Cristina El Khoury, postgraduate researcher University of Geneva and former SCMR Visiting fellow, 2025 9 March 2026: 700,000 people are displaced across Lebanon. Behind this number lies a familiar yet devastating pattern: families leaving southern towns in the middle of the night,…
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Damned if you do, damned if you boat
Dr Ceri Oeppen, Co-Director of SCMR Two days ago, the British Government announced it would halt student visas for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan (and for Afghans, skilled work visas too). The Government claims that students from these…
The Bitter Duality of Winter: Kabul’s Snow and the Frozen Dreams of an Afghan Child
Dr Naimat Zafary, Department of International Development, University of Sussex. Last week, Kabul was transformed into a landscape of pristine white. The Afghan capital, Kabul, , draped in a heavy blanket of snow, sparked a wave of nostalgia and celebration across social media. Citizens shared vibrant…
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SCMR and Sussex University of Sanctuary tribute to Richard Williams
It is with deep sadness that we share this tribute to Richard Williams, a longstanding member and friend of the Sussex Sanctuary and Migration research community. Richard was a specialist independent consultant with an in-depth knowledge of UK and EU…
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Borders, belonging and ballots: the electoral marginalization of self-settled refugees in Tanzania
Leonard Chimanda, Postgraduate Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences: School of Law Until refugees acquire the nationality of the host state or return to their states of origin, several years can pass. In that period, what are the avenues of political voice…
Outsourcing Through the Back Door. The UK France Deal Undermines the Legal Basis of CEAS
Ridam Gangwar – Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (India) – Final Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Student and Researcher in Migration and Law The UK’s attempt to negotiate migrant returns deal with France – with apparent EU support…
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Displaced Before the Strike: Evacuation Warnings and Anticipatory Displacement in Lebanon
Hucen Sleiman, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. As of 9 March 2026, around 700,000 people are displaced across Lebanon, fleeing bombardment in the south, Beirut’s southern suburbs, and parts of the Bekaa Valley to seek refuge further…
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