In May 2023, the League of Arab States (heretofore the Arab League) – a regional, intergovernmental organisation – readmitted Syria after 12 years of absence, signalling a return to a political ‘business as usual’ approach towards the country. Through that, member states hope to reach an Arab solution to the refugee crisis and pursue various strategies related to…
Read MoreFor decades, migration remained a prevailing survival strategy among Afghans, a means to escape conflict and pervasive uncertainty. Currently, the host nations are increasingly advocating for the return of Afghan refugees to their home country as a viable solution. However, the general lack of…
Read MoreMr William Warda, Director of Public Relations at the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization and the lead researcher of the Iraqi research team for the Return Migration (GAPs) project…
Read MorePeace Mass Transit Terminal, Nsukka, one of the local motor parks in Nigeria from which migrants using irregular pathways initially board buses to Lagos and Kano (major migrants’ collection hubs) before boarding another one to Agadez (Niger Rep), Cotonou (Benin Rep) or Bamako (Mali) for onward movement to countries in the Maghreb in a bid to enter Europe…
Read MoreOn the 14th June 2023, the flagless vessel named “Adriana” sank off the coast of Pylos, in Southwestern Greece in an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Italy. As Eastern Mediterranean sea routes are more tightly controlled, other, more dangerous routes…
Read MoreOn 22 of August 2023 Polish daily Rzeczpospolita has published an article by Tomasz Sieniow, fellow GAPs team member from University of Warsaw, titled „Referendum: between amnesia and manipulation”. The result of the referendum on relocation of „illegal immigrants” will not stop accepting by the European Union…
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