Unwelcome Refugees

For the 70.8 million forcibly displaced people worldwide — 2.6 million of them trapped in overcrowded camps without proper sanitation — basic preventative measures against COVID-19 such as social distancing and frequent hand washing are almost impossible. Before the current crisis, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers, and stateless…

"Social Distancing" written on a tent in quarantined Copenhagen, a public artwork by Theirry ... Geoffroy. courtesy of the artist Thierry Geoffroy has been responding to global emergencies—be it on the news or not—for over 30 years. Now, he has tapped into the global pandemic with a series of tents…

With restrictive measures imposed across Europe, authorities are struggling to provide  food and shelter for migrants and asylum seekers sleeping outdoors, aid organisations have warned. In France, hundreds of refugees living outdoors without proper sanitation or shelter now face food shortages as well, according to charity ‘Refugee Info Bus’. Grassroots…

Pregnant and afraid, refugee and migrant women worry that they could catch the coronavirus when they give birth in Greece's public hospitals. But they have little choice. On Tuesday, March 29, a woman tested positive for COVID-19 at a refugee camp in Ritsona, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of…

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Turkey is a late-comer to the global scene of the COVID-19 crisis, yet it has exhibited an alarming rate of spread in the first weeks of its exposure to the virus. This column offers a discussion of the heterogenous risks associated with the precarious lives of the millions of Syrian…

The Schengen zone, Europe’s free movement area, recently celebrated an important anniversary. 25 years ago on 26 March, internal border controls were lifted by all the participating states to the Schengen Convention.The circumstances of this birthday could have hardly been sadder.As the COVID-19 pandemic holds Europe in its grip, internal…

Tim Van Laere Gallery // March 19, 2020 - May 09, 2020 We've witnessed so many exhibitions, projects and individual works taking an unexpected turn these days. A great example of this new era of seeing art is Israeli-born, Denmark-based Tal R's solo exhibition that has virtually opened at Tim…

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- China’s banks may be about to assume the mantle of the ultimate widows-and-orphans home for Hong Kong’s small investors.For decades, HSBC Holdings Plc has held that status — a reliable provider of investor income that even carried on paying dividends through the global financial crisis in 2008-2009. Hong…

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