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I am a Maltese Woman and I’m Married to a Black Man

July 31, 2019 · Lara Bezzina ·

Strangers’ prying eyes frighten me now. After the horrendous murder of Lassana Cisse, I became, for the first time, worried about my husband’s safety. I fear for his life.

Tagged With: human rights, migration, racism

Snapshots from Marsa: a Community at the Border

May 4, 2019 · William Grech ·

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.

Tagged With: integration, migrants, migration, refugees

Unmarked Graves and a Marble Knot: Memory and Migration in Malta

April 18, 2019 · Kathrin Schödel ·

The fact that deaths in the Mediterranean and the suffering of people migrating have been regular news items for years should not lead to a normalisation of this situation.

Tagged With: democracy, human rights, migration

The Curse (Malédiction)

February 26, 2019 · Hassan Yassin ·

A poem by Hassan Yassin.

Tagged With: discrimination, human rights, migration, poetry

All You Need to Know about Migration and Borders

January 31, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

The experience of migration is turned into a problem for those forced to or wishing to migrate—if they are seen and treated as ‘problematic’ migrants; for those who are welcomed as privileged expats, the story is different.

Tagged With: borders, freedom of movement, human rights, migration, sea rescue, sympathy

Building Walls: Fear and Securitization in the European Union

January 30, 2019 · European Alternatives ·

The report from Transnational Institute reveals that member states of the European Union and Schengen Area have constructed almost 1000 km of walls, the equivalent of more than six times the total length of the Berlin Wall.

Tagged With: borders, far-right, freedom of movement, mass surveillance, migration, security

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

January 19, 2019 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

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.

Tagged With: employment, exploitation, Labour, migrants, migration, refugees

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