FES Cyprus Podcast - Beyond the Divide

FES Cyprus Podcast - Beyond the Divide

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FES Cyprus Podcast - Beyond the Divide episodes

  • Asylum and Migration in Cyprus in the Age of COVID-19
    In Conversation with Nicos Trimikliniotis
    Migration 2.0 Podcast - Episode 7: In this episode, Hrishabh Sandilya speaks to Nicos Trimikliniotis who is Professor of Sociology, Social Sciences and Law, at the University of Nicosia and a leading academic who focuses on migration and human rights in Cyprus. Nicos is also the author of a forthcoming FES report (together with Corina Demetriou) - Cyprus: Αsylum And Migration in the Age of the Covid-19 Pandemic, which is the subject of this episode.
    This podcast is a collaboration between FES Cyprus and Project Phoenix, a migrant-led European NGO and social enterprise dedicated to systemic change of the inclusion ecosystem. Migration 2.0 explores issues related to migration through multiple lenses. By amplifying migrant voices and shedding light on migration issues, we hope to promote inclusion, highlight the diversity of migrant experiences, and humanize migrants by including and centralizing their voices in the discourse.
    36 min
  • International Students in North Cyprus
    In Conversation with Emmanuel Achiri
    Migration 2.0 Podcast - Episode 5: In this episode, Sarah Morsheimer and Hrishabh Sandilya speak with Emmanuel Achiri, Co-Founder of Voices of International Students (VOIS), a student NGO, in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC). Originally from Cameroon, Emmanuel has been in Cyprus for seven years and is a PhD candidate at Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta as well as a co-founder of the Stop the War in Cameroon Coalition, a think-tank for young researchers working on solutions to end the war in Cameroon.
    They discuss the reality that international students and immigrants face in the "TRNC", the work that Emmanuel and his team at VOIS Cyprus do in assisting international students, as well as Emmanuel’s work on refugee and immigration issues in Africa.
    This podcast is a collaboration between FES Cyprus and Project Phoenix, a migrant-led European NGO and social enterprise dedicated to systemic change of the inclusion ecosystem. Migration 2.0 explores issues related to migration through multiple lenses. By amplifying migrant voices and shedding light on migration issues, we hope to promote inclusion, highlight the diversity of migrant experiences, and humanize migrants by including and centralizing their voices in the discourse.
    44 min
  • Afghanistan, Lebanon, EU Migration policy and Cyprus
    A Conversation with Andrew Connelly
    Migration 2.0 Podcast - Episode 6: In the sixth episode, Hubert Faustmann and Hrishabh Sandilya discuss the migration situation on Europe's borders with journalist Andrew Connelly. They talk about the potential impact any further movement of migrants from Afghanistan and Lebanon could have on the EU, Andrew’s presence on the Belarussian border and his past experiences in Cyprus and Greece.
    Andrew Connelly is one of Europe's leading media voices on migration and has reported extensively on migration waves over the last decade in Cyprus, Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Caucasus. His work is regularly featured in Al Jazeera, Vice, the New Humanitarian and Foreign Policy.
    This podcast is a collaboration between FES Cyprus and Project Phoenix, a migrant-led European NGO and social enterprise dedicated to systemic change of the inclusion ecosystem. Migration 2.0 explores issues related to migration through multiple lenses. By amplifying migrant voices and shedding light on migration issues, we hope to promote inclusion, highlight the diversity of migrant experiences, and humanize migrants by including and centralizing their voices in the discourse.
    29 min
  • Refugee and Migrant Integration in Cyprus and Germany
    Comparisons and Lessons

    Migration 2.0 Podcast - Episode 4: Holly McCamant delves not only into refugee and migrant integration in Cyprus, but also in Germany and European society. She is joined by Živka Deleva, Elizabeth Kassinis, and Qais Hatefi, all who have experience working with asylum seekers and refugees in Germany and Cyprus. They discuss how refugees are impacted by decisions made on a governmental level, but also how societal perception and the media shapes their experience.

    If you want to stay up to date about migration in Cyprus subscribe us!

