Repatriation

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The Case of Shamima Begum: Balancing Victimhood, Accountability, and National Security

In February 2015, Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana, and Amira Abase—aged between 15 and 16—traveled from Bethnal Green (East London) to Syria to join ISIS, following the same route taken three months earlier by their friend, Sharmeena Begum. While the...

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Repatriation Challenges: How the Change of Regime in Syria Affected European Detainee Women in Roj Camp

The author regularly visits detention facilities in northeastern Syria, including Roj camp, as part of her academic/journalistic research (i.e., several times a year). This text is based on interviews with the employees and detainees of the Roj camp...