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24 September marks the World Day for Migrant and Refugees. This year will mark the 109th year that this day is celebrated. For this occasion, Pope Francis penned a letter titled: Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay. His complete letter is replicated here...

The last couple of years have seen a shift in the climate surrounding refugees and asylum seekers, locally and at a European level. At first glance, one can only describe the situation as bleak. This is due to a number of factors – firstly because it is becoming...

Earlier in July, JRS Malta members of staff concluded a two-day training course on emotional resilience and on transdisciplinary approaches to working with youths. The training was conducted by senior university lecturer and social worker Nathalie Kenely and Head of...

JRS Malta is seeking to recruit a LAWYER, to work with asylum seekers and immigrants in Malta. Terms and conditions The post is a full-time post, however applications from individuals wishing to work part-time or reduced hours will also be considered. Individuals who...

On Tuesday 20th June is World Refugee Day 2023. This year, as part of Refugee Week Malta, we will once again be Marching for Peace, a silent march calling for Peace, and acknowledging all the people who have left their home due to Conflict. This event forms part of...

This is a statement issued by the El Hiblu 3 Campaign. JRS Malta supports this cause and reiterates the call on the Attorney General to drop the charges.  We demand that the Attorney General, Dr. Victoria Buttiġieġ, immediately dismisses the unjust charges against...

On 23rd May, the European project arrives in Brussels to talk about family foster care for minors who have arrived alone in five European countries: Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Spain and Greece. The event will be an opportunity to share projects’ results and outcomes,...

On April 6th, 2019, Lassana Cisse, a 42-year-old man from the Ivory Coast, was shot and killed in Birżebbuġa, Malta, in a racially motivated attack, where two other victims Ibrahim Bah and Mohammed Jallow were also left for dead. The two suspects were identified as...

JRS Malta, in collaboration with trans-national project FAB!, Family-Based care for children in migration, will hold another Human Library offering the public an opportunity for encounter. Following the Human Library sessions held in 2022 and the good turnout from the...

This is the Press Statement as issued by the 47 entities that endorsed the CommemorAction held on Sunday 5 February: More than 1,300 people died or disappeared in the Central Mediterranean in 2022. These people – men, women, children, sons, and daughters – can be...