refugees

Asylum in a Climate-Changed World: Bridging the Protection Gap in the EU

January 8, 2020 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Climate change and the consequential natural disasters have become common drivers of migration—a phenomenon that will be further exacerbated as the climate crisis continues. Does the EU legislature address this issue?

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Snapshots from Marsa: a Community at the Border

May 4, 2019 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Discussion about integration in Marsa must necessarily begin by understanding the social context and take into account the existing boundaries and divisions among the Marsa residents themselves.

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Asylum Seekers: Burden, Cheap Labour or … Human Beings?

January 19, 2019 by Daiva Repečkaitė Leave a Comment

The asylum applicants are met with two contradictory demands: to be traumatised and persecuted enough to be recognised as refugees, and to be physically and emotionally fit in order to contribute to the host country’s economy.

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Refugee Solidarity in Truly Challenging Circumstances

September 18, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

There are currently around 24.5 million refugees from different countries around the world. One of the major paradoxes of our time is the acceptance by economically developing countries to host hundreds of thousands of refugees, whilst much richer ones are more concerned with building barriers to keep those in need out. [Read more…] about Refugee Solidarity in Truly Challenging Circumstances