The admirable EU response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis and how it's contrasted with its response to any other refugee issues. In this episode of Fractured Joel Hernandez explains what is so special about the situation of Ukrainians in Europe and why any other nation hasn't received a similar treatment so far.
Show notes:
The EU should treat all refugees like it is treating Ukrainians, by Joel Hernàndez in the New Humanitarian, March 23, 2022;
How a fingerprint can change an asylum seeker’s life, by Eric Reidy in the New Humanitarian, November 21, 2017;
Why is Europe suddenly so interested in helping refugeesv? By Karlína Augustová in al Jazeera, March 25, 2022;
The human toll of war, by Heba Gowayed in the New Humanitarian, February 28, 2022;
We should treat all refugees as though they are Ukrainian, by Sonali Kolhatkar in the Mail & Guardian, March 7, 2022;
Europe has rediscovered compassion for refugees – but only if they’re white, by Daniel Howden in the Guardian, March 10, 2022;
How Europe Can Include Ukrainian Refugees in Society, by Hrishabh Sandilya and Zhivka Delenva in Project Syndicate, March 9, 2022.
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