A group of Senegalese men survive selling on the streets and beaches. Being so far apart from relatives and partners adds to their difficulties. This is the first of a series of articles in The Prisma about immigrant experiences portrayed in documentary films. Graham Douglas Migration is mostly […]
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Multiculturalism in Azerbaijan
As a multicultural country, this nation promotes intercultural dialogue within and outside the country, regarding the existence of a people as the result of the civil and political self-determination of its constituent peoples. Khayala Mammadova* Azerbaijan is populated by representatives of over 30 national minorities such as Talysh, […]
Left to drown off Morocco’s coast
Shortly before 7:00h CEST on 29 May 2021, we were alerted to an unseaworthy zodiac without a motor, that had left from Achakar, Morocco with 11 people, among them two women, just a few hours earlier. Alarm Phone A family member contacted us as he had lost contact […]
TRIPS exemption for vaccines discussed in secret
Lobby Watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) published evidence that the EU Council of Ministers decided its position on patents on covid-19 vaccines (as well as therapeutics and diagnostics) in secret on 20 May, to prepare for ongoing global negotiations on the crucial matter. Despite huge public interest and debate on […]
Covid in Cuba: a cautious June follows a dark May
The forecasts were accurate in early May when they announced a tricky month for Cuba due to Covid-19. In fact, 35,701 cases were filed in 31 days. According to the Cuban health authorities, the immunisation of 70% of the island’s inhabitants is expected to be completed by August. Claudia […]