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Over the past few weeks, Allegra has been deeply engaged with a theme that is both topical and urgent: human smuggling. Close observers may…
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, Allegra has been deeply engaged with a theme that is both topical and urgent: human smuggling. Close observers may…
Read MoreWhen we raise questions about the assumed figures of the ‘smuggler’ and ‘trafficker’, we must also in parallel raise questions about agencies, officers, policies,…
Read MoreSince the 1950s, there has been a continuous flow of Tibetans fleeing across the Himalayas, seeking refuge in exiled communities in Nepal, India and…
Read MoreIn the spring of 2007, when I was driving with Ramón (all names have been changed), a Mexican man who lives along an unmonitored…
Read MoreClandestine migration across the US-Mexico border is a dangerous process. Not only must one avoid detection by US authorities, but also encounters with bandits…
Read MoreIn what follows I present the evolution of migrant smuggling in north Africa over the last decade in order to understand the foundations of…
Read MoreHuman smuggling has been considered a crime in the European context since the beginning of the 2000s. It has been defined in the Council…
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa have systematically crossed international borders throughout Africa into Europe in the last decade. Among…
Read MoreLarge amounts of economic, political and communication resources are being invested (how effectively is another matter) in trying to deal with the refugee crisis….
Read MoreThe workshop “Critical approaches to irregular migration facilitation: dismantling the human smuggler narrative” is fast approaching! Unique in its genre, the workshop aims to…
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