit, Turkish support for Syrians – including its policy of granting access to education to Syrian children officially registered as refugees – will be in the spotlight.
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Communication Breakdown: Refugees Can’t Reach Greek Asylum Service
People like Khalil Mohammed, a Syrian refugee in Greece, have resorted to hunger strikes because they are unable to start their asylum claims due to an under-resourced video interview system that has let down thousands.
- Health
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Female Refugees Face ‘Cycle’ of Sexual Violence
In this first installment of a three-part series, we explore the threats faced by female refugees, especially Syrian women – including the risk of being trafficked into the sex trade on their journeys to Europe and even after reaching its shores.
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High Profile to Exile: Part 2
Traditional views toward gender roles that tend to be amplified by the ongoing cultural and political conflict have forced some women journalists to take hiatus not just from reporting, but also residing, in Libya.
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‘The Great Need Lurking in the Shadows’
Nihad was one of 5,000 Yazidi women and girls kidnapped by the Islamic State group. When she escaped, her suffering followed her to the refugee camps of Iraq. NGOs like Amar try to reach Nihad and other women who face social stigma and suffer psychological trauma.
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On the Language of the Refugee “Crisis”
Emily A. Lynch
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University
Emily A. Lynch Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University
While mainstream media shapes our perceptions of the current refugee flows as a “crisis,” anthropologist Emily Lynch urges more nuance, thought and imagination when discussing forced migration.