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This article investigates the role of transnational family networks in facilitating undocumented migration, by analyzing the case of Eritrean refugees on the move towards Europe. Based on the consideration that irregular border-crossing usually involves not only migrants and smugglers but also family members financing these journeys from abroad, I illustrate that their economic support is […]

Warsan Shire’s phrase ‘no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark’ is a staggering reminder that under normal circumstances, people would prefer home to alien lands and uncertain futures. Those driven out of their countries by war and persecution are also keen to return to their homeland as soon as the […]

Libyan Coast Guard has brought back tens of thousands Zerai is a Catholic priest originally from Eritrea and a previous candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. He said that since the start of the year, the Libyan coast guard has “blocked, and not rescued and saved at sea” 27,041 refugees and migrants who managed to […]

The fatal shooting of two Eritrean men in Libya has raised concerns about overcrowding in a UN facility for refugees there. The pair were reportedly killed in Tripoli last Thursday, days after they left the packed “gathering and departure facility” (GDF) managed by the UN refugee agency. According to media reports, the UN had pressed them to […]

Eritreans in Newfoundland and Labrador are asking the federal government for help after a massive crackdown on migrants by Libyan security forces.  International news has reported overcrowding of refugees at detention facilities and stories of endured torture, sexual violence and extortion at the hands of guards in Libya. The country is a major hub for […]

he refugees sleep in shifts, 25 of them crushed together in a tiny room-turned-prison like knives in a cutlery drawer. There isn’t enough space for everyone to lie down at the same time. They share a single toilet, which is a putrid hole in the ground, and say they have not seen the sun in […]

An atmosphere of excitement and anticipation spreads among the group of women, children, and men queueing outside a building in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Inside, staff members from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are preparing to provide counselling, help with processing documents and to distribute travel items to the group. A short while later, smiles […]