@sonyaciesnik.bsky.social
Paris-based journalist for FRANCE 24 and InfoMigrants.
Focused on the Baltic states, Central & Eastern Europe and #migration issues.
Focused on the Baltic states, Central & Eastern Europe and #migration issues.
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New from @alliance4europe.bsky.social: Kremlin-linked infops and sabotage targeting the 2025 Polish elections with cyber-attacks, narrative relay (both automated and paid), zone flooding, and source impersonation.
#infops #Poland #elections #Kremlin #Europe #EU
#infops #Poland #elections #Kremlin #Europe #EU
Poland: Country Election Risk Assessment (2025) - Alliance4Europe
FIMI risks to the integrity of the upcoming Polish Presidential Elections in May 2025. This assessment identifies key threats and vulnerabilities
alliance4europe.eu
May 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New from @alliance4europe.bsky.social: Kremlin-linked infops and sabotage targeting the 2025 Polish elections with cyber-attacks, narrative relay (both automated and paid), zone flooding, and source impersonation.
#infops #Poland #elections #Kremlin #Europe #EU
#infops #Poland #elections #Kremlin #Europe #EU
Analysis: How Poland is fighting digital interference ahead of final round of presidential vote f24.my/BBK6.BS via @france24.com, with Aleksandra Wójtowicz & Saman Nazari
Poland fights digital interference ahead of final round of presidential vote
The tightly contested initial round of Poland’s presidential elections on May 18 highlighted the difficulty of deflecting disinformation and cyberattacks by domestic and foreign actors. A high-stakes…
f24.my
May 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Analysis: How Poland is fighting digital interference ahead of final round of presidential vote f24.my/BBK6.BS via @france24.com, with Aleksandra Wójtowicz & Saman Nazari
More than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 while trying to reach Spain 🇪🇸, according to certain estimates. How volunteers on one island are offering them dignified burials while searching for clues on their identity, via @infomigrants.net
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6419...
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6419...
Offering dignity to dead migrants in the Canary Islands
Spain’s Canary Islands are struggling to cope with an influx of migrant bodies. Volunteers in El Hierro are stepping up to offer burial rites and search for clues on the identity of those who died dur...
www.infomigrants.net
April 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
More than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 while trying to reach Spain 🇪🇸, according to certain estimates. How volunteers on one island are offering them dignified burials while searching for clues on their identity, via @infomigrants.net
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6419...
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6419...
The UK border security chief seeks to intercept smuggling networks. The crackdown will likely make cross-channel voyages even more lethal, say NGOs, via @infomigrants.net www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6395...
UK border security chief seeks to intercept smuggling networks
Britain's Border Security Chief Martin Hewitt recently said he aims to "drive up the price" of English Channel boat crossings in what the UK's Home Office called the "most extensive international crac...
www.infomigrants.net
April 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The UK border security chief seeks to intercept smuggling networks. The crackdown will likely make cross-channel voyages even more lethal, say NGOs, via @infomigrants.net www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6395...
Bez milosci “Without love” (1980) is Barbara Sass’s fast-paced cult classic which follows a journalist on her rocky path to success. Despite dark undercurrents of suicide and betrayal, an overarching optimism is conveyed through images of planes taking off, vinyl jackets & Ewa’s verve.
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Bez milosci “Without love” (1980) is Barbara Sass’s fast-paced cult classic which follows a journalist on her rocky path to success. Despite dark undercurrents of suicide and betrayal, an overarching optimism is conveyed through images of planes taking off, vinyl jackets & Ewa’s verve.
A NATO Plane’s Busy Duty: Tracking (and Dodging) Russia in the Baltic Sea www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea
The assignment was part of a new program aimed at suspected Russian sabotage. None has occurred since NATO began patrols.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A NATO Plane’s Busy Duty: Tracking (and Dodging) Russia in the Baltic Sea www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
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Un campement de jeunes migrants installés sur les quais de Seine, en plein cœur de Paris, a été démantelé mardi par les autorités.
Ces exilés avaient dressé des tentes sous le pont Marie et Louis-Philippe après leur expulsion de la Gaîté Lyrique mi-mars.
Ces exilés avaient dressé des tentes sous le pont Marie et Louis-Philippe après leur expulsion de la Gaîté Lyrique mi-mars.
