Non-white refugees fleeing Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities
2 years, 9 months ago

Non-white refugees fleeing Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Non-white students who have fled Ukraine have been detained by EU border authorities in what has been condemned as “clearly discriminatory” and “not acceptable”. I don’t know why deportation came into the picture.” Criney, a London-based campaigner who has been supporting the affected students on a voluntary basis, said there was an “emerging pattern of arbitrary detention of students coming out of Ukraine fleeing the war”. If there is a need, they go to closed detention centres.” In a letter to a member of the EU Parliament, Poland’s border police admitted that 52 third country nationals who had fled from Ukraine had been taken to closed detention centres in the first three weeks of the war. Jeff Crisp, a former head of policy, development and evaluation at UNHCR, said it was “clearly unsatisfactory and discriminatory” for third country nationals who have fled from Ukraine to be held in detention centres in EU states, “not least because of the trauma they will have experienced in their efforts to leave Ukraine and find safety elsewhere”.

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Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

The Independent  

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Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to Russian prisons. Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to Russian prisons. Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — “Dear mom and dad, I am alive and well. “The rule is that it is not a punishment,” Achille Després from the Kyiv branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross told CNN, adding that civilians can only be held if it’s “necessary” for “imperative reasons of security.” The Ukrainian government and several international organizations …

Poland says it could send tens of thousands of 'military-age' Ukrainian refugees back to their home country to fight Russia
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Poland says it could send tens of thousands of 'military-age' Ukrainian refugees back to their home country to fight Russia

Daily Mail  

Poland claims it could send 'military age' Ukrainian refugees back home to fight Russia, as Kyiv ramps up efforts to replenish its depleted and exhausted military. As of February 2024, 952,104 Ukrainian refugees were registered in Poland, 16 percent of them, or 152,656 people, men of military age, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Ukrainian citizens are seen arriving …

Anti-migrant rhetoric dominates politics in Poland ahead of October vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Anti-migrant rhetoric dominates politics in Poland ahead of October vote

Al Jazeera  

Politicians from across the political spectrum engage in anti-migrant language ahead of October 15 polls. In a further unexpected twist, other parties outside the right-wing political spheres have tried to “outdo each other”, Pankowski says, by supporting a firm response to non-European refugees and migrants entering the country. Deputy Interior Minister Blazej Pobozy, who describes the film as “disgusting slander”, …

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland
1 year, 3 months ago

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they choose to move to Germany for the higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy, according to a report published Tuesday. The Ukrainians questioned in the study also gave other reasons for choosing Germany, including higher wages, higher social benefits for refugees …

On anniversary of war’s start, EU pledges more support for Ukrainian refugees
1 year, 10 months ago

On anniversary of war’s start, EU pledges more support for Ukrainian refugees

LA Times  

European Union officials Friday pledged continued support for millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion. “Ukraine can win this war, but we will be with Ukraine as long as it takes,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told the Associated Press on the sidelines of a conference on migration near Athens. Bartosz Grodecki, the …

Ukrainian fears becoming ‘refugee in her own country’ if she returns
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian fears becoming ‘refugee in her own country’ if she returns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. My apartment is the same, …

“You will always be 0% prepared”: Ukraine’s refugees on life far from home
1 year, 10 months ago

“You will always be 0% prepared”: Ukraine’s refugees on life far from home

The Economist  

International | Living in limbo “You will always be 0% prepared”: Ukraine’s refugees on life far from home Interviews with some of those forced to leave following Russia’s invasion Image: ​​Katrin Streicher Editor’s note: The people featured here were interviewed for an article published in the International section on Ukraine’s refugees. I see a beautiful future for us here in …

European nations give priority to fleeing Ukrainians, discriminate against Arab refugees
1 year, 10 months ago

European nations give priority to fleeing Ukrainians, discriminate against Arab refugees

Firstpost  

London: A recent report from Save the Children says that European nations are treating refugees who enter the continent through the Mediterranean Sea differently than those who enter through Ukraine. According to Save the Children, those fleeing turmoil in Ukraine “have not suffered violence, pushbacks, or had to rely on smugglers.” In accordance with the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive, the …

Will more Ukrainians flee to the European Union as winter bites?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will more Ukrainians flee to the European Union as winter bites?

