Moria refugee camp made it to all the newspapers when, in the summer of 2020, it was burned to the ground. What happened to the hotspot of Lesvos after it disappeared from the spotlight? This article reveals that violence, pushbacks and isolation still affect people on the move today.

On Lesvos, the architecture of migration deterrence laid bare

Our editor returns to what was once the main gateway to the EU for refugees to see what has changed and what it says about efforts to stop migration.

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Invisible violence, prison-like camps, and a hidden graveyard serving as the final resting place for refugees who perish while seeking a better life – This is what I found when I recently returned to the Greek island of Lesvos: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/editors-take...

On Lesvos, the architecture of migration deterrence laid bare

Our editor returns to what was once the main gateway to the EU for refugees to see what has changed and what it says about efforts to stop migration.

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I always love these lists when other publications do them, so I'm really happy @newhumanitarian.bsky.social is now doing our own! www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2026...

What we’ve been reading at The New Humanitarian in 2026 (so far)

Here are some of the books that have helped us dive deeper, challenged our thinking, opened our eyes wider, and entertained us in the first half of the year.

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“By his very nature the intellectual… tends to become an accomplice of power, and therefore approves of it.” This line from Primo Levi’s “The Drowned and the Saved” has been lodged in my head since I read it a couple days ago.

1,000 days. That's how long the nightmare in Gaza has lasted. Despite the ceasefire, Israeli attacks continue – as does the blockade. Still, people in Gaza resist through their endless desire to live, as @rasha-abou-jalal.bsky.social powerfully writes. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...

How we are trying to reclaim life amid rubble and fear in Gaza

Rasha Abou Jalal writes about trying to create a sense of normalcy amid blockade, constant ceasefire violations, and fear of a return to broader war.

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While editing an article about EU support for the Libyan Coast Guard, I keep coming back to this explainer I put together in 2022 – still incredibly relevant for how the EU created a system that perpetuates violence and death in the central Med: interactive.thenewhumanitarian.org/stories/2021...

Interactive: The European approach to stopping Libya migration

Explore the abusive and deadly effects of EU and Libyan policies in the central Mediterranean.

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🚨New Gaza investigation @sparksriley.bsky.social & Ghada Abdulfattah spent months documenting Israel’s systematic erasure of communities & farmland in eastern Gaza and speaking to Palestinians who own the land and whose property rights are being usurped. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...

Israel’s campaign of erasure: The demolition of eastern Gaza

Analysis of satellite images points to a pattern of systematic destruction designed to lay the groundwork for annexation rather than reconstruction.

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Last week the Supreme Court in Mullin v Al Otro Lado gave the US the power to block people from reaching ports of entry at the southern border to exercise their legal right to seek asylum. A couple months ago, I wrote about the case and what is at stake: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2026/03/23/-...

Excuse me Ted Cruz, I need to set the record straight

The senator has distorted my reporting to try to persuade the Supreme Court to give the government expansive power to block access to asylum.

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A couple weeks ago, I moderated an event in NYC with some great panelists called ‘Who owns the narrative’ about the weight and responsibility of storytelling in journalism and pop culture. It’s now out on @newhumanitarian.bsky.social podcast feed. open.spotify.com/episode/4ncM...

This is so well articulated from Eyal Weizman in the @lrb.co.uk a couple months ago. I've kept coming back to it as I edit an investigation that tangibly illustrates these dynamics in action, to be released soon. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Israel has closed Gaza’s border crossings (again) as the Iran war escalates (also again). The war has been disastrous, in so many ways. It has been specifically disastrous for Palestinians in Gaza, as Israel continues to immiserate the population and gobble up territory with the world distracted.

Good conversation between @faisalalyafai.bsky.social & Suzy Hansen, particularly on the "fundamental omission of so much information" in news coverage that leaves us with startling un-human understandings of places in headlines – from Turkey to Iran and beyond: newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...

How Authoritarianism Came to One Istanbul Street

Journalist and author Suzy Hansen joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss what one Istanbul neighborhood reveals about Turkey under Erdoğan, and her new book, "From Life Itself."

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🚨Sensitive information of 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza hacked in potentially the largest known humanitarian data breach - Cyber attack targeted World Food Programme - Names, ID & mobile numbers, location data hacked - Took 17 for WFP to inform beneficiaries www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2026/06...

Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack

With over 2 million people registered in Gaza, it may be the largest-known breach of humanitarian beneficiary data to date.

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Read Nour ElAssy’s latest for @newhumanitarian.bsky.social: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...

Very disturbing breaking news of attack by EU-supported Libyan Coast Guard against @sea-watch.org @en.sea-watch.org civilian search and rescue boat in the central Mediterranean.

"Some people have returned home... while many are still searching for a place where they can find stability." My recent article with @danielamohor.bsky.social on the fate of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico by Trump co-published with @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trump slammed the door shut on 300,000 asylum seekers. What happened to them?

US policy shift leaves migrants in limbo to retrace perilous journeys south, searching for stability

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On day one back in office, Trump shut down access to asylum at the US southern border, leaving 300,000 people stranded in Mexico. Fifteen months later, what happened to them? My colleague Daniela Mohor and I report: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...

What happened to the 300,000 asylum seekers stranded in Mexico by Trump?

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing crises were left in limbo on day one of Trump’s second term. Fifteen months later, where are they?

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Today marks 6 months of the so-called ceasefire in Gaza. On the ground, Israel continues to carry out attacks, choke off aid, prevent people from returning to their ruined homes, demolish property on a massive scale, block any kind of reconstruction & directly occupy more than 50% of the Strip.

Harrowing account of yesterday’s Israeli assault on Beirut. 100 strikes in 10 minutes all across the city: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The deadliest 10 minutes in decades: Lebanese reel from Israeli strikes that killed hundreds

Beirut residents and officials say civilians were main casualties in operation that bombed 100-plus targets in 10 minutes

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Seeing reports of 250+ people killed by Israel strikes across Lebanon today – utterly devastating. Israel also killed Al-Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in a strike on the Gaza Strip today, bringing the total number of journalists killed in the enclave to over 210.

Palestinian journalist Rita Baroud's latest for The New Humanitarian is subtly powerful and devastating. She writes about the inner measure of the first home we all carry regardless of where we go. What if that home is Gaza, a place that is being erased? www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...

Between Gaza and Europe: Searching for home

For exiled Palestinian journalist Rita Baroud, her life in Gaza before the genocide is an inner measure she carries with her wherever she goes.

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Palestinian journalist and poet Nour ElAssy with an incredibly powerful essay in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social on the meaning of Palestinian Land Day after 30 months of genocide in Gaza. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2026/03/30/l...

Arguments in Noem v Al Otro Lado are over. A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic to giving the government power to block people from seeking asylum at the border. This article is still relevant in terms of spelling out what’s at stake: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2026/03/23/-...

Excuse me Ted Cruz, I need to set the record straight

The senator has distorted my reporting to try to persuade the Supreme Court to give the government expansive power to block access to asylum.

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The Supreme Court hears arguments today in Noem v Al Otro Lado, a case with significant implications for the right to seek asylum at the US-Mexico border. Senator Ted Cruz misused my reporting in a amicus brief in the case. I had to set the record straight. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2026/03/23/-...

Excuse me Ted Cruz, I need to set the record straight

The senator has distorted my reporting to try to persuade the Supreme Court to give the government expansive power to block access to asylum.

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Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case Noem v. Al Otro Lado, about the legal right to seek asylum at the US-Mexico border. I was shocked to see my reporting used by Senator Ted Cruz to support the argument for blocking access: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2026/03/23/-...

I lived in a building in 2012/2013 exactly at the center of that cloud of smoke caused by a recent Israeli air strike on Beirut. The neighborhood is packed with people and just steps from downtown.

Our investigation "Targeted aid killings: How Israel starved a population and sowed chaos in northern Gaza" has been short listed for a 2026 True Story Award! Screen grab is from what the jury had to say. Read the investigation here: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...

“Iran war: America’s shame and the continuing ruination of a region” My latest for @newhumanitarian.bsky.social: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/editors-take...

Trump has made it nearly impossible to seek asylum in the US. What does that mean for people searching for safety and stability after being forced to flee their countries — often due to crises in which the US has a hand? My report from Tapachula, Mexico www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2026...

“City of forced waiting”: Stuck at Mexico’s southern border

Every day, people forced to flee countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are arriving in the city of Tapachula, with nowhere else to go.

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A very good read by Adam Shatz over at @lrb.co.uk 👇🏼 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...