Venezuelan refugees are falling into the hands of Colombian armed groups  

25 juli 2019 | by guest blogger

While the media is flooded by headlines regarding the Venezuelan crisis and President Maduro’s refusal to step down, many underlying

A Conversation with a Lebanese Clown

16 juli 2019 | by guest blogger

As I sit at my desk writing about peacebuilding in Lebanon, I realise that the most effective peacebuilding method is

The prom dress that never was

2 juli 2019 | by Simone Remijnse

Sarajevo: How small, human stories have a huge impact Sarajevo has quite a few museums and memorials dealing with the

Idlib Calling: It’s like time has stopped

9 mei 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

May 6, 2019 It’s gradually becoming clear: the expected attack on Idlib has begun. The ceasefire in place since September,

‘Do you hear the silence’

22 maart 2019 | by Jan Gruiters

“Do you hear the silence.” A poem Utrecht´s city poet Els van Stalborch wrote  in response to the horrible, irrational

Idlib Calling: Happy New Year?

11 januari 2019 | by Evert-Jan Grit

Wednesday, January 9 For the people in Idlib, the new year has gotten off to a bad start. The jjhadists

Weghouden asielzoekers door EU zet mensenrechten op spel

22 oktober 2018 | by Marjanne de Haan

Europese leiders spraken afgelopen donderdag tijdens de Europese Raad in Brussel voor het eerst sinds de zomer weer over migratie

Laboratorium Niger: een bezoek aan het epicentrum van het Europese migratiebeleid

20 juni 2018 | by Marjanne de Haan

Niger. Een van die grote landen in de Sahel met rechte lijnen als grenzen, pennestrepen dwars door de lege Sahara.

Generation of potential: Hamza

2 mei 2018 | by Tessa de Jonge

Hamza, 29, grew up in Shu ‘afat refugee camp, Jerusalem. Though still referred to as a refugee camp, after decades

A pen dipped in tears

11 april 2018 | by Jan Gruiters

A blood curdling photograph on the front page of a major Dutch newspaper. An aid worker wearing a gas mask