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I've published this article about the 20th century history of the South Asian community of Mashhad, looking at how Iranian nationalism and British colonialism undermined long-standing connections that once bound together Iran and the Indian Subcontinent: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Mein Beitrag zur Datenträgerauswertung im Asylverfahren ist im aktuellen Juridikum zu finden: elibrary.verlagoesterreich.at/article/10.331…

At first glance, “Migrant TikTok” videos look like standard TikTok clips of young people traveling. Sometimes a reference to their journey is made through emojis of boats and flags, hearts and crying faces Inside the risky world of “Migrant TikTok” restofworld.org/2022/migrant-t…

Our interview with Olivier Roy, professor at #EUI_EU on the political history of #Afghanistan to deconstruct some persistent misconceptions about religion, ethnicity and the Afghan state #ChaireYvesOltramare #GenevaGraduateInstitute #IHEID youtu.be/iRTq60hnFZk

My review of Mirjam Twigt 🍉's 'Mediated Lives' is out now in Journal of Refugee Studies! A poignant study of the politics of digital humanitarianism, Twigt's book highlights the experiences of Jordan's invisibilised Iraqi refugees. The digital is political! academic.oup.com/jrs/advance-ar…

Ma contribution à cet éclairage sur le rôle de TikTok pour les jeunes obligés de prendre des routes migratoires européennes de plus en plus dangereuses et coûteuses à cause des restrictions aux voies d’accès légales à l’asile, au renforcement des frontières et aux refoulements

Today we publish our latest, months-long investigation with Forensis, an interactive cartographic platform that archives, verifies and maps over 1000 ‘drift-backs’ in the Aegean Sea: aegean.forensic-architecture.org

Quels rapports les Taliban entretiennent-ils avec la justice ? Nous avons eu le plaisir de mener cet Entretien avec Adam Baczko, chercheur CNRS 🌍 à CERI Sciences Po, auteur de “La guerre par le droit. Les tribunaux Taliban en Afghanistan” @IHEID youtu.be/5Y-H87-RaaE

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a nation-scale loss of connectivity on MCI (First Mobile), #Iran's leading mobile operator, and Rightel; the incidents come amid widespread protests over the death of #MahsaAmini 📵 📰 Background: netblocks.org/reports/intern…

As technologies are an integral part of migration at European borders, smartphones can be used to self-help or harm people on the move. How can researchers use mobile phones to co-produce knowledge on migration and violence without harming further? riviste-clueb.online/index.php/anpu…

REVIEW| All countries of the region registered hacker attacks and online frauds, and there is still no adequate perception of the harmfulness of the phenomenon and a lack of prevention techniques and strategies. ✍️ Mat Mastracci balkaninsight.com/2022/09/22/pol…

ℹ️ Update: Live metrics corroborate reports of a restoration of mobile internet connectivity in #Iran, following a curfew-style pattern of disruptions amid protests over the death of #MahsaAmini; Instagram and WhatsApp remain restricted 📰 Background: netblocks.org/reports/intern…

This is a positive step. But it's reactive. It shouldn't take blood in the streets to get the US government to review sanctions policies. A new GL was needed because sanctions were applied in a way that hampered the access of the Iranian people to critical communications tech.

US sanctions have not only impoverished ordinary Iranians, they’ve limited access to technology from the outside world This is a tacit admission that the US has been a partner of Iran’s gov’t in repressing Iranian free speech Support the Iranian people! Lift sanctions now!

Shervin Hajipour’s viral song uses Tweets to express the frustrations behind the #IranProtests. Zuzanna Olszewska translates the powerful lyrics & considers the song’s resonance for protesters. Read here: merip.org/2022/10/an-ant…

Brave Afghan women in Kabul protest in solidarity with Iranian women in front of Iran’s embassy. “Woman, life and freedom!”

Un an après la victoire des Taliban, que nous dit la migration afghane de la tradition humanitaire suisse? En 2021, 37 visas humanitaires suisses ont été délivrés sur 10000 demandes concernant l’Afghanistan. Mon article sur ce que des juristes surnomment les “visas imaginaires”

Now journalists were able to speak to survivors of the #Pylos disaster. 10 survivors report of #pushback attempts by Greek forces who were trying to tow the boat away from Greece! This is when panic on board caused the boat to sink. If true, a crime of unbelievable proportion.

With all eyes on pushbacks in Greece, Frontex' role in Bulgaria has escaped scrutiny. For Balkan Insight, co-published by Solomon, Le Monde & DW Български, Maria Cheresheva and I reveal how evidence of grave abuses on Bulgaria’s borders has been swept under the carpet. 🧵