Sean Quinn / 23 Oct 2023
Unsafe in Any Country
Post-Cutro Decree Italy
Silvio Berlusconi did it regularly. Matteo Salvini codified it with his bully-boy style. This month, it was Giorgia Meloni’s turn to attack Italy’s judiciary.(...)
asylum seekers
John Foster / 29 Sep 2023
Political Capitalism and Ideology
The Brenner-Riley Controversy, Part II
Race dominates American politics. From human rights to foreign policy, it permeates everything.(...)
Josh White / 18 Sep 2023
Empire Coast
Dorset is for Tories
Walking along the Esplanade in Weymouth, it’s easy to forget that Bibby Stockholm is anchored just off Portland Port.(...)
Joel Schalit / 10 Jan 2022
Asylum From Germany
The Coronavirus Shakes
They asked what the purpose of our visit was. “We’re fleeing Germany,” I said, as I handed over our Israeli and American passports. “My wife and I want to apply for asylum.”(...)
Karolina Zbytniewska / 02 Dec 2021
Playing the Refugee Card
The Polish Border Crisis
Snow fell. The sight of it at first evoked a deeply ingrained childhood joy in me. However, a correction came almost immediately.(...)
Josh White / 29 Nov 2021
Drowning in Hatred
Britain’s Immigration Debate
Borders bring almost as much insecurity as security.(...)
Fausia A. / 13 Apr 2021
Mistreating Minority Women
Austrian Healthcare Apartheid
Abortion is legal in Austria within the first three months of pregnancy, after consultation with a doctor. And every year, around 30,000 abortions are performed in the country. Women of colour make up for more than a third of those who undergo an abortion, and nearly half of them are foreign-born. Why is this?(...)
Piotr Maciej Kaczynski / 06 Nov 2020
Welcome to the Jungle
The Samos Refugee Experience
For thousands of years, Samos was known as the idyllic homeland of Pythagoras, a land of white wine. And for decades, a destination for sun-hungry tourists. (...)
Joel Schalit / 08 May 2020
The New Refugee Crisis
Berlin on Greece
Greece is a niche subject. That is if the street art of the German capital is the decider. Off the walls for the better part of the last decade, Athens hasn't figured prominently since the 2008 economic crisis, when it appeared everywhere. That is, until now.(...)
Sean Quinn / 05 Jul 2019
The Law of the Sea, the Law of the Land
A True Tale of a Captain, a Judge and a Bullyboy Minister
Pity Il Capitano. Italy’s macho deputy premier is having a rough week being bested by highly-skilled women.(...)