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...refugees put their lives in peril on the sea. Looking for the smugglers Ahmed is in Calais - but having crossed mainland Europe, he needs assistance to complete the last stage of his journey. Leaving Kabul Ali and his sisters are leaving their home in Kabul and heading for Turkey. It's time to say goodbye to the only life they've known. At the camp We catch up again with...

...asylum has been of grave concern for a long, long time. The increased criminalisation of this group is well documented, as is the adverse impact of inadequate welfare, destitution, no right to work, and inconsistent decision making on part of the Home Office. Whilst a growing number of individuals are left in limbo, the government has actively promoted destitution as a...

...asylum in the UK. This is a conversation and reflections on the film, between its creator, Alia Syed, and Open University academics Sara de Jong, Umut Erel and Olga Jurasz. Olga: Alia what inspired you to make On a Wing and a Prayer? Alia: I had been asked by Goldsmiths’ Methods Lab to respond to John Berger’s book A Seventh Man, which is a portrait of guest workers...

...asylum seekers will have to make their applications at French embassies and consuls outside France. The fight against Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism will be ramped up, with the creation of a new anti-terrorist agency. ‘Intelligent protectionism’ France’s prosperity, Le Pen argues, depends on ending globalisation and replacing free trade with “a new patriotic...

...refugees and a 90-day ban on immigrants from a series of Muslim countries. Both actions were condemned by progressives as racist, stoking a predictable counter-reaction from conservatives. But if we want to defend reason and liberal democracy, it’s important to reserve the racist charge only for clear violations. This won’t change Trump’s thinking, but it could draw...