Dawn breaks on the outskirts of Calais, France. A steady stream of men meander along a road towards the camp…
The Pied Piper of the Jungle
She has been likened to the Pied Piper, such is the trail of desperate people who follow Elaine Mernagh on her…
CAESAR – Syrian Human Rights Violations
Since 2011 more than 250,000 Syrian people have been killed in the war which has seen over 11 million others…
When Volunteers & Government Collide
Over the past week there have been reports of volunteers being arrested on Lesvos. Yesterday Ekathimerini.com rather dramatically reported that seven foreign…
Lesvos – Europes Refugee Frontline
Featured image by Brian Rutter – Kincaid Photography @brianrutter77
2015 – The Year of the Refugee
In 2015 more than one million people entered Europe by land and sea, the largest mass migration since WWII. Nearly…
Live from Lesvos – The Unsung Heroes – Day 3
When I departed for Lesvos I was pretty certain that I would be reporting on the same dramatic events that I…
Live from Lesvos – Camp Moria – Day 3
Today we learned about the fantastic work undertaken by Disaster Tech Lab (“DTL”) providing infrastructure in and around the refugee…
Live from Lesvos: Out of the Darkness – Day 2
Last night we committed to a beach watch, 8 hours stationed surveying the sea. It was bitterly cold, the whipping…
Live from Lesvos – Pikpa Solidarity Camp – Day 2
Pikpa is an open, self organised refugee camp on the south eastern coast of Lesvos, a stones throw from the…
