Chris Jones and Sofiane Ait Chalalet


Life at the frontier: Samos in 2018

A report from the Greek island of Samos, home to many refugees seeking to enter Europe.

Letter from Samos: part 2

Part 2 of Chris Jones and Sofiane Ait Chalalet's open letter to Dimitri Sevastakis, the newly elected Syriza MP for Samos. Part 1 can be read...

Letter from Samos: part 1

Chris Jones and Sofiane Ait Chalalet live on the Greek island of Samos. This is the first part of their open letter to Dimitri Sevastakis, the...

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