Fortress Europe

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  • This summer saw far-right mobs unleash devastating violence towards migrants and asylum seekers in Britain. It’s a far cry from the outpouring of sympathy shown during the European refugee crisis a decade ago. The new seven-part documentary podcast Fortress Europe shows how years of increasingly brutal and dehumanizing anti-migrant policies have fanned the flames of extremism but still failed to prevent record high asylum applications. We travel across the continent hearing from people making treacherous journeys, those trying to stop them, and those standing up for their rights
    Podmasters 2024
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Episodes
  • Ukraine: A Different Kind of Crisis?

    Ukraine: A Different Kind of Crisis?
    Oct 22 2024
    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War Two. We travel back to the Polish border to witness a very different kind of approach to fleeing refugees, cross into Ukraine to speak to the recently displaced, before ending in Ireland to speak to those recently settled. A nation famous for migration is now battling dark forces rejecting it. Which side will win? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Italy: The World’s Deadliest Migration Route

    Italy: The World’s Deadliest Migration Route
    Oct 15 2024
    To stop boats crossing the Mediterranean, the EU pays Libyan gangs to abduct migrants at sea and trap them in horrific detention centres. In response, activists are exposing these pushbacks by chartering surveillance aircraft and manning emergency helplines. Meanwhile in Rome some migrants receive help from divine intervention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Cyprus: Trapped Inside a Frozen Conflict

    Cyprus: Trapped Inside a Frozen Conflict
    Oct 8 2024
    Cyprus did not feature much in the 2015-16 refugee crisis, but subsequent years of closed borders across Europe has made the only EU member to border the Middle East a viable option for asylum seekers. But as war escalates across the region, Cyprus has started halting migration by pushing back boats and exploiting a legacy of the island's own painful unresolved conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins

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