migration
Libya deports 256 Egyptians
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Libya deports 256 Egyptians
Libya has deported 256 Egyptians from the country for various reasons, according to diplomatic sources at the Egyptian Embassy in…
Profile: Two Cairo-based artists start a liberating collaboration
Art news
October 30, 2012
Profile: Two Cairo-based artists start a liberating collaboration
It was loneliness that prompted artists Hady Kamar and Jenifer Evans to start working together, Kamar jokingly says about their…
HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June
Egypt
October 29, 2012
HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June
Israel has shunned tens of African asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, since June, denying them entry through the borders with Egypt,…
55 migrants arrested near Israeli border
Egypt
October 1, 2012
55 migrants arrested near Israeli border
Fifty-five migrants from three different groups were arrested while trying to illegally enter Israel through the Egyptian border, a security…
Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 61 dead
World
September 6, 2012
Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 61 dead
AHMETBEYLI, Turkey — At least 61 migrants including Palestinians and Syrians, more than half of them children, died after their…
‘La Nave Dolce’ documents hijacked ship’s struggle for freedom
Cinema/TV
September 6, 2012
‘La Nave Dolce’ documents hijacked ship’s struggle for freedom
VENICE — Late Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, a main contributor to the neorealist movement, once said: “in the archives are…
Rights watchdog calls on Egypt to free migrants held in Sinai
Egypt
September 5, 2012
Rights watchdog calls on Egypt to free migrants held in Sinai
Human Rights Watch called on Egyptian authorities, in a statement issued Wednesday, to free hundreds of migrants held for ransom…
Failing transience: Three short films about migrants are interesting, but more is needed
Cinema/TV
August 28, 2012
Failing transience: Three short films about migrants are interesting, but more is needed
Abderrahim lives near the Turin migrant detention center he was previously held in. While waiting to see if he will…
Egypt arrests 68 African migrants
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Egypt arrests 68 African migrants
An Egyptian security official said border guards have arrested 68 African migrants trying to illegally cross into Israel. The official…
Israel’s forced deportation disguised as repatriation
World
July 4, 2012
Israel’s forced deportation disguised as repatriation
Israel carried out its first airlift in mid-June to repatriate some 120 South Sudanese migrants, who were described by the…