Al Jazeera  

The bloc says there are preparations for all scenarios, but analysts say support across the EU could wane as inflation soars. “The Ukrainian people, because of Putin’s barbaric, terroristic attack on the country’s civil infrastructure, must face this upcoming winter with no electricity and, in many places, no running water,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a …

Ukranian refugees struggling to rent in UK, survey suggests
2 years, 1 month ago

Ukranian refugees struggling to rent in UK, survey suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There was also a “significant increase” in the number of adults who said they …

Europe creaking under weight of new wave of Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 1 month ago

Europe creaking under weight of new wave of Ukrainian refugees

The Telegraph  

Europe is experiencing a fresh wave of Ukrainian refugees who are being forced from their homes because Russian attacks on power stations have left them without heat and electricity. Exact numbers of refugees staying in Hungary are unclear as Ukrainians have a visa free travel agreement with the EU, but 27,993 asylum applications have been approved so far out of …

‘Time stopped': Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Time stopped': Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland. “We all live in some kind of limbo.” Russia’s invasion has created the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. “We didn’t want to go farther,” said …

Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice
2 years, 4 months ago

Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice

CNN  

Prague, Chisinau and Bucharest CNN — Luiza Baloh left her home in Dnipro, central Ukraine, in March. “They were kicked out because they were ‘too many’ and ‘too loud’ and people would say, ‘You’re not Ukrainian, you’re Roma, go away,’” Dumitru said. The Bucharest Municipal Emergency Coordination Center told CNN it is providing humanitarian aid “without discrimination” and added it …

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials on Thursday reported a change in migration patterns across the country’s border with Belarus, with Africans who first traveled to Russia making up most of those seeking to enter Poland illegally by that route instead of people from the Mideast. The government said the African migrants include individuals passing through Russia, a close ally and …

Two-thirds of Ukrainian refugees intend to stay in host countries
2 years, 5 months ago

Two-thirds of Ukrainian refugees intend to stay in host countries

Al Jazeera  

A UN survey shows the majority of people fleeing Russia’s invasion plan to stay put until hostilities subside and security improves. The majority of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the Russian invasion plan to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves in their country, a new survey by the United Nations’ refugee agency has …

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to Amnesty International Ukraine Director Oksana Pokalchuk on the Ukraine conflict, European refugee crisis, and the fate of prisoners of war. Al Jazeera spoke with Oksana Pokalchuk, the head of Amnesty International Ukraine, via Zoom about alleged war crimes, the refugee crisis and what she expects next. Al Jazeera: A recent report by Amnesty names the attack …

War in Ukraine takes heavy toll on those with disabilities, and many can't leave
2 years, 6 months ago

War in Ukraine takes heavy toll on those with disabilities, and many can't leave

ABC  

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, but Olena Yavorova does not have that option. Key points: The war has made it difficult to help those in need Many disabled people have lost their support structures Aid groups are trying to help them evacuate Ms Yavorova has a rare genetic disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy …

Ukrainians in Russia align with Moscow but lament refugee camps
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukrainians in Russia align with Moscow but lament refugee camps

Al Jazeera  

“We spent around two weeks hiding in the cellar. So in the end, I decided to leave and find a job.” Svetlana Gannushkina, co-founder of Civic Assistance Committee, one of the organisations working with new arrivals, said, “People don’t have money. Out of the thousand families we’ve seen, you could count the number who’ve actually been paid on one hand.” …

Africans fleeing Ukraine accuse Germany of double standards
2 years, 7 months ago

