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Weaving hope and resistance in Iraqi Kurdistan
A few weeks ago, Rebaz Suleiman Sallih was killed. Rebaz was a shepherd who lived near the border where Iraqi Kurdistan meets Iran. He and his brother Bewar had gone to bring in their flock, which was grazing on a plateau next to the border. Iranian soldiers opened fire on them. Bewar escaped, but Rebaz […]
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Where safety lies, humanity blossoms
Europe today lives in a state of profound contradiction. At the latest World Cup, it celebrated the vibrant, dazzling triumphs of youth born in the soil of sanctuary. And yet it erects increasingly cold, bureaucratic mechanisms designed to ensure that those seeking sanctuary now never take root. This divide raises a fundamental question about how […]
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Possibility in community
Before the Covid-19 pandemic forced us all to stay indoors in March 2020, the island of Lesvos already felt locked down. For thousands of people, it was a prison island. Migrants were trapped: unable to leave the island, cut off from mainland Greece and prevented from continuing their journeys. We used to describe the place […]
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Solidarity with those living in Lesvos CCAC
An open letter from Senegalese and Gambian residents of the Lesvos Closed Controlled Access Centre is the latest chapter in over a decade of migrant resistance against Greek migration policy on the Aegean islands.
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For a lasting ceasefire and a true, just peace
In June, we allowed ourselves to feel a cautious sense of hope. An end to Trump’s war on Iran seemed reachable, as did a fragile agreement to reformulate the future of the region. In his arrogance, Trump showed us once again how little he cares: not just about peace and decency but also about the […]
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Fourth of July in Palestine
The author, a lifelong educator from the USA, is spending time with CPT Palestine in Al-Khalil/Hebron. Here, he acknowledges his own connection to settler colonialism and reflects on the impact of the occupation on education for young Palestinians.
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