Coronavirus Is Killing the Hope of Asylum
The pandemic has deepened the crisis for the millions of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers who have nowhere to turn in the face of closed ports and seas emptied of rescue boats.
Isabella Alexander-Nathani
Isabella Alexander-Nathani is an award-winning writer, documentary filmmaker, and cultural anthropologist focused on international human rights. She has spent the past decade living between the U.S., where she is a visiting assistant professor in anthropology and film and media studies at Emory University, and North Africa, where she works to defend the basic human rights of the world’s largest population of migrants and refugees. Follow her on Twitter @isabella_writes and Instagram @smallworldfilms.
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Offshoring Responsibility for Asylum-Seekers
Australia’s offshore detention and asylum processing centers on Manus and Nauru islands have elicited global criticism—and praise. Will they become the new model for other nations?
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For African Asylum-Seekers, a Treacherous Journey Is Only the Beginning
Every year, tens of thousands of sub-Saharan Africans risk their lives for the chance to gain official refugee status in Europe. Of the few who make it to European soil, most are deported.