📷 Thousands took to the streets in Berlin on Saturday to denounce violence against the Hazara minority ethnic group in Afghanistan. Braving sub-zero temperatures, the demonstrators voiced their dismay over the systematic killing of the Hazara people by the Taliban. ©️: Tina Xu

On Saturday Tina Xu and I attended the #StopHazaraGenocide march in Berlin to speak to protesters.

Just found out my mom’s childhood best friend was one of those shot last night at the Monterey Park shooting. She’s in critical condition currently. Not going to comment on this since the family doesn’t want to talk. We’re just hoping she pulls through.

What a week! One World Media has just announced their shortlist and outriders has 2 nominations! -Digital #media #award: Rehab in Yerevan: outride.rs/en/articles/re… -Refugee reporting: When does the journey end by Tina Xu outride.rs/en/articles/ch… THANK YOU!

Croatia has always denied any knowledge of violent & illegal operations by its own police forcing people seeking asylum back out of the EU Now we can reveal that top Croatian officials were part of a secret WhatsApp group where such activities were shared & encouraged

2 million euros stolen from asylum seekers. There are really no limits to the depravity border forces are engaged in at the edges of Europe. Unobserved, unreprimanded, they think they can get away with anything and so far the EU has proven they are right. wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-area…

'Attacks online are often of a very violent nature and include death threats, as was the case for female journalists in Bosnia-Herzegovina when reporting on, for example, migration.' coe.int/en/web/commiss…

!GRANT AWARDED! It is my pleasure to announce that the cross-border project we proposed to IJ4EU, along with 8 amazing journalists from around Europe, has been selected and will be awarded an important grant in order to make it a reality It's a sensitive issue, and we will

Grateful that "When does the journey end? The lasting trauma of a child refugee in Europe" is on the refugee reporting longlist 🙏 alongside so many journalists and filmmakers I deeply admire!

Funded! 💫 Investigating the unmarked graves of people who migrate to Europe and whether rights to identification and family reunification are being upheld. A somber new journey with Leah Pattem Eoghan Gilmartin Danai Maragoudaki Tony Rigopoulos (Αντώνης Ρηγόπουλος - طوني) Gabriele Cruciata Gabriela Ramírez @higabyramirez.bsky.social Sabrina Faramarzi 🔮 (she/her)

Lithuania legalises migrant pushbacks – Euractiv euractiv.com/section/migrat…

University of the Arts London ✨ Our Laureates Elena Stancu and Tina Xu held two guest lectures 💡 And then there is a moment of creation, during which the students develop their own journalistic project and pitch it to teachers and journalists of the Prize ➡️ buff.ly/3UM7rxO

European Press Prize Great project supported by Journalismfund Europe ‘s European Cross-border grant programme. journalismfund.eu/border-graves-…

What a night ✨. The Border Graves Investigation awarded the ‘Special Award’ by European Press Prize “Stories about migrants who die/disappear attempting to reach the EU have appeared on abundance in recent years. Yet nothing as comprehensive and specific as this set of report” Judges

Widowed by Europe's Borders: For families searching for missing loved ones, the EU inflicts a second death of identity and acknowledgment. (Also nominated for a One World Media prize!) unbiasthenews.org/widowed-by-eur…

🏆 A cross-border team of eight journalists has confirmed the existence of 1,015 unmarked graves of migrants buried in 65 cemeteries across Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Poland, Lithuania, France, and Croatia. The Border Graves Investigation: unbiasthenews.org/border-graves-…

Merle Baeré Niels Fastrup 🇩🇰🇪🇺 Lisbeth Quass SVT Nyheter Yle Uutiset Forensic Architecture Center for Spatial Technologies Forensis Maksy eyal weizman Dimitra Andritsou Jasper Humpert Veronika Nad Forbidden Stories The Observer paper trail media Armando.Info KRIK International Center for Journalists IrpiMedia Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Lighthouse Reports Eva Constantaras MORGAN MEAKER Danielle Carrick Daniel Howden What happens to those who die trying to reach the European Union? Journalists have confirmed the existence of 1,015 unmarked graves of migrants buried in 65 cemeteries across Europe, revealing how EU migration policy has failed the dead and the living. gijn.org/stories/2024-i…

How to feel about an award? Still pining for justice, healing, transparency & due diligence by the EU for all of the families we spoke to still grieving their loved ones—the thousands buried without a name on Europe’s often lawless, militarized borders.

My heart 😻

This is a powerful, award-winning story about unmarked graves of >1000 #migrants who died trying to enter #EU. This Friday we talk to journos who won IJ4EU Impact Award 2024 for this project supported by #IJ4EU fund: Tina Xu Gabriela Ramírez @higabyramirez.bsky.social Daphne Tolis buff.ly/4eM0eVG