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Falling between the cracks: asylum and irregularity in Greece

The purpose here is not to call Greece out, but to use the country as an example to illustrate what is happening across Europe.

By Alex Fusco

/ 19 Feb 2020

Falling between the cracks: asylum and irregularity in Greece

One year after the Jungle: a wasteland of misery and last hopes

People still live in the Jungle camp outside Calais, one year after the French police turned it into a wasteland. Cold, wet, constantly harassed – how much longer must they wait?

By Alex Fusco

/ 3 Nov 2017

One year after the Jungle: a wasteland of misery and last hopes

People still live in the Jungle camp outside Calais, one year after the French police turned it into a wasteland. Cold, wet, constantly harassed – how much longer must they wait?

By Alex Fusco

/ 3 Nov 2017

Portrait of a Greek refugee camp

Refugee camps are neither all milk and honey nor are they all misery and suffering. To find a way forward, we must first understand where we are.

By Alex Fusco

/ 30 Jun 2017

Portrait of a Greek refugee camp

Refugee camps are neither all milk and honey nor are they all misery and suffering. To find a way forward, we must first understand where we are.

By Alex Fusco

/ 30 Jun 2017

The futile destruction of the Jungle in Calais

The ‘Jungle’ isn’t the first camp to be demolished by the French authorities, and it is unlikely to be the last.

By Alex Fusco

/ 17 Nov 2016

The futile destruction of the Jungle in Calais

The ‘Jungle’ isn’t the first camp to be demolished by the French authorities, and it is unlikely to be the last.

By Alex Fusco

/ 17 Nov 2016

My 350 on BREXIT: Meditations on our political culture

“Politicians recognise that serious, informed debate does not translate into votes, so the primary focus is on finding a scapegoat, not a solution.”

By Alex Fusco

/ 30 Jun 2016