Africans fleeing Ukraine accuse Germany of double standards

The Hindu  

"It is a very, very difficult situation but for my friend," according to Chizzy, a 23 year-old Nigerian who not not long ago was studying economics in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. "Before we could come down from our rooms, we discovered many people had left and others were finding a way to enter bunkers to be safe," Chizzy remembered. …

Ukraine war: Poland’s Duda warns of migration ‘problems’
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine war: Poland’s Duda warns of migration ‘problems’

Al Jazeera  

The Polish president says food shortages in North Africa could result in chaos and migration problems for Europe. If the war in Ukraine causes food shortages in North Africa, this will in turn lead to mass migration to Europe, Poland’s president has warned. According to government data, Poland has absorbed as many as 3.2 million Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s war …

Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees in Poland
2 years, 7 months ago

Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees in Poland

Al Jazeera  

An Iraqi Kurd and a Ukrainian, part of families with young children, take us through a day in their lives as refugees. The military personnel at the base paid little attention to the exhausted family; they assumed they would either return to Minsk and be repatriated or return to the border area where Belarusian guards, as part of what was …

Europe accused of ‘double standard’ on Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 7 months ago

Europe accused of ‘double standard’ on Ukrainian refugees

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The quick acceptance of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s aggression puts a spotlight on Europe’s “double standard” for migrants, standing against its nonwelcome for people fleeing violence in Africa, the Mideast and elsewhere, the head of the world’s largest humanitarian network said Monday. Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said he …

Hope, horror, as Ukrainian war refugees exceed 6 million
2 years, 7 months ago

Hope, horror, as Ukrainian war refugees exceed 6 million

Associated Press  

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania — Expectant mother Galina Kubiak says she misses her home in Ukraine but has fallen in love with Romania, the neighboring country where she fled with her two small children to escape the war. “I’m so surprised in a good way the kindness of people.” Since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, more than 6 million people have fled …

More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine: UN agency
2 years, 7 months ago

More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine: UN agency

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian women and children account for 90 percent of the refugees who have fled the war-torn country. More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on February 24, according to figures from the UN refugee agency. Many of the refugees travelled to countries neighbouring Ukraine before continuing their journey onward, according to the UN agency’s dedicated …

Stateless Ukrainians: No nationality and now, no home
2 years, 7 months ago

Stateless Ukrainians: No nationality and now, no home

Al Jazeera  

As Europe mobilises to accommodate the growing number of Ukrainians fleeing the country – now more than four million – stateless Ukrainians are fighting a losing battle for protection and recognition. With Europe facing what UNHCR Commissioner Filippo Grandi called “the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II”, stateless Ukrainian refugees are forced to confront these problems head-on. States’ …

Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis and the (B)ordering of Europe
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis and the (B)ordering of Europe

Hindustan Times  

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian crisis has seen an unprecedented movement of nearly four million refugees beyond the borders to neighbouring countries. The feel good narrative of Europe’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis conceals entrenched hierarchies of protection that are aimed at keeping out the ‘outsider’. Fortress Europe appears to be experiencing a ‘we are …

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family’s home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city of Mariupol with her 9- and 14-year-old daughters. Maybe here, I will enjoy it in Poland.” With the war in Ukraine approaching eight weeks, more than 5 million people have …

More Than 5 Million Refugees Have Now Fled Ukraine, UN Agency Says
2 years, 8 months ago

More Than 5 Million Refugees Have Now Fled Ukraine, UN Agency Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WARSAW, Poland — After spending weeks with no electricity or water in the basement of her family’s home in Ukraine, Viktoriya Savyichkina made a daring escape from the besieged city of Mariupol with her 9- and 14-year-old daughters. The milestone in Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II was reached as Russia unleashed a full-scale offensive …

UN: Over 5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invasion
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Over 5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invasion

Al Jazeera  

More than 12 million people, including seven million within Ukraine, have fled their homes since the Russian invasion on February 24, the UN says. The United Nations’ refugee agency says more than five million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their country in less than two months since the Russian invasion, creating an unprecedented refugee crisis. The figure of five …

