We call on European civil society to take a stand!

by Despina Syrri

85 NGOs in Greece demand immediate actions to stop the humanitarian crisis at the border to Turkey and the Aegean islands. An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Evros border or camps would have disastrous consequences.

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Article
Photo from Afghnaischer Frauenverein showes women at scholl doing chemistry

Study: A Guide to Afghan Diaspora Engagement in Europe

Examples of good practice and recommendations from the Vienna Networking Conference “Knowledge Transfer and Support”

The guide by Ali Ahmad presents development projects of Afghan diaspora organisations in Europe. The guide also contains recommendations from the networking conference "Knowledge Transfer and Support".

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News

Fortress Europe? Current migration trends and European responses

Report on the event on 25 February 2020

Gerald Knaus, a political advisor, Alida Vračić from Populari Institut in Sarajewo and the Nairobi based migration analyst Olivia Akumu discussed the changing dynamics of migration today and possible political responses.

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Report
Closed borders during the Corona Pandemic

The Austrian asylum system in times of the COVID 19 pandemic

Online seminar with the lawyer Norbert Kittenberger

16 May 2020, 15:00 - 17:00 (Zoom)
Norbert Kittenberger talks about current changes in Austrian asylum law and related fields of law.

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Event
Event

Afghanistan Between War and a New Beginning

Report from the panel discussion on 2 December 2019

War has been going on in the country on the Hindukush for over 40 years. On this occasion, the VIDC invited the journalist Emal Haidary and the feminist activist and researcher Sahar Fetrat to a discussion in Vienna.

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Report