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Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank

Mariam Barghouti

A mere two days into its supposed ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, Israel announced Operation Iron Wall, targeting refugee camps across the West Bank. This has nothing to do with defence, writes Mariam Barghouti, and Israeli politicians have said as much – they want the land.

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Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?

Rivkah Brown

Josh Simons, the 30-year-old director of Starmermite 'Super Pac' Labour Together, has just been handed a safe seat. A former Corbyn staffer, Simons claims he left the party over antisemitism. New evidence suggests otherwise. Rivkah Brown asks: what is he really about?

Report: Protesters Block Coach Moving Asylum Seekers, As Resistance to Rwanda Plan Mounts

Charlotte England

Dozens of people blocked a coach in south London to stop it from taking asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm against their will, amid a week of direct action against deportations.

Displaced Palestinian children at a UN-run tent camp in southern Gaza

Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Conservatives claim they want to reduce immigration - yet they are cheering on the displacement of 1.5m Palestinians in Europe’s near abroad. It makes no sense, writes Aaron Bastani.

A hotel used to house asylum seekers in Rotheram.

Report: The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers

Sophie K Rosa

Unaccompanied children are being made to share bedrooms with adult strangers while waiting for the Home Office to decide about their asylum claims. Sophie K Rosa reports

Refugee families drag luggage along a road

Feature: The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

The Home Office has placed thousands of refugee children, some as young as ten, alone in hotels. The high court says the practice is illegal - so why is it still happening?

A group of protesters gathered on the grass outside a hotel

Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times

Sophie K Rosa

A series of asylum-seeker-led protests this year has drawn attention to deteriorating conditions in the overcrowded, poor-quality accommodation refugees are forced to live in.

A small fishing boat packed with people in the middle of a blue sea

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

Brendan Woodhouse

When on Monday a migrant boat began to sink in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard did nothing – in fact, there's evidence they may have caused the deadly shipwreck. They’re a stain on rescue services, writes firefighter Brendan Woodhouse.

A far-right protester at a demonstration outside a hotel in Rotherham.

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

A group of asylum seekers has been resisting eviction from a south London hotel for the last three weeks. But layers of outsourcing mean they don't even know who's trying to move them. Charlotte England reports.

Analysis: The Panic Around ‘County Lines’ Is Legitimising Expanded Policing Powers

Lauren E Wroe

In the name of 'safeguarding' children, the Home Office has just rebranded old anti-gang policies that overwhelmingly criminalise young people from minoritised communities.

Image shows protesters outside Manston asylum centre in Kent, holding two banners. The one of the right reads 'Close down Manston'. The one on the left reads 'No borders, no nations, stop deportations'.

Opinion: We Went to Manston Asylum Centre – This Is a Politically Manufactured Crisis

Joseph Maggs & Nadia Hasan

The scandal surrounding inhumane conditions at the Kent immigration facility is years in the making.

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Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

Christian Christensen

The victory of the far-right Sweden Democrats has shocked the world. That’ll teach us for believing the hype about Scandi liberalism, writes Christian Christensen.

Report: Helping White Refugees Gets You £350. Helping Black or Brown Ones Gets You Prison Time

Tiara Ataii

If those crossing the Mediterranean were white, would we criminalise their rescuers? Tiara Ataii doubts it.

Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

In 2017, the crew of search and rescue ship Iuventa was arrested by the Italian authorities. As their trial begins, they write about their ordeal.

Novara Live: Israel Raids Palestine Mosque; Awful Rwanda Refugee Plan; Johnson’s Epic Unpopularity

Israel has once again stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan. We speak to Ines Abdel Razak in Jerusalem the current wave of repression in Palestine.

Feature: The Facebook Groups That Are Like ‘Tinder’ for Ukrainian Refugees

Sophie K Rosa

Platforms 'matching' Ukrainian refugees with hosts in the UK are putting refugees at risk of violence, exploitation and trafficking, say experts. Sophie K Rosa reports.

Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees

Daniel Sohege

From Russia's war with Ukraine to the second world war, the nostalgic myth of Britain being welcoming to refugees is exactly that; a myth. Daniel Sohege explains.

Novara Live: How the Media Are Pushing for Endless War

The horror of Putin's war on Ukraine is all too clear to see. But by focussing on punishing Putin instead of de-escalation, are western politicians and media taking an unpalatable risk? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Tag: refugees

Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank

Mariam Barghouti

Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Protesters Block Coach Moving Asylum Seekers, As Resistance to Rwanda Plan Mounts

Charlotte England

Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Report: The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

Brendan Woodhouse

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

Analysis: The Panic Around ‘County Lines’ Is Legitimising Expanded Policing Powers

Lauren E Wroe

Opinion: We Went to Manston Asylum Centre – This Is a Politically Manufactured Crisis

Joseph Maggs & Nadia Hasan

Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

Christian Christensen

Report: Helping White Refugees Gets You £350. Helping Black or Brown Ones Gets You Prison Time

Tiara Ataii

Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

Novara Live: Israel Raids Palestine Mosque; Awful Rwanda Refugee Plan; Johnson’s Epic Unpopularity

Feature: The Facebook Groups That Are Like ‘Tinder’ for Ukrainian Refugees

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees

Daniel Sohege

Novara Live: How the Media Are Pushing for Endless War

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Tag: refugees

Analysis: Days Into the Gaza Ceasefire, Israel Declared War on the West Bank

Mariam Barghouti

Long Read: Who Is ‘Starmtrooper’ Josh Simons?

Rivkah Brown

Report: Protesters Block Coach Moving Asylum Seekers, As Resistance to Rwanda Plan Mounts

Charlotte England

Opinion: Why Are Conservatives Supporting Israel’s Strategy When It Would Create Millions More Refugees?

Aaron Bastani

Report: The Home Office Is Forcing Child Refugees to Share Bedrooms With Adult Strangers

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: The Government Is Breaking the Law by Abandoning Children Alone in Hotels

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Report: Asylum Seekers in London Are Protesting Poor Living Conditions and Long Wait Times

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

Brendan Woodhouse

Feature: Asylum Seekers in South London Are Resisting Removal to a Bedfordshire Hotel Targeted by the Far Right

Charlotte England

Analysis: The Panic Around ‘County Lines’ Is Legitimising Expanded Policing Powers

Lauren E Wroe

Opinion: We Went to Manston Asylum Centre – This Is a Politically Manufactured Crisis

Joseph Maggs & Nadia Hasan

Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

Christian Christensen

Report: Helping White Refugees Gets You £350. Helping Black or Brown Ones Gets You Prison Time

Tiara Ataii

Opinion: We Saved 14,000 People From Drowning in the Mediterranean—And Italy Wants to Imprison Us for It

The Iuventa Crew

Novara Live: Israel Raids Palestine Mosque; Awful Rwanda Refugee Plan; Johnson’s Epic Unpopularity

Feature: The Facebook Groups That Are Like ‘Tinder’ for Ukrainian Refugees

Sophie K Rosa

Opinion: Britain Has Never Been Welcoming to Refugees

Daniel Sohege

Novara Live: How the Media Are Pushing for Endless War

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