Paris : évacuation du campement de jeunes migrants installés sur les quais de Seine après l'expulsion de la Gaîté Lyrique
Un campement de jeunes migrants installés sur les quais de Seine, en plein cœur de Paris, a été démantelé mardi matin par les autorités. Ces exilés avaient dressé des tentes sous le Pont Marie après l...
www.infomigrants.net
April 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Un campement de jeunes migrants installés sur les quais de Seine, en plein cœur de Paris, a été démantelé mardi par les autorités.
Ces exilés avaient dressé des tentes sous le pont Marie et Louis-Philippe après leur expulsion de la Gaîté Lyrique mi-mars.
Ces exilés avaient dressé des tentes sous le pont Marie et Louis-Philippe après leur expulsion de la Gaîté Lyrique mi-mars.
How rape is used as a means of domination and psychological destruction in Ukraine, and how Ukrainians are breaking their silence on the subject ⤵️
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‘Unspeakable’: Ukraine breaks the silence surrounding wartime sexual violence
Growing numbers of Ukrainian women in areas recaptured from Russian occupation are starting to speak about the sexual violence they experienced at the hands of Russian soldiers. The watershed moment…
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March 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
How rape is used as a means of domination and psychological destruction in Ukraine, and how Ukrainians are breaking their silence on the subject ⤵️
f24.my/B2ZR
f24.my/B2ZR
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Pour ceux qui veulent voir le film "Radio Prague, Les Ondes de la révolte" : projection suivie d'un débat ce samedi 29 mars à partir de 11h, avec que du beau monde pour animer cette discussion. Un film pour notre temps, avec des enjeux toujours de notre temps.
March 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Pour ceux qui veulent voir le film "Radio Prague, Les Ondes de la révolte" : projection suivie d'un débat ce samedi 29 mars à partir de 11h, avec que du beau monde pour animer cette discussion. Un film pour notre temps, avec des enjeux toujours de notre temps.
The Syrian-German band Shkoon's music sounds exotic, yet familiar. It's joyful, and yet melancholic. Read my interview with Ameen Khayer, half of the band, below: www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6349... via @infomigrants.net
Shkoon, the Syrian-German duo shaping the future of music
Ameen Khayer, half of the duo that makes up the group Shkoon, says the group aims to break traditional frameworks in music and shatter stereotypes on refugees.
www.infomigrants.net
March 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Syrian-German band Shkoon's music sounds exotic, yet familiar. It's joyful, and yet melancholic. Read my interview with Ameen Khayer, half of the band, below: www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6349... via @infomigrants.net
Aleksandra Kasuba’s « shelters for the soul » were inspired by architecture before there were architects. Like the cliff-dwellings of the ancestral Puebloans of New Mexico, her structures had soft forms that blended into their natural environment.
March 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Aleksandra Kasuba’s « shelters for the soul » were inspired by architecture before there were architects. Like the cliff-dwellings of the ancestral Puebloans of New Mexico, her structures had soft forms that blended into their natural environment.
The Baltic states move from emergency responses to long-term strategies www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6334... via @infomigrants.net
New project launches to improve refugee and migrant integration in the Baltic states
The Baltic states have increasingly become key hosts for migrants and refugees, particularly from Ukraine, following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. However, integration of all refugees in the r...
www.infomigrants.net
March 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Baltic states move from emergency responses to long-term strategies www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6334... via @infomigrants.net
Europe’s militaries are very reliant on the US. Yet the EU’s manufacturing prowess, led by Germany, could give it the much-needed impetus to support Ukraine and begin domestic rearmament. Interview via @FRANCE24 ⤵️
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How dependent are Europe's militaries on the US?
European NATO countries are taking urgent steps to boost their armaments industries amid mounting concern about the strength of Washington's commitment to their security. FRANCE 24 spoke to Richard Ab...
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March 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Europe’s militaries are very reliant on the US. Yet the EU’s manufacturing prowess, led by Germany, could give it the much-needed impetus to support Ukraine and begin domestic rearmament. Interview via @FRANCE24 ⤵️
f24.my/B0Pd
f24.my/B0Pd
Au vu des statistiques vertigineuses sur les violences sexuelles et les violences conjugales, le gouvernement ne peut pas dire qu’il en fait assez.
www.france24.com/fr/france/20...
www.france24.com/fr/france/20...
