When thousands of young Moroccans stormed Ceuta last week, it was not an invasion, but the latest in a five-year pattern of coercive migration diplomacy on a border with five centuries of colonial history behind it. africasacountry.com/2026/08/ceut...

A border spectacle

When thousands of young Moroccans stormed Ceuta last week, it was not an invasion, but the latest in a five-year pattern of coercive migration diplomacy on a border with five centuries of colonial his...

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In a Arab News feature on migrant disappearances, WIMN researcher @tinnaa180.bsky.social is quoted discussing challenges of documenting deaths & disappearances along the Horn of Africa–Yemen migration & the protection risks faced by migrants in detention & transit. www.arabnews.com/node/2643193...

Migrant disappearances leave families trapped without answers

DUBAI: The last message Deyaa’s family received came through a borrowed satellite phone as he crossed the Mediterranean Sea. “Mama, I am Deyaa. I am fine.” It was Aug. 24, 2014. Two days later, the bo...

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Pakistani migrants have been detained, tortured and deported in #UAE’s anti-Shia crackdown amid Iran war. While the majority of those deported were Shias, several were Sunni Muslims who went to the Imam Bargah, also known as Hussainiya. buff.ly/IEJpv7y

Detained, tortured and deported: Pakistani migrants recount UAE’s anti-Shia crackdown amid Iran war -  MRRORS

Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Gulf and wider region

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Very timely webinar here. Ceasefire’s Chokepoint: What Will it Take to Re-Open the Strait of #Hormuz? Moderated by @hanaelshehaby.bsky.social - Middle East Council on Global Affairs Speakers - Kabir Taneja, Camille Lons, @alibakeer.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Cq...

Ceasefire’s Chokepoint: What Will it Take to Re-Open the Strait of Hormuz?

YouTube video by ME Council

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What is gender based violence? GBV is violence shaped by gender, power, and inequality. When we understand its roots, we can challenge the norms and systems that allow it to continue. #WhatIsGBV #16Days #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence

Happening today: “Israel-Iran Escalating Confrontation: What is at Stake in the region?” 🗓️ June 18, 2025 🕘 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm (Doha time) 🔗 register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Iran #Israel

We’re excited to welcome Roula Seghaier as WIMN’s new International Coordinator! Roula brings a wealth of experience in feminist and migrant rights organizing, from the SWANA region to the global stage! Read more in our announcement: shorturl.at/n2Paq More about Roula: shorturl.at/Rxjdi

FIFA says that "football unites the world" but ten years on from the most serious scandal in its history it has succeeded in uniting expert opinion on its unfitness to govern world football and the need for meaningful reform of the organisation. fairsq.org/fifa-joint-s...

Joint Statement: “FIFA arguably more poorly governed today than a decade ago”

NGOs, academics, writers, whistleblowers and football supporters’ groups are among those who today condemned serious ongoing misgovernance at football’s world governing body FIFA in a joint statement ...

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In January, WIMN hosted the 3rd event in our cross-sectoral dialogue series: “Land Reclamation Projects in Manila Bay: Filipino Fisherfolk Facing Displacement and Strategies of Resistance.” We’re proud to share a graphic summary of key insights: womeninmigration.org/2025/04/fili... #ManilaBay

Israel has used human rights jargon and terms from IHL to provide a veneer of legality for its genocide in #Gaza. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are now adopting the same practice to perpetrate atrocities in #Sudan. My in-depth story for AJE. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...

How RSF is adopting Israel’s ‘template for genocide’ in Sudan

For years, Israel has used human rights terminology to whitewash killing civilians, now the RSF is doing the same.

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Hello Bluesky! We are the Women in Migration Network (WIMN)—a global feminist network advancing the rights of women and gender, diverse people and migration. We promote human rights based policies and uplift, migrant women as powerful agents of change in the fight for justice. womeninmigration.org

Gloria started feeling ill and went to the KU Hospital.. “that’s when they told me one of my kidneys had failed, and the other was removed.” She started dialysis, and her brother donated his kidney when things got worse. @migrantrights.bsky.social www.migrant-rights.org/2025/04/alle...

Allegations of organ trade and illegal harvesting are rife as GCC and African states fail to conduct autopsies -  Migrant Rights

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This Week: “Shaping a Post-Assad Syria: Lessons from the Arab Spring” Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📆 March 5, 2025 📷 3:00 PM (Doha time) 📌 via Zoom Speakers: Ala Qasem, Eya Jrad, & @tmegrisi.bsky.social Moderator: Nader Kabbani

Really pleased to announce the publication of my latest article "Evidencing alethocide:Israel's war on truth in Gaza" in TWQ. I propose the concept of "alethocide" (killing of truth) to fully capture deliberate, systemic lying in service of genocide. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This Week: “The Gaza Genocide and the Erosion of Global Order” 📆 February 25, 2025 🕓 4:00 PM (Doha time) 📌 Zoom Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @franceskalbs.bsky.social, @muhammadshehada.bsky.social, Omar H. Rahman, & moderated by Ahmed Morsy

#Qatar has launched a three-month amnesty period starting from 9 February 2025, allowing foreign residents with irregular immigration status to exit the country without penalties.

