It has been happening in a number of nations. But Ecuador is a good example of how lawfare can destroy freedom. In this Latin-American country several progressive politicians have been facing numerous false accusations, and consequently forced to flee the country to avoid pre-trial detention, so now they are living […]
Author: ThePrisma
Nothingness in a refugee shelter
The bureaucratic impersonality of ‘H8’ as the name for a refugee shelter sums up the anonymity of the place and the state of nothingness that its residents are reduced to. Sean Sheehan When it finally closed at the end of 2018, H8 had been in operation for more […]
Picturing the refugee and migrant experience
In “The Castle”, Richard Mosse deploys hi-tech thermographic cameras of the kind associated with stealth surveillance by the military. He uses the technology to record moments of life in refugee camps and border crossings along the migration routes into Europe from neighbouring continents. Sean Sheehan The site for […]
Holocaust denial and the rising tide of fascism
Despite seeming unconceivable in the middle of the twentieth century, alongside attempts in Germany to erase any physical sign of this horrible crime grew a tendency to deny the holocaust and the pain suffered by millions of families. Glenda Arcia in collaboration with Harold Neuber Those in favour […]
Mourning Corona
Mental health has become a concern as we face the Coronavirus: including fearful anxiety, anger in supermarkets, and the effects of social isolation. Steve Latham Among health workers, and other essential services, however, stress, rather than inactivity, will be the major psychological problem. But we should also consider […]