Égalité femmes-hommes : la France a-t-elle "enterré" sa promesse ?
Inégalités économiques, violences sexistes et sexuelles, diplomatie féministe... Dans un rapport publié à l'occasion de la 109e édition de la Journée internationale des droits des femmes, l'ONG Oxfam…
www.france24.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Au vu des statistiques vertigineuses sur les violences sexuelles et les violences conjugales, le gouvernement ne peut pas dire qu’il en fait assez.
www.france24.com/fr/france/20...
www.france24.com/fr/france/20...
A space of one's own: Reimagining refugee camps to make them more hospitable.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6311... via @infomigrants.net
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6311... via @infomigrants.net
A space of one's own: Reimagining refugee camps to make them more hospitable
Opening up the possibility of participation and appropriation to the inhabitants of refugee camps can make them more liveable places, say certain experts.
www.infomigrants.net
March 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A space of one's own: Reimagining refugee camps to make them more hospitable.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6311... via @infomigrants.net
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6311... via @infomigrants.net
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Dans les steppes du Donbass, au milieu des terrils et des champs enneigés, les tranchées se creusent encore et encore à mesure que le front se rapproche.
Reportage @ledevoir.com dans ce Donbass meurtri
www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe...?
Reportage @ledevoir.com dans ce Donbass meurtri
www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe...?
En Ukraine, la lente agonie du Donbass
À quelques kilomètres du front, des villes autrefois florissantes font face aux victimes… et à un brin de normalité.
www.ledevoir.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Dans les steppes du Donbass, au milieu des terrils et des champs enneigés, les tranchées se creusent encore et encore à mesure que le front se rapproche.
Reportage @ledevoir.com dans ce Donbass meurtri
www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe...?
Reportage @ledevoir.com dans ce Donbass meurtri
www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe...?
«C’était une erreur historique, l’Ukraine a perdu son bouclier.»
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
«Tout ce qui s’est passé depuis dix ans aurait pu être évité»: le regret nucléaire des Ukrainiens
REPORTAGE - Dans l’ex-base nucléaire soviétique de Pervomaïsk comme dans le reste du pays, les Ukrainiens nourrissent d’amers regrets face à l’abandon en 1994 de leur arsenal atomique.
www.lefigaro.fr
February 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
«C’était une erreur historique, l’Ukraine a perdu son bouclier.»
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
Agnieszka Holland on the genesis of her 1981 film “A Lonely Woman”: filmmakers during Poland’s Solidarity movement sought to portray characters who were romantic, courageous or cowardly.. but no one thought of showing someone who simply didn’t have the space to think about the revolution.
February 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Agnieszka Holland on the genesis of her 1981 film “A Lonely Woman”: filmmakers during Poland’s Solidarity movement sought to portray characters who were romantic, courageous or cowardly.. but no one thought of showing someone who simply didn’t have the space to think about the revolution.
Trump has promised to fix the immigration system in the US by carrying out mass expulsions.
Yet certain cities across the country – known as “sanctuary cities” – have policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. ↘️
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Yet certain cities across the country – known as “sanctuary cities” – have policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. ↘️
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What are sanctuary cities, and how are they being targeted by Trump?
Trump has promised to fix the immigration system in the US by carrying out mass expulsions. Yet certain cities across the country – known as “sanctuary cities” – have policies that limit cooperation…
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February 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Trump has promised to fix the immigration system in the US by carrying out mass expulsions.
Yet certain cities across the country – known as “sanctuary cities” – have policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. ↘️
f24.my/AvFc
Yet certain cities across the country – known as “sanctuary cities” – have policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. ↘️
f24.my/AvFc
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Une modèle Onlyfans... et espionne ? Grâce au chantage, le régime de Loukachenko a recruté tout un réseau d’informateurs lui permettant de traquer à distance ses détracteurs.
Mon enquête dans @liberation.fr, à lire dans la chouette édition du «Libé tout en BD» :
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
Mon enquête dans @liberation.fr, à lire dans la chouette édition du «Libé tout en BD» :
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Une modèle Onlyfans... et espionne ? Grâce au chantage, le régime de Loukachenko a recruté tout un réseau d’informateurs lui permettant de traquer à distance ses détracteurs.
