Despite its economic risk forecasts already predicting average inflation of over eight points this year in the European Union, amidst the boomerang effect of sanctions against Moscow, EU policy continues determined in its anti-Russian offensive. The fact is, the EU, alongside the United States, is deepening its involvement in […]
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Story of an asylum seeker forced to return home
E. asked the Alarm Phone to share a personal account of one of the pushbacks they experienced at the Greek-Turkish border, one of many human rights violations committed daily at the borders of Europe. “Although we said to the Greek police that “if you push us back, we will […]
Music, migration and cultural revolution
Turkish music producers brought crowd funding to Europe unnoticed, and combined with technological change it restored Turkish music to the immigrant community. It made possible what was not allowed in Turkey for religious and political dissidents. Turkish Hip-Hop broke through the cultural barrier to German society. Graham Douglas […]
Gangs talk of peace but may keep preparing for war
An effort to broker peace between Ecuador’s brutal drug gangs is gathering speed after leaders of both major gang alliances expressed a willingness to reduce violence. Chris Dalby In a June 2 video, Choneros gang leader Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” said he was seeking to take “the first […]
Turkish migrant life in Germany: Access denied
Government agreements facilitate exploitation by business interests and provide a source of income to the country exporting its workers. Religion, racism and language problems are useful tools to stop migrants demanding their rights, with echoes of colonialism. Historical events in both countries can have unexpected impacts. Graham Douglas […]