You are here: Homepage Tag exile Articles In Havana, a group plays dominoes lit by mobile phones. Nearby, fires burn as locals protest power outages. Ramon Espinosa/AP Humanitarian crisis | Cuba “Cubans are being pushed to the limit” Playwright Yunior García Aguilera sounds a warning about Cuba’s humanitarian crisis — and explains what it would take to finally spark political change Interview with Yunior García Aguilera 05/20/2026 Giorgi Kakabadze protesting in central Berlin Photo: Salome Kochlamazashvili Democracy | Georgia "We were always European" The increasingly pro-Russian government in Georgia suspended EU accession talks at the end of 2024. In this interview, Georgian activist Giorgi Kakabadze talks about the fight for a European future for his country. Interview with Giorgi Kakabadze 04/08/2025 Ugandan author and activist Stella Nyanzi is currently living in exile in Germany Photo: Maximilian Gödecke Family | Uganda Dear Mummy and Daddy, rest in peace! Persecution, prison, exile: Life has moved fast for the Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi since her parents died. So much has changed that she she’s catching up with the past. A farewell letter to Mummy and Daddy. By Stella Nyanzi 09/20/2023 Illustration: Gosia Herba The new Poland The tightrope walk Since the annexation of Crimea, increasing numbers of Ukrainians are moving to Poland. For the government this means it has to deal with immigration issues for the first time. By Olena Babakova 07/01/2021
In Havana, a group plays dominoes lit by mobile phones. Nearby, fires burn as locals protest power outages. Ramon Espinosa/AP Humanitarian crisis | Cuba “Cubans are being pushed to the limit” Playwright Yunior García Aguilera sounds a warning about Cuba’s humanitarian crisis — and explains what it would take to finally spark political change Interview with Yunior García Aguilera 05/20/2026
Giorgi Kakabadze protesting in central Berlin Photo: Salome Kochlamazashvili Democracy | Georgia "We were always European" The increasingly pro-Russian government in Georgia suspended EU accession talks at the end of 2024. In this interview, Georgian activist Giorgi Kakabadze talks about the fight for a European future for his country. Interview with Giorgi Kakabadze 04/08/2025
Ugandan author and activist Stella Nyanzi is currently living in exile in Germany Photo: Maximilian Gödecke Family | Uganda Dear Mummy and Daddy, rest in peace! Persecution, prison, exile: Life has moved fast for the Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi since her parents died. So much has changed that she she’s catching up with the past. A farewell letter to Mummy and Daddy. By Stella Nyanzi 09/20/2023
Illustration: Gosia Herba The new Poland The tightrope walk Since the annexation of Crimea, increasing numbers of Ukrainians are moving to Poland. For the government this means it has to deal with immigration issues for the first time. By Olena Babakova 07/01/2021
