Refugee Crisis

Reportage

For desperate refugees this small Greek village is Europe's impenetrable final frontier

Inside Idomeni — Sat close to Greece's border with Macedonia is Idomeni, a small village that's currently the temporary home to thousands of refugees. Photographer Gus Palmer reports from the ground.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Film

Boots on the Ground: Volunteers of the Refugee Crisis

Helping refugees at Europe's frontier — Volunteers have stepped in to fill gaps where the international community has failed to avert a humanitarian disaster.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Activism

Video: One woman's experiences as a Syrian refugee – Part Two

Revisiting Hamadi sixteen months on — In the sixteen months since Hamadi's journey from Syria to the Netherlands was chronicled by director Liz Mermin, her home country has continued to implode and European response towards its refugees has grown increasingly hostile. Meanwhile, Hamadi's personal life has undergone major changes.

Written by: Adam White

Culture

In pictures: Fleeing persecution in Sudan, dreaming of Britain

From persecution to isolation — A snapshot of the Zaghawa people living in purgatory at the Calais “Jungle”, hoping they will soon find refuge.

Written by: Ludovico Settembrini

Activism

"Inadequate and inhumane" conditions face UK refugees

Calls for reform are intensifying — A new report highlights how conditions faced by those seeking refuge in Britain "fundamentally lacked decency", as campaigners will once again protest this Saturday calling for an end to detention.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Culture

In Pictures: The lives of refugee children who crossed the Mediterranean alone

Teenage limbo in Sicily — Inside an old school building in Augusta, Sicily hundreds of unaccompanied minors see out their adolescence in limbo, waiting… for who knows how long. Photographer Claudio Majorana documented their stories.

Written by: Claudio Majorana / Alex King

Activism

Video: Calais' Jungle camp through the eyes of one of its refugees

Daniel Ali's 'The Journey of a Stateless Man' — A new short film chronicles the journey of one man fleeing to the UK following persecution in Kuwait, but only discovering the horror of the Jungle refugee camp.

Written by: Adam White

Film

Video: The street artists who bombed primetime with ‘Homeland is racist’ graffiti

Homeland Is Not A Series — Caram Kapp explains why the Arabian Street Artists had to challenge Homeland’s inaccurate and damaging portrayal of the Middle East, War on Terror and the refugee crisis.

Written by: Alex King

Art

Banksy gives the Syrian refugee crisis a new face: Steve Jobs

New murals appear at Calais’ Jungle refugee camp — Banksy challenges attitudes towards Syrian refugees, highlighting Apple founder Steve Jobs as the son of a Syrian migrant.

Written by: Alex King

Photography

Fourteen days on the refugee trail from Kos to Vienna

Europe’s Border Crisis: The Long Road — Over two weeks, documentary photographer and filmmaker Adam Patterson travelled with refugees making the harrowing journey across Europe to shoot a powerful new documentary.

Written by: Alex King

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