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Offene Hand in der ein abgerissener Zettel liegt, auf dem Asylum steht

Truly Indispensable! The Geneva Refugee Convention at 70

Published: 27 July 2021

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

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.

Syrian refugees in Europe

“A good refugee policy has to be a good host community policy”

Published: 5 January 2018

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

border fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border

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

Refugees in the Harmanli camp in Bulgaria

"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.

Spanish pro refugee sympathizer

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

Lageso Berlin

German Inefficiency: Berlin’s refugee services are becoming a bureaucratic nightmare

Published: 7 January 2016

While Germans are generally well-known for their efficiency, the situation at the asylum registration center LaGeSo (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales) in Berlin is anything but.

By Kavitha Surana and Thalia Beaty

refugee camp

Afghan refugees receive a cold welcome in Europe

Published: 10 December 2015

With a backlog of more than 350,000 asylum applications, Germany is under pressure to speed up the asylum process. But efforts to quickly process Syrian refugees shortchange Afghanis and others.

By Kavitha Surana and Thalia Beaty

Border between Greece and Macedonia

Highway to personal happiness

Published: 11 November 2015

What happens to refugees on their way to the European Union? Serbian novelist Vladimir Arsenijević has travelled the Balkan route and kept a diary of his journey.

By Vladimir Arsenijević

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