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Europe’s “refugee crisis” ten years on

This summer marked ten years since Europe’s so-called refugee crisis. I say “so-called” because the crisis was never about the arrival of migrants – they

A faded orange life jacket on the lesvos coast

The boy in the liferaft

A month ago, hundreds set sail across the Mediterranean sea – a citizens’ flotilla to break the siege of Gaza and cry out against the

Aerial view of village by a river

Walking together in El Guayabo

Since 2013, CPT has been walking alongside the community of El Guayabo. Over the years, the community has faced threats from armed actors, political and

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Fragile peace

Earlier this year, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – the PKK – announced it would disband, bringing to a close a decades-long armed struggle against the

The last two years

This week marks two years since 7 October 2023, two years of apocalyptic devastation, during which the people of Gaza have endured unimaginable suffering. Over

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The nightmare Europe needs

“When your prisons are filled with so-called asylum seekers who repaid kindness with crime, it’s time to end the failed experiment of open borders.” The

A Palestinian flag flying from a traditional Greek street

Postcards from Naxos

Every August, the Greek islands come to life. Greeks travel there to escape the intense heat of the cities, looking to cool off in the

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Escalating assault on journalists

The escalating assault on journalists in the Kurdish Region of Iraq is disturbing. What we are witnessing is not simply “violations” of press rights, but

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Fear in the city

About ten years ago I was travelling in Naples. I was staying at a hostel when I struck up conversation with a man from the

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