Congrats to Tom Gardner for this one, & thanks to Hurst Publishers for sending me an advanced copy. It's publishing in June: hurstpublishers.com/book/the-abiy-…

'Twenty-two organisations and academics on Thursday called on Malta to stop pushing back people at sea to Libya, following allegations that 83 asylum seekers were pushed to the North African country.' timesofmalta.com/article/stop-i…

1/7 The EU’s partner in crime!
Once again, we see the EU-funded so-called Libyan coastguard (scLCG) carrying out extreme acts of violence during a rescue operation in international waters, which has now resulted in the wrongful detention of a rescue ship.

'Instead, the document — essentially a mood board EU leaders compile every five years to guide the incoming EU executive in Brussels — is littered with references to defense, security and migration.' x.com/ZiaWeise/statu…

Excited to get an advanced (e)copy of this one - Aamna Mohdin's 'Scattered', which I think publishes in June. Thank you Bloomsbury Books UK for sending it. Also happy birthday (for yesterday) to Aamna! bloomsbury.com/uk/scattered-9…

Finished this the other night: a novel about the horrors of Syrian prison, written by a former prisoner. An insight into what was going on pre-2011 (& thanks to Paul Starkey for sending it to me).

'People are quickly adjusting to the idea that the old days of public expression are no more…' theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

And yet the Pact has been welcomed by both IOM and UNHCR,

In Vienna for my flight back to Washington, I saw a UN IOM official escort a Kurdish family to our gate. I assume they are being resettled in the US. The mother is beaming and taking selfies with their kids. The dad is marveling at their boarding passes, gripping them tight. A…

.The Irish Times referenced the #FragileStatesIndex in its recent analysis of South Sudan. The article noted South Sudan's ranking as consistently among the world's four most fragile countries. irishtimes.com/world/africa/2…

& This 👇
irishtimes.com/world/africa/2… Sally Hayden

“…tensions in the huge auditorium as the voting started betrayed the deeply divisive nature of the laws. Proceedings were interrupted by protesters dressed in white T-shirts in the public gallery, who shouted at MEPs: “This pact kills! Vote ‘no’!”” theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

“Old traditions that represent values, daily habits that calm the mind, are not perpetuated when war stops time. Life goes unattended. What might have been lasting is lost.” - Anthony Shadid, House of Stone