by GRAHAM PEEBLES Migration is a major political and social issue throughout Europe; in the UK it is a highly emotive matter, distorted by the rabid right wing media and irresponsible politicians. The numbers of asylum seekers (people fleeing conflict and persecution of one kind or another) arriving in the …
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The struggle of mobility: organising high-risk migration from the Horn of Africa
Eritreans demonstrate in Israel. Karen Zack (activestills)/Flickr. (CC 2.0 by-nc-nd) TEKALIGN AYALEW MENGISTE Migrants moving north from the Horn of Africa face uncertainty and violence at every step of their journeys. To minimise the risks they have created thick networks of help and know-how. The current migration and refugee crisis …
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