With a disregard for people’s lives, countries from the UK to Poland are toughening up, as if in preparation for climate displacementIt is bad enough when states break their own rules and mistreat people – but it’s when they start to change the rules t…
Petrit Halilaj: ‘I started to live with fear on a daily basis’
The artist was 12 when the Kosovo war destroyed his home, but a chance meeting in a refugee camp led him to document a child’s-eye view of the conflictPetrit Halilaj was 12 years old when Serbian troops moved into his Kosovar village, forcing his famil…
‘We planted a seed’: the Afghan artists who painted for freedom
The Taliban has whitewashed Kabul’s political murals – and those who created them have fled into exileNegina Azimi felt shock and fear like never before when she heard that Taliban fighters had entered Kabul on 15 August. As an outspoken female artist…
‘People felt threatened even by a puppet refugee’: Little Amal’s epic walk through love and fear
From being pelted with stones in Greece to receiving a papal welcome in Rome, the giant girl’s migrant trek from Syria to Manchester provoked powerful responsesIn Greece, far-right protesters threw things at her as she walked through the streets, local…
UN quizzed over role in prison-like island camp for Rohingya refugees
Rights groups raise concerns over deal to provide services on Bhasan Char, as Bangladesh plans to increase camp’s population by 80,000The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) is facing questions over whether it is helping to detain Rohingya refugees in prison-l…
‘Send us home,’ beg Afghan refugees stuck in UK hotels
Thousands who fled Taliban are living in hotels with inadequate healthcare in Operation Warm Welcome Afghans who recently arrived in the UK after fleeing the Taliban takeover have asked to be sent back, casting doubt over the success of Operation Warm …
Five migrants shot dead at Libyan detention centre amid mass escape
Facility in Tripoli overcrowded after 5,000 migrants arrested in the country in past weekAt least five migrants have been shot dead at a Tripoli detention centre amid a mass escape from the overcrowded facility.Libyan security forces have detained more…
The Home Office is failing refugees. I’ve seen it from the inside | Anonymous
I made decisions on asylum claims. The pressures on staff led to many poor judgments and mistakes“Do you want to see it?” Before I could say, “That isn’t needed,” the man lifted his shirt, showing me an ugly scar from what he claimed was an AK-47 bulle…
Reports of physical and sexual violence as Libya arrests 5,000 migrants in a week
Raids by the security forces leave at least one man dead, as official observers decry ‘inhumane’ detention conditionsMore than 5,000 refugees and migrants have been arrested by the Libyan authorities in the past week with some allegedly subjected to se…
Migrants reaching Dover spend first night in unsafe conditions
Report finds exhausted detainees including young and elderly forced to sleep on tent floors or bus seatsMigrants crossing the Channel in small boats are spending their first night on UK soil in crowded, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, a damning indep…