    Visit our website or follow us on Facebook if you want to know more about our work: https://cyprus.fes.de/ https://www.facebook.com/FEScyprus

    And here you find our friends from Project Phoenix: https://www.project-phoenix.eu/ https://www.facebook.com/projectphoenixeurope/

    1 hr 4 min
  • Austerity Policies in north Cyprus
    Report on Socio-economic and Political impact of Austerity Policies in north Cyprus
    Sertac Sonan, one of the authors of the FES-Report on the social and political impact of austerity policies in north Cyprus, discusses the main findings of the report with Hubert Faustmann, the director of the FES office in Nicosia.
    57 min
  • Winter Chaos at Pournara and in Nicosia
    Boat Pushbacks and the Council of Europe Reprimands Cyprus

    Migration 2.0 Podcast - Episode 3: Hubert Faustmann and Hrishabh Sandilya talk about the scenes of chaos witnessed at the Pournara Reception Center over the winter, week-long episodes of asylum seekers camped out in the cold outside the Immigration Office in Nicosia and the Council of Europe’s criticism of Cyprus on the contentious issue of migrant boat pushbacks. They are joined by Etinosa Erevbenagie and Cynthia Savvides - the founders of Generation for Change - a citizens' initiative that made an invaluable contribution helping asylum seekers during this period, with food, clothing and other necessities.

    This podcast is a collaboration between the FES Cyprus Office and Project Phoenix, a European NGO based in Cyprus that works towards systems change and migrant inclusion. Migration 2.0 will explore issues related to migration through multiple lenses. By amplifying migrant voices and shedding light on migration issues, we hope to promote inclusion, highlight the diversity of migrant experiences, and humanize migrants by including and centralizing their voices in the discourse.

    If you want to stay up to date about migration in Cyprus subscribe us!

    Visit our website or follow us on Facebook if you want to know more about our work:

    https://cyprus.fes.de/
    https://www.facebook.com/FEScyprus

    And here you find our friends from Project Phoenix:

    https://www.project-phoenix.eu/
    https://www.facebook.com/projectphoenixeurope/

    29 min
  • Austerity Policies in north Cyprus
    Sertac Sonan, one of the authors of the FES-Report on the social and political impact of austerity policies in north Cyprus, discusses the main findings of the report with Hubert Faustmann, the director of the FES office in Nicosia.
    57 min
  • Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants and International Students in North Cyprus
    Part II
    Migration 2.0 Podcast - Episode 2: Hubert Faustmann and Hrishabh Sandilya discuss the outcomes of a survey that looks to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on international students in the North. They are joined by Samuel Akoni, who is the Research Director for VOIS (an international student representative body in the North), a partner organisation that executed the survey. They discuss the results of the survey and you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts from international students about their experiences over the past year.
    39 min
  • Cyprus Youth Report
    Will the Cypriot youth tip the scales in the Cyprus problem?
    It is an unusual and difficult situation to be young in a country that has been divided politically for more than 55 years, and physically for more than 45 years. Ever since the referendum regarding the “Annan Plan” and the contrasting voting behaviour of the Cypriot youth on both sides of the divide, the perception of the Cypriot youth moved to the centre of research interest. On the basis of the report by Cihan Dizdaroğlu, assistant professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, Hubert Faustmann, director of the FES Office in Cyprus, Mete Hatay, Senior Research Consultant at the PRIO Cyprus Centre and the author having a lively exchange concerning this issue.
    26 min
  • Varosha
    Between Human Rights and Realpolitik
    Last summer Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots opened up the ghost town of Varosha, a suburb of Famagusta, fenced off and uninhabited since the bloody division of the island in 1974. In this podcast, Mete Hatay, senior researcher at the PRIO Cyprus Center, provides interesting background information to the ghost town and discusses the political implications of the opening as well as ways forward.
    33 min

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An EU member state in the Eastern Mediterranean, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa; this is Cyprus in a nutshell. The FES Cyprus Podcast gives you an insight in the work of the…