A Taiwanese immigrant moved to London with her working holiday visa to work in a coffee shop, thus having the opportunity to prepare to commence a master’s degree in the UK the coming September. Coronavirus outbreak has thrown her plans into turmoil. Nathan Raia I have known Kuanchi […]
Migrants
A refugee’s testimony: Pushed back onto the sea and left adrift
“I am a Palestinian from the refugee Alsham camp in Syria. My dream was to guarantee a safe life for my daughters and to give them a homeland, because as a Palestinian I do not have a homeland. My husband died in Syria, when I was pregnant with my daughter […]
The last Britain in Guantanamo
Despite Barak Obama’s promise to close down Guantanamo Bay, Shaker Aamer a former British resident and father of four is continuing to be detained in the illegal enclosure in Cuba after nine years of being imprisoned without charge or trial. The Prisma’s Memoirs. November 2010. Sofia Ahmad 43 […]
Migration during the pandemic
With the informal sector dominating the economies of the region and 40% of the population living in a vicious circle of low-skilled, low pay, informal employment, the pandemic has brought to the fore the long-standing vulnerabilities and inequalities. As always in times of crisis, racism, xenophobia and anti-immigrant discourse quickly resurface.
Battle against the sexual trafficking of migrants
An operation dismantled transnational networks dedicated to people trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation, and revealed how, in the Dominican Republic, this crime has been strengthened. Edilberto F. Méndez Sexual exploitation is a crime that has support from many sectors and is a scourge that affects many countries […]
















