UNHCR report: “LGBTI refugees are particularly vulnerable” Caroline Ausserer spoke with Zhan Chiam, employee at ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association), about the recent report of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on LGBTI asylum-seekers and -refugees. By Caroline Ausserer
Canadian Elections 2015: The Power of the "Ethnic Vote" The Canadian candidates know that they can't without the support of the immigrant communities. Why do they have such a huge influence? About the Canadian phenomenon of the "visible minorites". By Hannah Winnick
Syria: When minorities become pawns in a power game The Assad clan is exploiting the multi-religious composition of Syria and holding its minorities in a fatal grip of dependency. By Bente Scheller and Haid N. Haid
To Stay or to Leave? No Escaping the Hopelessness in Syria An international conference on the situation of Syrian refugees has been arranged for 28th October in Berlin. Yet in view of the magnitude of the crisis, this is a mere drop in the ocean. Western states keep concentrating on ways to ease the symptoms of the crisis which they cannot gain control over without political underpinning. By Bente Scheller
