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July 2024

Visa policies and the traumas of immobility

Visa policies and the traumas of immobility                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Translated by Roots prod ( translated from French to English : Borhen Hallek) Editorial design and illustration :Yessine Ouerghemmi   Man is born free. This assertion is common not only to modern..

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June 2024

Colonization, immigration, and borderization: Contemporary perspectives of the Moroccan and Tunisian left

This article aims to analyze the main discourse of political actors in the Tunisian and Moroccan left in regard to the migration issue. The evolution of this discourse will be examined between two key periods of immigration history from these..

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June 2024

The Nador-Melilla border trap

THE NADOR-MELILLA BORDER TRAP– A counter-investigation into the racist massacre of 24 June 2022 Border Forensics, in collaboration with Irídia-Centre for the Defense of Human Rights and AMDH-Moroccan Association for Human Rights

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April 2024

The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Hunger

Without a ceasefire soon, the situation could spiral out of control   It is currently the biggest refugee crisis on the planet: more than 10 million people have now been displaced in the wake of the fighting in Sudan, according..

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February 2024

Climate and environmental issues, evolving migration intentions and plans: Case study of coastal and artisanal fishing in the regions of Zarzis and Boughrara

Edited and reviewed by: Imen Louati (PhD) Translation from Arabic to English: Olfa Derbal   “The sea is not a forest.” This is how S.K.[1] describes maritime space in Tunisia and in Zarzis. The Mediterranean Sea has its own standards,..

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December 2023

A Palestinian State in North Sinai?

A Palestinian State in North Sinai?   Mass displacements in Palestine, population management in Egypt     Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, prominent voices in Israel have openly called for the complete destruction of Gaza..

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October 2023

From Panic to a Real Migration Partnership

From Panic to a Real Migration Partnership   In Germany and Europe, the news is once again dominated by images of arriving refugees, just like in 2015 and 2016. The ongoing discussion is centered around finding ways to limit the..

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March 2023

Ruthless and Illegal: Algeria Tightens Expulsion Practices

Ruthless and Illegal: Algeria Tightens Expulsion Practices Algeria’s unprecedented mass deportations are creating a humanitarian emergency in Niger   The numbers are unparalleled, the conditions in northern Niger unprecedented. After Algerian authorities had expelled more than 10,000 migrants and people..

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November 2022

Connected Contradiction – Climate policy in the middle East and North Africa.

In November 2022, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Egypt for the first time; in the following year, it will take place in the United Arab Emirates.   As it stands, in the coming years..

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May 2022

Black Box Egypt: Egypt’s Opaque Detention and Deportation Practice against Refugees

  Click here for the German version   In blatant violation of international refugee and human rights conventions, Egyptian authorities continue their crackdown against refugees and people on the move. While deportations of Eritrean nationals have apparently been expanded significantly..

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July 2021

Decrypting ICMPD

How a Vienna-based organization coordinates and facilitates for the expansion of a restrictive multi-stakeholder border control regime in Tunisia and beyond.

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July 2020

COVID-19 Is Grist to the Border Regime Mill

Months after the coronavirus outbreak turned into a global health crisis, it is still unclear how the pandemic will affect social inequalities, economies, and migration movements in the mid and long term