Author: Haideh Faghiry
Haideh Faghiry
Haideh Faghiry is an Afghan journalist in exile with over a decade of experience, primarily covering women's rights and human rights issues. With a background in economics, she currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the European Diversity Newsroom.
German authorities have issued deportation orders against four foreign nationals — 3 EU citizens from Ireland and Poland, and one American — citing their participation in a pro-Palestinian sit-in at the Free University of Berlin in October 2024. The Berlin Immigration Office accuses the individuals of supporting Hamas and inciting anti-Semitism, though no criminal convictions have been made. This decision has sparked widespread public debate about the boundaries between public security, freedom of expression, and the rights of foreign nationals in Germany. While the state defends its actions as necessary under its commitment to Israel’s security — known as the…
The European Commission’s proposal for a revised Facilitation Directive, released in 2023, is raising deep concerns among human rights advocates across Europe. Instead of addressing the well-documented harms caused by the existing 2002 Facilitation Directive, this new version threatens to expand the criminalisation of migrants and those who support them, according to the latest analysis by the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM). Silvia Carta, Advocacy Officer at PICUM, warns: “This study reflects what many human rights actors have been denouncing all along: the proposed Facilitation Directive risks leading to more people being arrested, fined or brought to…
The number of exiled journalists is increasing day by day with the rise of autocratic and authoritarian governments. Many of these journalists have been forced to leave their countries to escape threats to their lives, severe censorship, and media repression. A recent study published by Körber Stiftung examines the situation of these journalists in Germany, along with the challenges and opportunities they face. This report is based on this study. Global Crises and Their Impact on Increasing Migration of Journalists Several global crises in 2015 and 2016 (the war in Syria and media repression in Turkey) and from 2020 to…