The case of Brazilian sex workers in Portugal shows how social change transforms relationships between sexuality, economics and family. Violence, discrimination against immigrant women, the stigma attached to them and journalists’ responsibility when reporting on socially hidden realities are also part of this complex picture. (The Prisma memoirs) Graham […]
Europe
Ceuta: the migration crisis as a political weapon in Europe
It has been a month since Ceuta), Spain’s autonomous city in North Africa, became the scene of a migration crisis when up to 80,000 people from Morocco entered irregularly. This crisis, which appears to have no solution, also became a furious political tussle and, in the view of many, an attack on the left.
In Turkey’s diaspora, music becomes a form of resistance
The story of Turkish immigrants in Germany reveals how racism, language barriers, and internal divisions have facilitated their economic exploitation, while cultural activities, far from being only repressed, have also sparked creative forms of community resistance.
A life born on the Mediterranean frontier
The birth of a baby aboard a rescue vessel reflects the human dimension of a migration crisis that forces thousands of people to risk their lives to escape war, hunger and poverty. Luisa María González Marina is so named because she was born at sea, in an Italian […]
Brexit’s legacy weighs heavily on the United Kingdom
23 June 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum. It promised greater control over borders, laws and economic policy. Ten years on, however, the British economy is facing a significant slowdown, the country’s governance has rarely appeared so unstable, and anti-immigration rhetoric has intensified in an increasingly divided society.
















