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A person cycling through an alleyway in Syria Blog

Syria has the power to change, from one of the biggest statelessness exporters to a role model for the Global North

Statelessness has impacted the lives of thousands in Syria, exacerbated by decades of discriminatory policies by the previous Assad regime and the…
/ Nowras Rahhal, ENS community member
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'Stateless for two generations’: BB’s story and the fight to end statelessness in North Macedonia

As part of the Roma Integration Phase III Programme, a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, efforts are being made to…
/ Zehra Sahinovic, Statelessness Field Officer at Macedonian Young Lawyers Association (MYLA)
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The statelessness of displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) from the perspectives of international law and German administrative law

In September 2024, the German Administrative Court in Kassel issued a landmark ruling recognising ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) as…
/ Christian Mkhitaryan, specialist lawyer for migration law in Germany and board member of the German-Armenian Lawyers Association
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No Country to Call Home: the Hidden Crisis of Statelessness in the UK and beyond

"Statelessness is like being a ghost—except no one’s even scared of you." – Anonymous Imagine being born and raised in a country, speaking the…
/ Sam, ENS Community Member, UK
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Between Law and Reality: the Challenges for Palestinian Refugees in Bulgaria

On 13 June 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark judgment in case C-563/22, addressing the legal status of…
/ Magdalena Miteva, Attorney-at-Law, Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR)
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Research sheds light on childhood statelessness litigation

Litigation involving childhood statelessness sheds light on how statelessness can exacerbate the vulnerabilities inherent in being a child litigant.…
/ Rachael Pop, Human Rights Attorney and Consultant
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A new briefing, Stateless People in the UK: at risk of legal limbo, in need of protection

In January 2025, the Jesuit Refugee Service UK, Asylum Aid, the University of Liverpool Law Clinic, the European Network on Statelessness, and…
/ Sophie Cartwright, Senior Policy Officer at the Jesuit Refugee Service UK, and Research Associate at the Centre for Criminology.
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Editorial: A year of mixed progress – Europe’s ongoing efforts to advance the right to a nationality and address statelessness

Next week at our annual state of play assessment webinar on statelessness in Europe, we will launch two new Statelessness Index country profiles for…
/ Alexia Tizzano, Legal Coordinator, European Network on Statelessness
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A new right of residence for stateless people in Belgium – does it offer sufficient protection?

On 8 February 2024, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a law introducing a procedure for stateless people to obtain a residence permit in Belgium…
/ Clara Van Thillo, PhD Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Institute for International Law, KU Leuven, funded by Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).
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Litigating the right to a nationality

In November 2024, UNHCR and the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) jointly published a new resource for those seeking legal remedies for…
/ Bronwen Manby
Russian passport Blog

Russia's war against Ukraine and the risk of statelessness

Recent years have seen both gains and losses for the protection of stateless people and prevention of statelessness in Russia. In 2023, after many…
/ Olga Abramenko, ADC Memorial
"Statelessness in Scotland" workshop participants in Edinburgh Blog

A life-changing experience: reflecting on the "Statelessness in Scotland” workshop in Edinburgh

Delivering a workshop at the Scottish Government building in Edinburgh was a transformative experience that marked a milestone in my journey as a…
/ Abdelrahman Touman, ENS Legal & Policy Volunteer