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Germany’s nervous mainstream shifts rightward

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More than 600 attacks on refugee shelters, the booming AfD and PEGIDA, and hate speech on the Internet show that Germany is not only a welcoming nation: a new xenophobic sentiment is also on the rise.

This year’s neglected migration crises

201512211815170752t.jpg In 2015, all eyes have been on the Mediterranean and Europe’s so-called migration crisis. But people are being displaced in many other corners of the world away from the media’s glare. According to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, this year is likely to see worldwide forced displacement exceeding 60 million for the first time. Here are six under-reported migration stories.

Miners’ Hall, Runanga, ca 1910 by National Library NZ on The Commons

Photographer: James Ring
Miners’ Hall, Runanga, ca 1910
Dry plate glass negative
Reference No. 1/2-179351-G
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

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Francis Joseph Glacier, 1906 by National Library NZ on The Commons

Photographer: James Ring
Francis Joseph Glacier, 1906
Albumen print
Reference No. PA1-o-436-16-2
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

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Maori village, Whakarewarewa, between 1923-1928 by National Library NZ on The Commons

Photographer: Robert Percy Moore
Maori village, Whakarewarewa, between 1923-1928
Panoramic negative
Reference No. Pan-1717-F
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

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Walking on the beach, Awaawaroa Bay, Waiheke Island by National Library NZ on The Commons

View of three women walking away from the camera along the stony foreshore. In the foreground to the left is a dinghy at the water’s edge and three yachts are moored in the bay. Photographed by William Archer Price in early 1900s.
Inscriptions: Inscribed – Photographer’s title on negative -bottom centre: Awaroa Bay. Auckland. No 3499 .
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.5 x 6.5 inches

Walking on the beach, Awaawaroa Bay, Waiheke Island. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-000563-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://bitly.com/1O0y59J

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