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Books, articles, films and plays are channels of expression that can convey humanitarianism as intriguing, fascinating, perplexing, and on occasion, even irritating. This section contains people’s reactions and thoughts that help us get a better grasp of the humanitarian context and its constraints. In addition, in each issue, Brax, the illustrator, displays his point of view on the Focus theme, be it sharp, fierce, or tender in our section Totally Brax.

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The build-up of camps in Europe

From Lesbos to Calais: How Europe creates encampments Collective Babels, Yasmine Bouagga (ed.) Publisher: Le passager clandestin, coll. “Bibliothèque des frontières”, 2017 (Published in French) Publisher’s comments Between Lesbos and Calais, an endless string of confinement facilities punctuate a migrant’s journey. Be they shantytowns, refugee camps, retention centres, […]

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