Stories from the field

Rüdiger Funiok, a Jesuit from Munich who collaborates with JRS Germany, tells us about the friendship he forged with a Syrian refugee.

“The Power of Vote’’ campaign is not only about making people aware of the importance of voting, but also of the significance of its substance. We must consider that with our vote we do not only represent ourselves. We make the voices of the refugees and migrants heard at the EU political level.

‘’The Power of Vote’’ campaign is not only about making people aware of the importance of voting, but also of the significance of its substance. We must consider that with our vote we do not only represent ourselves. We make the voices of the refugees and migrants heard at the EU political level.

‘’The Power of Vote’’ campaign is not only about making people aware of the importance of voting, but also of the significance of its substance. We must consider that with our vote we do not only represent ourselves. We make the voices of the refugees and migrants heard at the EU political level.

‘’The Power of Vote’’ campaign is not only about making people aware of the importance of voting, but also of the significance of its substance. We must consider that with our vote we do not only represent ourselves. We make the voices of the refugees and migrants heard at the EU political level.

In this new ‘Voices’ piece, Jackie reflects on her experience as a volunteer with the project Comunities of Hospitality in Malta helping a refugee family .

In this new ‘Voices’ piece, JRS UK’s Communities of Hospitality Coordinator Naomi Turner reflects on the ‘At Home’ hosting scheme that brings people who are destitute together with a local individual or family willing to support them.

Saving lives at sea’ is a recurring goal behind the recent European initiatives in the field of asylum and migration. This goal has been used to justify far-reaching cooperation with countries with problematic human rights records, such as Turkey or Lybia, to prevent people from attempting to cross the sea

Ask any politician in Europe what a priority in the reform of the EU’s asylum system should be, and they will probably talk about preventing ‘secondary movements’, i.e. preventing asylum seekers and refugees from travelling between several EU countries after first arriving to EU territory.