Truly Indispensable! The Geneva Refugee Convention at 70 Published: 27 July 2021 Commentary The Geneva Refugee Convention turned 70. Hardly anyone feels like celebrating in view of the many violations internationally, but the occasion offers the opportunity to strongly support the Convention’s principles in face of all hostilities, because it stands for nothing less than the protection of refugees. By Kirsten Krampe
World Refugee Day: Some personal thoughts from Greece Published: 18 June 2021 Commentary Today is World Refugee Day. A day chosen back in 2001 to honour the Geneva Convention for refugees and to remind the world of the plight of refugees worldwide. This year marks two anniversaries: the 20th World Refugee Day and the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Convention. This is a good moment to reflect on the state of global and European protection of those fleeing war and persecution.
Racism and the Infrastructure of Injustice - in the United States and Europe Published: 20 June 2020 Editorial The murder of George Floyd amidst of a global pandemic has triggered a global conversation among the Black diaspora and its progressive allies. In the editorial for our #BlackLivesMatter focus, award-winning journalist Gary Younge analyses the current debates in the U.S. and in Europe. By Gary Younge
Gestrandet: Tschetschenische Geflüchtete in Belarus Published: 21 March 2018 Interview Weil Polen die Annahme von Asylanträgen überwiegend verweigert, müssen Geflüchtete in in der belarussischen Grenzstadt Brest ausharren. Sicher fühlen sie sich dort nicht. By Robert Sperfeld
“A good refugee policy has to be a good host community policy” Published: 5 January 2018 Interview Prof. Alexander Betts on his new study on Syrian refugees in Europe and the political consequences that their exclusion from the labour market might have. By Jelena Nikolic
Hungary 2017: Detained refugees, persecuted NGOs, lack of legal certainty Published: 29 December 2017 Hungary has reached a point where people fleeing from war and persecution can be detained, beaten and deprived of their rights, while those who endeavour to help them are cast as national security risks. By Nóra Köves
Call for Applications: The Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange Published: 21 October 2016 The Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange is a unique opportunity for leaders in Germany and the U.S. to share promising approaches to welcoming and integrating immigrants and refugees into their communities. By Hannah Winnick
"Go Turkey" – Bulgaria’s Vigilante Squads, False Patriotism and the Question of Public Opinion Published: 9 June 2016 In Bulgaria, public opinion approves the patriotic vigilante mobs, which trap refugees crossing Bulgaria’s border. By Anna Pelova
Spain, the Refugee Crisis and the Solidarity of Europe Published: 9 June 2016 Before the Spanish reelections on 26. June 2016 the democratisation of the European institutions and the solution of the refugee crisis became relevant issues of the political debate. By Marta Paradés Martín
Zusammenleben in Deutschland Published: 19 January 2016 Zwei kurze Animationsfilme zu den Themen Toleranz und Teilhabe erklären die wichtigsten Grundlagen des Zusammenlebens in Deutschland als Lehrmaterial für Willkommensklassen. Auf Arabisch und Englisch, mit deutschen und französischen Untertiteln.
