Isolation Facilities for Refugees on Samos
by Fareid Atta
Inhumane conditions and inadequate handling of the pandemic are rampant in isolation facilities for refugees on the Greek island of Samos, as camp residents recount.
Refugees
Detention Centers in Libya
Many of those who seek refuge in Europe find themselves stranded in a Libya at war with itself. Women and daughters await the results of the UN’s resettlement lottery on mattresses amid the bombs. While husbands and sons face forced conscription.
African migrants in Tunisia
At Tunisia’s only existing refugee centre, scores of illegal migrants are trying to move on from their cursed journeys through Libya.
Syrians in Europe
The war in Syria rages on, but many Syrian refugees have built new lives for themselves in Europe. Here are two stories about starting from scratch.
Italy’s Intervention in Libya’s South
Southern Libya, a human trafficking hotspot, has long been overlooked. Italy is now trying to tackle the problem, but faces the region’s political vacuum and its booming black market.
Statelessness in Lebanon
Palestinians and Syrian refugees in Lebanon live as second-class citizens, paying the price for a politics obsessed by religious denomination and origin.