Migration
Why we blocked a road to stop the Rwanda flight
No human is illegal — Over a dozen Stop Deportation activists locked themselves to each other outside a detention centre to prevent coaches taking those due to be on the Rwanda deportation flight from leaving.
Written by: Stop Deportations
Nadia Whittome: the Tories’ Rwanda plan is pure evil
No to offshoring — The government’s Rwanda deal is just the latest example of the Tories’ contempt for asylum seekers and must be resisted, writes Nadia Whittome MP.
Written by: Nadia Whittome
The Borders Bill will replicate callous Australian policy
Broken systems — Senator Nick McKim of the Australian Greens and Benali Hamdache of the UK Green Party explain why Priti Patel’s new Immigration Bill will resemble the worst part’s of Australia policy, inflicting the same suffering, merely under a Union Jack.
Written by: Nick McKim and Benali Hamdache
Poignant photos celebrating women of the African diaspora
Complex identities — A new exhibition brings together the work of three artists navigating contemporary life in the US, raising pertinent questions about identity, place, migration and immigration.
Written by: Miss Rosen
What is photography’s role in the age of displacement?
Constant motion — With millions of people around the globe forced to flee their homes, images of refugees have become sadly too familiar. But is any of it truly cutting through?
Written by: Lewis Bush
The paranormal drama exploring migration and loss
Inside Atlantics — To mark the it‘s UK release, we speak to filmmaker Mati Diop about her haunting debut – a story about uprooting, told from the perspective of the people left behind.
Written by: Katie Goh
Labour can't back down on freedom of movement
It's time to make a stand — With migration once more on the political agenda this election, Minnie Rahman of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants explains why if Labour is truly the party of the working class it must stand up for migrants' rights.
Written by: Minnie Rahman
The Channel crossings: your guide to the so-called ‘crisis’
All you need to know — Since Christmas Day, 100 people have crossed the English Channel seeking refuge and asylum in what is being called a ‘major’ national crisis. Writer Ben Smoke talks us through the mess.
Written by: Ben Smoke
What it's like to be young and Venezuelan in a time of chaos
Dreams deferred — Venezuela's crisis has changed the lives of its youth forever. But whether they choose to leave or stay put, the scope of their ambition remains the same – no matter how tough things get.
Written by: Jez Fredenburgh
The Italian Mafia is making cash by exploiting refugees
The Catholic Church are too — In Corleone, Sicily, the mafia and Roman Catholic Church have discovered a way to profit from African refugees. In an exclusive extract from her new book, journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai shines a light on how the brutal treatment of migrants in the Italian town equals good business for the world of organised crime.
Written by: Hsiao-Hung Pai
A photographer's 8,000-mile journey from Cuba to the US
The long route to another life — Photojournalist Lisette Poole spent 51 days documenting two Cuban women's migration to the US. She travelled illegally through 11 countries, via smugglers and roadless jungles, using a point-and-shoot camera when it was too dangerous for the real deal. This isn’t a story she simply observed: it’s an experience she survived.
Written by: Lisette Poole
Inside Khora, Greece’s grassroots refugee community
A place to call our own — Skateboarding lessons and circus shows take centre stage at Khora, a horizontally-organised refugee community centre in Athens, which is celebrating its first birthday.
Written by: Alex King