9 Best Articles in 2020
MIT Technology Review
In Finland, digital currency is helping refugees start participating in society faster
MIT Technology Review
5 min read · 134 saves · From 2017 · For refugees to make successful, lasting transitions in their new nations, they need access to financial systems and the ability to establish strong, traceable identities.…
The New York Times
Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests
The New York Times
~11 min read · 230 saves · From 2018 · Towns where people use Facebook more also had more attacks on refugees, building on suspicions that the platform makes users more prone to violence.
MIT Technology Review
Inside the Jordan refugee camp that runs on blockchain
MIT Technology Review
~11 min read · 69 saves · From 2018 · Syrian refugees could regain legal identities that were lost when they fled their homes.
refugees-welcome.net
Refugees Welcome | This is the international website of the berlin-based project ‘Flüchtlinge Willkommen’
refugees-welcome.net
8 min read · 15 saves · From 2015 · Are you unhappy with the way refugees are treated in Germany and are interested in helping refugees settle easier? Do you have a free…
The New York Times
Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports, Prompting Legal Challenges to Trump’s Immigration Order
The New York Times
9 min read · 63 saves · From 2017 · Lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at Kennedy Airport filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking to have their clients released.
The Guardian
'Tourists go home, refugees welcome': why Barcelona chose migrants over visitors
The Guardian
8 min read · 51 saves · From 2018 · Increasingly it is tourism, not immigration, that Barcelonans see as a threat to their city’s identity, though numbers of both have skyrocketed in recent…
WIRED UK
Europe is using smartphone data as a weapon to deport refugees
WIRED UK
~17 min read · 60 saves · From 2018 · European leaders need to bring immigration numbers down, and metadata on smartphones could be just what they need to start sending migrants back
youtube.com
Why Boat Refugees Don't Fly!
youtube.com
12 saves · From 2015 · This shows you why the refugees crossing the mediterranean by boat, can't just fly to Europe. DATA SOURCE http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?u...
powercoders.org
Powercoders - Impacting lives by teaching to code
powercoders.org
1 min read · 43 saves · From 2016 · Powercoders is a coding academy for refugees, The next boot-camp will start on September 25th in Zurich. The 3 months coding academy is followed…
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The Guardian
How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off
The Guardian
~11 min read · 108 saves · Aug 30th · Five years ago, as more and more refugees crossed into Europe, Germany’s chancellor proclaimed, ‘We’ll manage this.’ Critics said it was her great mistake…
Guardian Australia
'I need freedom': refugees approved for resettlement stranded on Nauru as processing stalls
Guardian Australia
3 min read · 10 saves · Sep 12th · Saba Vasefi · Delays are causing further suffering for almost 200 refugees whose requests for transfer or resettlement were approved in 2019
Guardian Tech
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with misleading claims about refugees
Guardian Tech
2 min read · 11 saves · Oct 1st · Kari Paul · The rejected ads claimed, without evidence, that Biden would allow more refugees and thus increase Americans’ risk of Covid-19
The New York Times
Refugees Who Assisted the U.S. Military Find the Door to America Slammed Shut
The New York Times
7 min read · 12 saves · Oct 18th · President Trump has reduced the flow of refugees into the country to a trickle, and even Iraqis and Afghans who risked their lives for…
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Google Refugee and Migrant Response
onetoday.google.com
26 saves · From 2015 · Thank you for helping us reach our goal. Together we raised $10 million to help refugees and migrants in urgent need. You can still…
Guardian Tech
Chatbot that overturned 160,000 parking fines now helping refugees claim asylum
Guardian Tech
4 min read · 58 saves · From 2017 · ‘Robot lawyer’ DoNotPay is giving free legal aid to refugees seeking asylum in US and Canada, and asylum support in UK
betagoogle.com
Google Fortunetelling
betagoogle.com
193 saves · From 2015 · With our latest addition to Google we try to experiment with fortune-telling. Based on your previous search results and your profile, we try to…
The New York Times
‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash
The New York Times
9 min read · 38 saves · 2019-06-20 · Astead W. Herndon · As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda.
The New York Times
Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome
The New York Times
29 saves · From 2017 · How Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies and neighbors are adopting Syrians, a family at a time.
altcointoday.com
European Union is Joining UN to Help Refugees Using Ethereum Technology
altcointoday.com
4 min read · 28 saves · From 2017 · The European Union is joining UN to help refugees using ethereum blockchain in transparent and much more efficient ways.
WIRED
How Refugees Are Helping Create Blockchain's Brand New World
WIRED
7 min read · 21 saves · From 2018 · Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are harnessing blockchain's record-keeping potential to create a digital trail for people who've fallen off the grid
CoinDesk
United Nations Sends Aid to 10,000 Syrian Refugees Using Ethereum Blockchain
CoinDesk
4 min read · 23 saves · From 2017 · UN food aid has been issued to thousands of Syrian refugees, signaling success for one of the largest charitable implementations of ethereum.
Post Politics
How to be an American: Syrian refugees find a home in Trump country
Post Politics
10 min read · 19 saves · From 2017 · “We did not come here to cause trouble. We just want to live,” a young mother says.
