In 2006, Ofer Zur argued that reducing someone to a role shaped by past experiences can limit their ability to regain control of their lives. Social support remains essential, but responding to suffering also requires facing complexity and recognising individual agency rather than relying on a single explanation. Nigel […]
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Turbulent waters: destroyed vessels, missing fishermen
Several Ecuadorian boats have been intercepted by US military forces in 2026. While Washington links them to illicit activities, fishermen and human rights organisations denounce violent boardings, deprivation of liberty, torture and disappearances, and question the evidence and procedures used in the operations. Adriana Robreño In one of […]
Mexican and migrant identity in the heart of Brixton
He has come from Mexico, raised a family and for the last year, has run a restaurant in Brixton. He believes that the arrival of more Mexican immigrants to London will strengthen their community. It is his skin colour, his moustache and his accent in particular, that give him […]
London, the refuge of a wandering generation
She came for six months and has stayed fourteen. She studied Audiovisual Communication and Photography, though her trade now runs along other channels. She will not return without stable employment. Among compatriots she has raised a small Spain that sustains her far from home. (The Prisma memoirs) Laura came […]
Immigrant blood: putting down roots in foreign soil
She left Brazil for love, spent a year in Mexico and twelve in Spain, where she gained citizenship. The crisis shattered her stability and led her to England. There she found her home in Bristol: a son, a second family and the conviction that life is one’s surroundings. Sonia […]
















