I had something similar. Was tasked with using ChatGPT to translate a financial disclosure form to English and then write an article. The thing hallucinated two acquisitions (of real companies), insisted it was there on page 3, and then page 4, then page 5, and then admitted it had made them up.
Latest report of the UN Panel of Experts on Libya finally out. Notable for its explicit focus on key figures (incl. Ibrahim Dabeiba and Saddam Haftar) and massive fraud in the oil and fuel sectors.
Also, some hard facts on EU naval op IRINI's collusion in an arms embargo violation last summer. 1/2
The voice of my anger whispers into the ear of the Labour Party: "You complete me"
EU military mission #IRINI details training of militia members from #Benghazi. They were "part of the Libyan Navy", it says, with "no record of human rights violations".
How could they know that they didn’t take part in shootings on NGO or refugee vessels?
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
“…in the end, I think we have to approach human rights issues with certain principles. We have to say something is right, and we stick by what is right”
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This is so depressing. I remember some years ago under the Tories, a lawyer mentioned to me she suspected a lot of this was going on. I followed up a few months later and she told me that actually things seemed to be improving/not so bad, which was a nice thing to learn. And now, here we are again.
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NEW op-ed: The “Everywhere Border”: How Technology Shapes Migration and Fuels Resistance
While governments expand digital surveillance, migrant women and grassroots organisations are using it to build networks of care, resistance, and survival.
migrantwomenpress.com/2026/04/09/t...
Worth reading the full report from @irpimedia.eu
New from Free Movement: Book review: What is immigration policy for? By Madeleine Sumption | Colin Yeo freemovement.org.uk/book-review-...
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5/ Along with Egypt, the issue contains the EU's detailed "action files" for several other countries, too:
• Tunisia
• Mauritania
• Afghanistan
• The Western Mediterranean and Atlantic Route
Read the issue, compiled by @freylindsay.bsky.social, here: buff.ly/GLl4T8B
1/ The 15th issue of the #ExternalisationBulletin is out now.
This month's bulletin includes a document that is almost laughably horrific. In it, the Council Presidency implores the EU’s main border externalisation committee to *mention* human rights more when dealing with non-EU partner countries.
Ein neuer UN-Bericht dokumentiert systematische Verbrechen an Migranten in #Libyen. Die EU-Kommission veröffentlicht ihre Berichte dazu aber nicht. www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1198...
The French Left is divided (again). But @luciecastets.bsky.social, former PM nominee of the New Popular Front alliance and newly-elected mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, still believes it can and should unite for the 2027 elections and beyond. From Ep 4 of What Do We Want?
Very effective video by @iclaimeu.bsky.social summarising three years of research on the living and working conditions of migrant workers with insecure legal status in Europe in 100 seconds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1r7...
My article on the representation of migration in movies is the Editor’s Choice of the March 2026 issue of @migrationjrnl.bsky.social.
I am proud to contribute to a journal broadening the field beyond Euro/North American centrism and connecting scholars globally.
academic.oup.com/migration/ar...
Absolutely fascinating read, really helpful for thinking about the incentives for different actors in externalisation projects (as you point out, so much discourse/coverage is focussed only on what the Global North partner wants), thank you writing this
North/South migration diplomacy laid bare as the UK & Rwanda dispute in The Hague. My latest @bordercrim.bsky.social
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“The UK is fighting for an expansion of the right to exclude people claiming asylum from its territory. Rwanda is fighting for a Global South state’s right to benefit from this exclusionary shift.“
Thank you so much, @carosanderson.bsky.social, for this interview in @thebookseller.com about 'This is Also a Love Story' (my very first interview about the book!): www.thebookseller.com/author-inter...
More info about preorders etc. here: sallyhayden.net/2026/01/26/t...
A new blurb for 'This is Also a Love Story', which publishes in May in the UK/Ireland (@4thestatebooks.bsky.social) & in North America in June (@scribnerbooks.bsky.social). It is available for preorders now and preorders really help overall reach! More info here: sallyhayden.net/2026/01/26/t...
🚨🎧🛟 New episode coming soon! 🌊🎧🚨
Keep an eye on your podcast/YouTube feeds for episode 87!
In the meantime, be sure to check out our last episode with Frey Lindsey from @statewatch.bsky.social 👇🎧
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🚨2e épisode de WHAT DO WE WANT? 🚨
Quelques jours avant la primaire démocrate dans l'Illinois, @katmabu.bsky.social explique pourquoi elle parle autant de Gaza. Si elle est élue, elle deviendra la plus jeune représentante au Congrès de l’histoire des États-Unis www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G81...
🚨 2e épisode de WHAT DO WE WANT avec @katmabu.bsky.social, une journaliste palestino-américaine qui se présente aux élections du Congrès. Quelques jours avant la primaire, on a parlé de sa campagne, des démocrates, et de l'autodétermination des peuples, de 🇵🇸 à 🇺🇦. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G81...
In our latest blog post, co-published with @statewatch.bsky.social, Luca Rondi exposes the 'blackmail' at the centre of @frontex.bsky.social's push for 'voluntary' deportations from Europe.
The piece was originally written in Italian for Altreconomia.
Spotlight on Migration, a report by the @womeninmigration.bsky.social is out!
spotlightreportmigration.org/wp-content/u...
I wrote about crucial issues on the use of surveillance tech against people on the move and to learn about migrant communities choosing to resist, and care for each other.
Screengrab of the article that reads "The bank argues that Year in Monzo features automatically generated content based on spending patterns, not personalised commentary written by a human."
"it wasn't us that insulted you, it was our computer"