Qatar Launches Amnesty for Migrants with Irregular Immigration Status -  Migrant Rights

Qatar has launched a three-month amnesty period starting from 9 February 2025, allowing foreign residents with irregular immigration status to exit the country without penalties. It is not clear if re...

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Episode 8 | "Shifting Landscape of Middle East Cooperation" In this episode of MEnbar, host @marcowenjones.bsky.social welcomes @galipdalay.bsky.social, a nonresident senior fellow at ME Council, to explore the shifting landscape of Middle East cooperation. Full Episode: mecouncil.org/menbar/

Two industries have boomed during the war in Sudan gold and livestock. The RSF has looted more than 60% of the 11 million livestock during its siege of the Gezira. Gold has been written abt but this livestock looting is major especially in the middle of a famine/food insecurity.

Confused Trump Autographs Swearing-In Bible Before Handing It Back To Justice Roberts theonion.com/confuse...

Egypt: EU overlooked rights violations to speed up €1bn payment, say activists - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/eu-deliberately-botched-assessment-egypt-human-rights-violations-expedite-eu1bn-payment

EU 'deliberately' botched assessment of Egypt's rights abuses to speed up €1bn payment

Campaigners say this is the first time in 30 years that the EU failed to enforce preconditions for an aid package

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Upcoming Webinar: Building a New #Syria After the #Assad Regime Join @hafsahalawa.bsky.social, @arwadamon.bsky.social, @haidhaid22.bsky.social & Marwan Kabalan 📆15 January ⏱️ 4:00 PM Doha time 📍Zoom Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

With the collapse of the Assad regime, 2024 concluded with significant regional shifts. In this special Council Views edition, ME Council directors offer insights on key trends and conflicts likely to shape 2025. Read more: mecouncil.org/blog_posts/m...

Honoured to be joining @arwadamon.bsky.social @haidhaid22.bsky.social & Marwan Kabalan for this upcoming webinar, hosted by ME Council. “Building a New #Syria After the #Assad Regime”: Wednesday 15th January, 16.00 Damascus (08.00 EST/13.00 GMT/14.00 CET). Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building a New Syria After the Assad Regime. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

The Middle East Council on Global Affairs (ME Council) is organizing a webinar to explore how Syria can navigate the challenges of fostering security, state-building, inclusive governance, minority pr...

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ME Council is on Bluesky! We are an independent, non-profit policy research institution based in Qatar. We conduct policy-relevant research, convene meetings & dialogues, & engage policy actors on geopolitical & socioeconomic issues covering the MENA region. Learn more here: mecouncil.org

“Sudan is Gaza on the Nile…Khartoum,& other cities & villages are levelled. It is the largest state to collapse in modern history & the largest displacement crisis in the world today. The remaining population is enduring what will probably be the worst famine in Africa in 100 yrs.” on.ft.com/4ae5aB7

Sudan’s last hope lies in external actors ending the war

Middle Eastern states and their allies must not continue to exploit the country as a battleground for their rivalries

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My latest for @theglobeandmail.com, the Ethiopian army has repurposed a stadium in the country's Amhara region, as an artillery base to fire at rebel held villages. I documented the deaths of six civilians in two villages hit by shells in November. The 15 month old conflict rages on.

Ethiopian soccer stadium becomes artillery site as Amhara war persists

More than a dozen residents in Woldia said the city’s stadium has been converted into an Ethiopian army base where artillery guns indiscriminately fire at rebel-held villages many kilometres away

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The ten-month-long shutdown of its main oil pipeline, primarily due to the war in Sudan, has highlighted the urgent need for South Sudan to find an alternative to oil. My latest www.economist.com/middle-east-...

South Sudan’s economic crisis threatens its fragile peace

It shows what happens when a petrostate’s lifeline disappears overnight

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Check out Episode 5 of MEnbar | "The Future of Reform in the Arab World" with Nadim Houry youtube.com/watch?v=D8zj...

Human rights organizations, trade unions and fan groups collectively warn, "The award of 2034 Men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia risks lives and exposes FIFA’s empty human rights commitments" sportandrightsalliance.org/award-of-203...

Award of 2034 Men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia risks lives and exposes FIFA’s empty human rights commitments

Today’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 FIFA men’s World Cup, despite the well-known and severe risks to residents, migrant workers and visiting fans alike, marks a moment of great…

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🎧NEW EPISODE | Hold Your Fire! Richard Atwood speaks with Murithi Mutiga about how African leaders view Donald Trump’s return to the White House and what it might mean for U.S. Africa policy and the continent’s crises. www.crisisgroup.org/africa-unite...