ASHA: Crossing Borders, Breaking Silences

Episode 3 - Alejandra Ramos In this episode of ASHA: Crossing Borders, Breaking Silences, we speak with Dr Alejandra Ramos, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. Dr Ramos discusses her research on intimate ...

New podcast episode: Carmel Nolan talks to Dr Alejandra Ramos (TCD) about research on intimate partner violence, survivor support & empowerment.
Listen here: www.podbean.com/media/share/...
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Episode 2 - Shamim Malekmian In this episode of ASHA: Crossing Borders, Breaking Silences, we sit down with award-winning journalist Shamim Malekmian, who covers the immigration beat for Dublin Inquirer. Shamim shares her insight...

Episode 2 of ASHA is out: www.podbean.com/media/share/... Journalist @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social on migration politics in Ireland, recent attacks on Indian individuals, and how media shapes public understanding—tune in!

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Call for paper for conference on DSGBV and Migration organised by @arpitac.bsky.social and @fabriziol.bsky.social at the @dcu-irgs.bsky.social to take place on 27 February 2026 at Dublin City University.
Send your abstract by the 30th o November! www.dcu.ie/institute-re...

‼️STOP STARVING GAZA‼️

Show you solidarity with the people, the children, that are being starved in Gaza.
Bedford Row, 1:30 pm
Saturday, August 2nd

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🎙️ Our first episode out now!
ASHA: Crossing Borders, Breaking Silences explores gender, migration & sexuality as part of @arpitac.bsky.social’s project on South Asian communities in Ireland.
Ep.1 w/ Dr Caroline West is live: www.dcu.ie/institute-re...

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In Europe just as in Trump's America, the creeping criminalisation of migration and solidarity An obsession with security is increasingly putting both migrants and human-rights defenders on the wrong side of the law. The trend is the same in both the USA and Europe.

This is an excellent article on the depressing similarities between EU and U.S. (anti-)immigration policies and practices.

I gave some comments for it.

CfP: “They Are Here Too” – DSGBV & Migrants in Europe
27 Feb 2026
Seeking papers on migrant experiences of gender-based violence across Europe.
CFP attached – pls share + submit!
#CfP #DSGBV #Migration #DCU
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Rise of 13.6% in new sexual offences, says Courts Service The number of new sexual offences has increased by 13.6%, according to the Courts Service's annual report for 2024.

The Courts Service annual report shows a 13.6% rise in new sexual offences in 2024, alongside a 6.3% overall increase in criminal matters before the courts. Cases at the Central Criminal Court, remain significantly above pre-pandemic levels at 35%.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/07...

#VAW #EndVAW

A reminder from ECRE to @eu2025dk.bsky.social:
🔔People seeking asylum are not a security threat
🔔These people are not just 'flowing' in an uncontrollable way; They're fleeing persecution and war in search of safety
🔔 Invest in humane policies & avoid using loaded language to protect people in need.

We are at BISA! check out our panel "Connections and Disconnections between Migration and Violence" tomorrow at 1.15PM in the Madrid Room
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🗣️ Experiences of Policing Among Brazilians and People of African Descent in Ireland

Join INAR & Dr. Lucy Michael on June 12 for a vital community conversation on the findings and recommendations of the report.

🎟️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/community-...

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Just published by Dr @arpitac.bsky.social and Dr Niamh Gaynor: Race, gender, and the immigrant student: Aspiring decolonisation in Irish universities, building a conversation around decoloniality in Irish academia. Check it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #Decolonisation #HigherEducation

‘Scale of our sexual violence epidemic’ shown by record calls and texts to national rape crisis helpline Growing number of clients reference physical restraints being used by perpetrators, says annual report

Scale of our sexual violence epidemic’ shown by record calls and texts to national rape crisis helpline #speirgorm

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

To offer legal support in a much faster asylum system next year, Legal Aid Board fights for more funding, documents show It’s a year until the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force, and with it, big changes with implications for legal support.

To offer legal support in a much faster asylum system next year, Legal Aid Board fights for more funding, documents show. Some of the timeframes envisioned are so short that it calls into question the board's ability to provide meaningful service, LAB wrote. www.dublininquirer.com/to-offer-leg...

On this day 7 years ago, the Repeal of the 8th amendment marked a milestone in women’s access to reproductive rights in Ireland.

While progress has been made, we still have a long way to go to ensure true and equal access to abortion care for all women in Ireland.

As part of our project, we are interested in interviewing anyone who has migrated to Ireland from South Asia and used the domestic violence support services here. If you, or someone you know has this experience, please consider getting in touch with Dr Arpita Chakraborty: arpita.chakraborty@dcu.ie

Hey everyone! If you’re interested in EU migration, security and foreign policy join me and prof. Sarah Léonard (Dublin City University) at the 12th European Workshops in International Studies, Krakow, 2-4 July 2025. Find our CfP on the EWIS website, workshop "WS S"
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