FFVT "on Point" on 28 May, 2pm. FFVT fellow @alexandraancite.bsky.social will present her research on the situation of Yezidis after the genocide, with a focus on the actions of Germany. Farhad Shama Roto will be the discussant. Join us online to discuss this widely underreported topic!

A decade after surviving #ISIS #genocide, #Yazidis who once found protection in Germany are now being deported back to #Iraq - including to the same IDP camps they once fled. My new long-read for @uk.theconversation.com, based on fieldwork in Iraqi #Kurdistan.

The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 8mo ago

In January 2023, the German parliament formally recognised Yazidi genocide. Yet, the recognition remains largely symbolic and has no influence on asylum decisions.

New on the #RLI blog: From the EU-Belarus Border to Strasbourg: The Cases on ‘Migrant Instrumentalisation’ Before the ECtHR Written by Dr Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova @alexandraancite.bsky.social rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/03/10/f... #ECtHR #Migrants #HumanRights #RefugeeLaw #EU #BorderCrisis

In February, I attended #ECtHR Grand Chamber hearings in three #EU-Belarus border cases involving alleged “migrant #instrumentalisation”. In my latest piece for @verfassungsblog.de I show why #Latvian, #Lithuanian & #Polish arguments cannot justify any derogations from #asylum seekers' rights.

Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 2y ago

The ECtHR recently heard three cases involving pushbacks in the context of Belarus' alleged migrant instrumentalisation. ALEKSANDRA ANCITE-JEPIFÁNOVA on why the Court must resist the attempt to undermine the Convention’s human rights protections in this context. verfassungsblog.de/eu-belarus-b...

My take on Poland’s “suspension of the right to asylum” and its impact on the EU’s common #asylum framework is now live in @euobserver.com. I highlight how the common EU asylum policy is effectively unraveling, with broad political support for its demise. euobserver.com/migration/ar...

Poland's ban on asylum — a new low

On 21 February, Polish MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of a mechanism for the suspension of the right to submit asylum applications. The measure is quite clearly at odds with the Polish constitutio...

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📢My latest paper on the EU-#Belarus border crisis is now available open access in the AVANT journal. It compares LV, LT and PL approaches, critically engages with the migrant #instrumentalisation paradigm, and explores the EU-level response to the crisis. 👉https://shorturl.at/Z3QGr

Excited to share that my book, ‘The Concept of Marriages of Convenience in EU Free Movement Law: EU and UK Perspectives’, has now been published by @degruyterbrill.bsky.social 👉 brill.com/display/titl... This 📕 is for anyone interested in family reunification, free movement & UK immigration law.

🚨Pleased to share my latest paper on the 🇪🇺-Belarus border crisis, which compares LV, LT and PL responses to the perceived ‘migrant #instrumentalisation’. It combines legal analysis & interviews with volunteers, lawyers, and ∼40 non-EU nationals, predominantly from #Iraq. 👉https://shorturl.at/Ir6tQ