Nick Van Hear

Researcher on migration, refugees, diaspora and conflict. Sometime urban farmer.

[Jeff Crisp @JFCrisp]

Online at last!
A groundbreaking 1986 book that examines the different forms of forced migration & responses to them.
By Nick Van Hear & myself.
ICRC: "llustrated with a wealth of examples. A pleasure to read."
https://t.co/F6HgFZTkxf

[RefugeeStudiesCentre @refugeestudies]

Five years ago, @vanhear53 & Robin Cohen put forward the idea of ‘Refugia’ – an innovative solution to the challenges posed by mass displacement.

Ahead of publication of a new French edition of their book, they revisit the concept. Read the working paper: https://t.co/EGkqg7xkmi

[Mark Seddon @MarkSeddon1962]

2 million civilians to be re-located to 3 concentration camps. The point is that the Israelis just keep telling us what they intend to do.

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

A little Palestinian girl walks through flames after Israel bombs school sheltering displaced civilians

Whilst the world stands by

[Eleanora (Stats for Lefties) 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

🚨 BREAKING: Met Police raided a Quaker Meeting House and arrested 6 young women attending a meeting about the genocide in Gaza.

30+ police broke in and arrested the women for "conspiracy to cause a public nuisance".

(Via @NovaraMedia / @youth_demand)

[UCU @ucu]

This is so powerful.

Students are finishing university with TBC instead of grades and staff are still receiving punitive salary deductions.

The bosses could have ended this dispute well before graduations.

This is all on you, @UCEA1.

#ucuRISING

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

The Titanic sub billionaire rescue mission is entering final hours of hope to find survivors.

Meanwhile in Italy & Greece, search & rescue to save people at sea is criminalised.
Pia Klemp is among those facing jail for rescuing migrants #r4today #FreePia https://t.co/RD730mB8g4

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

As part of the elaborate coronation ceremony, commoners are escorted by ceremonial guards into a Vauxhall van made specially for the occasion

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

Police arrest peaceful anti-monarchy protesters & have erected giant barriers to osbcure pro-republic banners. Right to freely protest suppressed. Shame!

[Tor Udall 💙 @TorUdall]

Cried at the polling station this morning as the old lady in front of me, who had struggled to walk there, was turned away. She had photo ID but not the right version. When I handed them my passport, they questioned if the photo was me. Horrible atmosphere. #election2023 #VoterID

[KRANTZ @KRANTZ_OFFICIAL]

@mrjamesob once said 'Monstrous bullying cowards attract monsters bullies & cowards' so with what's going on today with #DominicRaab the track using @mrjamesob's dialogue about #boris is too relevant to not share.
#MonstrousBullyingCowards https://t.co/EFHIqcRbsZ via @YouTube

[Aaron Bastani @AaronBastani]

The slow, dull march to making life as joyless as humanly possible. https://t.co/5PdqTqDD8j

[Ben Coates @bencoates1]

In Paris, a new “Everything Is Fine” gif is born https://t.co/LbYYHW72hV

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

Due to this surreal situation with the daylight saving time in Lebanon, you can now leave from one part of Beirut to another and arrive before you left

[borderline-europe @BorderlineEurop]

📺 Smuggler portraits: Homayoun Sabetara is one of thousands of #smugglers arrested in the EU. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Greece. Listen to his story - told by his daughter Mahtab. 1/4
#TagdesSchmuggels

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

This is why they call Switzerland 'the Lebanon of Europe'

[follow @bencollins on bluesky @oneunderscore__]

"This is gonna be one of those moments that goes viral."

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

Ratio.

[REJOIN CAMPAIGN @sonofr]

The Lineker tweet deserves to be aired again. It’s what will annoy ‘power’ most.