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Cheap Nails, Hidden Chains: Human Trafficking Inside Berlin’s Nail Salons

Investigators warn that low-cost manicures in Berlin and across German cities are often sustained by labor exploitation and human trafficking networks, particularly involving Vietnamese workers.

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Migrant Lives Society

In Lisbon, A Brazilian Theater Troupe Explores A Unique Migrant Experience

A new group theater in Lisbon — made up by a majority of Brazilian migrants — has set out to explore the idea of migration through plays. They started with putting in scene a story about the concept of nationhood — because every migration story looks different, but it also has some universal basis, the artists tell independent media Mensagem.

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When Racism Poisons Italy’s Culinary Scene

This is the case of chef Mareme Cisse, a black woman, who was called a slur after a couple found out that she was the one who would be preparing their meal.

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Attack Of The Visa Bots: When Hackers Make Life Hell For Immigrants

A first-hand experience of how illegal bots are making it impossible for many immigrants in France to live here legally.

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In The News

From California, A Watershed In Fight Against Indian Caste Oppression

The inclusion of caste in its anti-discrimination policy by the California State Universities is as a major triumph for activists.

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Geopolitics

How Tehran Hunts Down Iranian Refugees In Turkey

Iran’s clerical regime is able to sabotage asylum applications, prompt deportations and, failing that, beat and murder Iranian political refugees in Turkey.

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Immigrants Don’t Drive Up Crime: Here Are The Facts

Crunch the numbers, or just look around…and we see that immigrants, wherever they may come from, are not a disproportionate cause of crime or cultural degradation across Europe.

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Geopolitics Society

It’s Only Getting Harder To Be A Syrian Refugee In Turkey

The four million Syrians living in Turkey were already facing great difficulties, and the pandemic only made their lives more uncertain. But there’s another truth they know must face.

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Geopolitics Society

After Terror Attack, France Asks If It Has A ‘Chechen Problem’

A wave of immigrants arrived in France from Chechnya during the early 2000s after the wars with Russia. A minority of this Muslim community has been radicalized, including an 18-year-old who beheaded a French schoolteacher in October.

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For The African Diaspora, Homeland Visits Will Have To Wait

Summer is normally the time for France’s immigrants or their descendants from Algeria, Senegal and other African countries to head back to the home country. This year? Not so much.

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Watch: OneShot — Open-sea Rescue Of Immigrants

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OneShot Society

Watch: OneShot — African Immigrants Reaching Italy

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Geopolitics Migrant Lives

Algerian Limbo: Black, Undocumented, Dreaming Of Europe

The North African country is increasingly a destination for sub-Saharian Africans looking to move on to Europe, even if many get stuck in Algeria with few rights or hopes for work.

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