Mon enquête dans @liberation.fr, à lire dans la chouette édition du «Libé tout en BD» :
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
Mon enquête dans @liberation.fr, à lire dans la chouette édition du «Libé tout en BD» :
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
The Retailleau circular ”opens the door to arbitrary decisions from prefects”.
Read my interview with French immigration lawyer Charly Salkazanov here 🔎
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6255...
Read my interview with French immigration lawyer Charly Salkazanov here 🔎
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6255...
French lawyer deplores new measures for undocumented immigrants
Charly Salkazanov, a lawyer specializing in asylum and immigration, warns that France’s new directive – requiring longer residency and stricter criteria for undocumented immigrants – will lead to arbi...
www.infomigrants.net
February 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Retailleau circular ”opens the door to arbitrary decisions from prefects”.
Read my interview with French immigration lawyer Charly Salkazanov here 🔎
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6255...
Read my interview with French immigration lawyer Charly Salkazanov here 🔎
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6255...
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Today’s sham election in Belarus was neither free nor fair.
The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country.
On this so-called ‘election day’, I’m hosting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with EU Foreign Ministers to reaffirm our support for a free and democratic Belarus.
The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country.
On this so-called ‘election day’, I’m hosting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with EU Foreign Ministers to reaffirm our support for a free and democratic Belarus.
January 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Today’s sham election in Belarus was neither free nor fair.
The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country.
On this so-called ‘election day’, I’m hosting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with EU Foreign Ministers to reaffirm our support for a free and democratic Belarus.
The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country.
On this so-called ‘election day’, I’m hosting Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya with EU Foreign Ministers to reaffirm our support for a free and democratic Belarus.
"Humans have always migrated, ever since Homo sapiens emerged in Africa," said Sylvie Mazzella, co-commissioner of #ExpoMigrations at @museedelhomme.fr An exhibition on the diversity and complexity of human migrations: infomigrants.net/en/post/62180/…, via @infomigrants.net
France: Exhibition shines a light on human migration
An exhibition at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris delves into the complexity and diversity of human migration, far from polarizing statistics and debates.
https://infomigrants.net/en/post/62180/…
January 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Humans have always migrated, ever since Homo sapiens emerged in Africa," said Sylvie Mazzella, co-commissioner of #ExpoMigrations at @museedelhomme.fr An exhibition on the diversity and complexity of human migrations: infomigrants.net/en/post/62180/…, via @infomigrants.net
The Painting, the Photograph and the War for Ukraine’s Culture
A photograph reimagines a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks based in central Ukraine, and serves as a means to reclaim a masterpiece that Ukrainians say has long been misattributed to Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/w...
A photograph reimagines a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks based in central Ukraine, and serves as a means to reclaim a masterpiece that Ukrainians say has long been misattributed to Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/w...
The Painting, the Photograph and the War for Ukraine’s Culture
An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Painting, the Photograph and the War for Ukraine’s Culture
A photograph reimagines a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks based in central Ukraine, and serves as a means to reclaim a masterpiece that Ukrainians say has long been misattributed to Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/w...
A photograph reimagines a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks based in central Ukraine, and serves as a means to reclaim a masterpiece that Ukrainians say has long been misattributed to Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/w...
« People will only consider returning if there are clear improvements like services, schools for children, hospitals, and political stability. »
Syria is not yet safe for everyone’: Refugees in France contemplate post-Assad future f24.my/AojC
Syria is not yet safe for everyone’: Refugees in France contemplate post-Assad future f24.my/AojC
‘Syria is not yet safe for everyone’: Refugees in France contemplate post-Assad future
Several European countries have suspended the processing of asylum claims from Syrians following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad on December 8. But for many Syrian refugees in France, the situation is…
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December 18, 2024 at 1:13 PM
« People will only consider returning if there are clear improvements like services, schools for children, hospitals, and political stability. »
Syria is not yet safe for everyone’: Refugees in France contemplate post-Assad future f24.my/AojC
Syria is not yet safe for everyone’: Refugees in France contemplate post-Assad future f24.my/AojC