Andrew Connelly

Freelance journalist, and regular IRIN contributor

A tale of two summits for Central American refugees

21 September 2016

Refugee rights activists in the Americas see inherent contradictions in Obama’s call for global action while failing to address the growing emergency in his own back yard.

Feature

Welcome to the City Plaza: Greece’s refugee hotel
6 May 2016
Guests at the City Plaza won’t be leaving any time soon. Why? They’re refugees.
News

Failed EU plan leaves refugees in limbo
18 January 2016
“Relocation does not work.” With these words on Thursday, EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos finally admitted that the bloc’s September agreement to relocate 160,000 asylum...