The Plight of Iraqi and Syrian Refugees: A Looming Threat of Forced Repatriation

The threat of forced repatriation still looms over Iraqi refugees in European Union countries. Those in Germany, in particular, continue to live in constant terror due to the alarming news, whether confirmed or rumors, suggesting a secret agreement between the German and Iraqi governments to facilitate the return of Iraqi Yazidi refugees from Germany to Iraq, As stated in a report published on the Shafaq News website…

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Materials matter! Preliminary Research Findings on Return Migration Infrastructures in Greece.

In early September 2023, the research team of the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) started fieldwork in Greece within the scope of the GAPs project (entitled “De-centring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond”), particularly focusing on Return Migration Infrastructures (RMIs). Research on RMIs aims to bring to the fore how return migration governance is put into practice…

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