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies

LA Times  

Refugees from Ukraine stay inside an accommodation center set up at the Global EXPO exhibition hall in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday. Maybe here, I will enjoy it in Poland.” With the war in Ukraine approaching eight weeks, more than 5 million people have fled the country since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, the U.N. refugee agency reported Wednesday. The …

UN warns of trafficking as 40,000 more flee war-torn Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

UN warns of trafficking as 40,000 more flee war-torn Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

More than 40,000 more Ukrainian refugees fled in 24 hours, the United Nations said Wednesday, as it warned of traffickers seeking to exploit vulnerable women and children on the move. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said 4,656,509 Ukrainians had fled since Russia invaded on February 24 -- a figure up 40,679 on Tuesday's update. "The Ukrainian refugee crisis is a …

4.4 million civilians have fled Ukraine since invasion | Refugee crisis in pics
2 years, 8 months ago

4.4 million civilians have fled Ukraine since invasion | Refugee crisis in pics

Hindustan Times  

4.4 million civilians have fled Ukraine since invasion | Refugee crisis in pics More than 4.4 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion on February 24, according to the latest figures from the UN refugee agency. 2 / 6 View Photos in a new improved layout People wait for a bus to …

Ukrainian refugees in Poland get help for trauma you can’t see – mental health
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukrainian refugees in Poland get help for trauma you can’t see – mental health

CNN  

Warsaw, Poland CNN — Eight-year-old Yana was going to gymnastics class six days a week at home near Odessa, Ukraine. Yana is one of millions of Ukrainian children coping with change: forced to leave her home, her passions and her father behind in the aftermath of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of their country. “Even here, every time when …

New Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing 'Dire Conditions', Says United Nations
2 years, 8 months ago

New Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing 'Dire Conditions', Says United Nations

News 18  

The flow of people escaping Russia’s war in Ukraine has slowed but those now fleeing have often spent weeks in dire conditions, the United Nations said Friday. “UNHCR staff have observed that newly arrived refugees are coming from various parts of the country, including the east, with some reporting having spent weeks hunkering down at home or in shelters in …

Fear grows for migrants held in Ukraine’s detention centre
2 years, 8 months ago

Fear grows for migrants held in Ukraine’s detention centre

Al Jazeera  

An unconfirmed number of migrants appear to remain in the Zhuravychi detention centre near Lutsk city despite the war. Concerns have been raised about a European Union-funded migrant detention centre near Ukraine’s Lutsk city which appears to continue to hold an unconfirmed number of migrants despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Ní Bhriain said “tens of millions of euros” …

More than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since invasion, says UN
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since invasion, says UN

The Independent  

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'It’s absolutely striking': Nonwhite refugees fleeing Ukraine war are being held in long-term detention centers
2 years, 8 months ago

'It’s absolutely striking': Nonwhite refugees fleeing Ukraine war are being held in long-term detention centers

Raw Story  

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted an exodus of nearly 4 million people and an outpouring of support for many of the refugees. But a new report finds dozens of nonwhite people who fled Ukraine are being held in long-term detention centers in Poland and Estonia. AMY GOODMAN: This letter you obtained from Poland’s border police admitting 52 third-country nationals who …

Ukraine refugees near 4 million. Will exodus slowdown last?
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine refugees near 4 million. Will exodus slowdown last?

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — A slowdown for good or a temporary lull during the storm of war? Border guards, aid agencies and refugees themselves say Russia’s unpredictable war on Ukraine offers few signs whether it’s just a pause or a permanent drop-off. And some remain, as one refugee put it, because “homeland is homeland.” In the first two weeks after Russia’s …

Over 3.8 million people fled Ukraine amid Russia's invasion: UN
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 3.8 million people fled Ukraine amid Russia's invasion: UN

India Today  

More than 3.8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Sunday, but the flow of refugees has slowed down markedly. The UN children's agency, UNICEF, said Thursday that 4.3 million children -- more than half of Ukraine's estimated 7.5-million child population -- had been forced to leave their homes. READ | Ukraine says …

Why is Europe suddenly so interested in helping refugees?
2 years, 9 months ago

Why is Europe suddenly so interested in helping refugees?

