9 Best Articles in 2021
MIT Technology Review
In Finland, digital currency is helping refugees start participating in society faster
MIT Technology Review
6 min read · 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. Such challenges traditionally have been difficult to overcome. In The MIT Technology Review, associate editor Mike Orcutt outlines how Finland has partnered with start-up Moni to use blockchain technology to address this problem. Readers interested in issues facing the growing refugee population around the world should find this article informative and interesting.
The New York Times
Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests
The New York Times
~11 min read · 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.
Vox
The economic case for letting in as many refugees as possible
Vox
5 min read · Aug 23rd · Save America’s declining cities. Bring in the refugees.
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 · From 2017 · Lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at Kennedy Airport filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking to have their clients released.
Guardian Tech
Chatbot that overturned 160,000 parking fines now helping refugees claim asylum
Guardian Tech
5 min read · From 2017 · ‘Robot lawyer’ DoNotPay is giving free legal aid to refugees seeking asylum in US and Canada, and asylum support in UK
MIT Technology Review
Inside the Jordan refugee camp that runs on blockchain
MIT Technology Review
~11 min read · From 2018 · Syrian refugees could regain legal identities that were lost when they fled their homes.
The New York Times
‘These People Aren’t Coming From Norway’: Refugees in a Minnesota City Face a Backlash
The New York Times
10 min read · From 2019 · As more Somali refugees arrive in St. Cloud, white anti-immigration activists have pressed an increasingly explicit anti-Muslim agenda.
refugees-welcome.net
Refugees Welcome | This is the international website of the berlin-based project ‘Flüchtlinge Willkommen’
refugees-welcome.net
8 min read · 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 room in your shared flat? Get involved! Sign up and help us share the idea of „Refugees Welcome“.
powercoders.org
Powercoders - Impacting lives by teaching to code
powercoders.org
2 min read · 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 by a 3 to 6 months internship. The ultimate goal of the…
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The Guardian
The Observer view on Priti Patel’s fake migrant crisis
The Guardian
3 min read · Nov 21st · The home secretary fans rhetorical flames on asylum seekers and refugees, but the numbers disagree
The Guardian
Home Office ‘covering up’ its own study of why refugees come to the UK
The Guardian
3 min read · Nov 20th · Ministers argue that accepting asylum seekers creates a ‘pull factor’, but are refusing to release their evidence for this
The New York Times
Opinion | The Vindication of Angela Merkel
The New York Times
4 min read · Oct 22nd · Opening Germany to a million refugees looks even better in retrospect.
The Independent
Afghan refugees in UK call on Home Office not to penalise those fleeing Taliban
The Independent
4 min read · Oct 31st · ‘There are other refugees who also left everything behind. It’s not fair to say that if they come through irregular routes, they should be detained,’ Shakib Nasery, who fled Afghanistan as a child,…
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The Guardian
How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off
The Guardian
~11 min read · 2020-08-30 · 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 – but she has been proved right
WIRED UK
Europe is using smartphone data as a weapon to deport refugees
WIRED UK
~17 min read · 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
Guardian Cities
'Tourists go home, refugees welcome': why Barcelona chose migrants over visitors
Guardian Cities
9 min read · 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 years
altcointoday.com
European Union is Joining UN to Help Refugees Using Ethereum Technology
altcointoday.com
4 min read · From 2017 · The European Union is joining UN to help refugees using ethereum blockchain in transparent and much more efficient ways.
betagoogle.com
Google Fortunetelling
betagoogle.com
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 make a good prediction of your future.
The New Yorker
My Mother’s Dreams for Her Son, and All Black Children
The New Yorker
5 min read · 2020-06-21 · She longed for black people in America not to be forever refugees—confined by borders that they did not create and by a penal system that killed them before they died.
CoinDesk
United Nations Sends Aid to 10,000 Syrian Refugees Using Ethereum Blockchain
CoinDesk
4 min read · From 2017 · UN food aid has been issued to thousands of Syrian refugees, signaling success for one of the largest charitable implementations of ethereum.
Guardian Environment
Climate change 'will create world's biggest refugee crisis'
Guardian Environment
4 min read · From 2017 · Experts warn refugees could number tens of millions in the next decade, and call for a new legal framework to protect the most vulnerable
onetoday.google.com
Google Refugee and Migrant Response
onetoday.google.com
1 min read · 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 donate to nonprofits at google.com/refugeerelief