Al Jazeera  

The same Europeans who wanted to ‘burn their old blankets rather than give them to Middle Eastern refugees’ are now collecting donations for the Ukrainians. Yet, as a scholar who has been researching migration and violence along the EU’s borders for many years, I could not help but ask: Why are Europeans feeling so much empathy for refugees now? Just …

Ukraine refugees’ hopes of return wane after a month of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine refugees’ hopes of return wane after a month of war

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — As Russia launched its war in Ukraine last month, exhausted and frightened refugees streamed into neighboring countries. The United Nations says that more than 3.6 million people have fled Ukraine since the war started exactly one month ago Thursday, in the biggest movement of people in Europe since World War II. “First of all, nobody could believe …

Ukraine’s war: Photos of lives upturned, destruction and defiance
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine’s war: Photos of lives upturned, destruction and defiance

Al Jazeera  

In the southern city of Odesa, a woman and her young child, both struggling not to break down, look out the window of a departing train as the woman’s grandmother, a tissue pressed against her face, bids them goodbye from the platform. A woman who has fled Ukraine sits amid throngs of other refugees after arriving at a train station …

Ukrainian refugees speak of bombs, half-empty cities, hunger
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian refugees speak of bombs, half-empty cities, hunger

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — Yulia Bondarieva spent 10 days in a basement as Russian planes flew over and bombs were falling on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. “She does not know how to leave the city,” Bondarieva said after arriving in the Polish border town of Medyka. Bondarieva said her sister told her of “Russian soldiers walking around the city” in …

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone
2 years, 9 months ago

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone

CNN  

CNN — At least 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion less than a month ago, the head of the United Nations’ refugee agency said Sunday. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Thursday that more than 90% of the 3.1 million people who have left Ukraine are …

What Is Life Like For Millions Of Ukrainian Refugees? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
2 years, 9 months ago

What Is Life Like For Millions Of Ukrainian Refugees? : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

How Becoming A Refugee Changes You Inside Ukraine, millions of people have been displaced, with millions more living in increasingly dire conditions. Petro Andrushchenko, an adviser to Mariupol's mayor, told NPR civilians in bomb shelters are running out of food. Mary Louise Kelly talks with refugees from Vietnam, Syria, and Afghanistan about their experiences, how fleeing their home country has …

Live updates: 20 babies from surrogate moms in bomb shelter
2 years, 9 months ago

Live updates: 20 babies from surrogate moms in bomb shelter

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine -- In peacetime, Ukraine has a thriving surrogate industry, one of the few countries where foreigners can get Ukrainian women to carry their pregnancies. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Ukraine’s leader warns that the war will cost Russia for generations — Even if Russia is denied an easy victory, Putin can keep pounding Ukraine for …

Ukrainian refugees could fall victim to human trafficking schemes, advocates warn
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian refugees could fall victim to human trafficking schemes, advocates warn

NL Times  

Women who flee from Ukraine run the risk of becoming victims of human trafficking in the Netherlands and could be exploited, or forced into prostitution, cautioned CoMensha, an Amersfoort organization that combats human trafficking. "Unfortunately, the first signs of human trafficking and exploitation are already reaching us. "And when a train with Ukrainian refugees arrives, men gather on the platform …

Refugee aid workers decry ‘hypocrisy’ of European governments
2 years, 9 months ago

Refugee aid workers decry ‘hypocrisy’ of European governments

Al Jazeera  

Those who previously supported Middle Eastern refugees say dealing with the Ukraine crisis is far easier with state support. On the Polish border, large billboards outside a hall temporarily accommodating people read: “Poland Will Help You!” There is an abundance of solidarity from civil society and states and as many observers have noted, the welcome is almost unrecognisable compared with …

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