Transnational Repression on EU Soil
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17 distinct texts across 29 publication appearances in Arabic, English, Bulgarian, and Italian. Organised by original text with translations nested below — revealing the full translation network.

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2026

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Melting Pot EuropaItalian — original11 Apr 2026
Il sottile muro tra noi. Quando l'UNHCR tace, chi dà voce ai detenuti?
On UNHCR institutional silence and the voices of detained people. Published first in Italian.
English original (published earlier)
SubstackEnglish12 Feb 2026

The Thin Wall Between Us — The Graveyard Answer: when UNHCR stays silent, who speaks for the detainees?

SubstackEnglish — original5 Mar 2026
The Challenges of the New Path to Gulf Autonomy as Alliances Unravel
Geopolitical analysis of Middle East security dynamics and Gulf strategic autonomy in 2026.
Also published in Arabic
صوت الناس — SotalnasArabic2026

تحديات المسار الجديد نحو الاستقلالية الخليجية

SubstackEnglish — original2 Mar 2026
Caught Between Empires: The Gulf's Impossible Position
Essay on Gulf strategic positioning between competing great powers.
Also published in Arabic
حرية وتغيير — HuriahtaghyeerArabic2026

بين الإمبراطوريتين: الوضع المستحيل للخليج

SubstackEnglish — original18 Feb 2026
If Non-Refoulement Is Absolute, Why Am I Still Detained?
Essay on the principle of non-refoulement, its legal status, and Bulgarian judicial reasoning.
SubstackEnglish — original6 Feb 2026
How to Survive a Detention in 2026: Notes from Year Five
Reflection on psychological survival after transfer from Busmantsi to Lyubimets, now into the fifth year of detention.
MarginaliaBulgarian — original3 Feb 2026
От Бусманци до Любимец: писмо на Абдулрахман Ал-Халиди, който остава задържан
Open letter following transfer from Busmantsi to Lyubimets detention centre.
SubstackEnglish — original26 Jan 2026
5 Years Stolen: A Death Sentence by Silence. This is an Emergency.
Campaign emergency statement marking five years of detention and renewed deportation risk.
News.bgBulgarian9 Mar 2026
Целта е конфликт в целия Близък изток, който е от полза за една-единствена държава
Geopolitical analysis on Gulf security, Iran, Israel, and regional escalation, published in Bulgarian.
2025

First-person testimonies and analysis

Melting Pot EuropaEnglish — original19 Sep 2025
Endless detention: 47 months in Busmantsi
First-person account on prolonged administrative detention after 47 months.
Also published in Arabic
صوت الناس — SotalnasArabic2025

احتجاز لا نهاية له: 47 شهراً في بوسمانتسي

Melting Pot EuropaEnglish — original4 Aug 2025
When "security" becomes abuse
Analysis of national-security claims used to justify prolonged detention and override judicial rulings.
Melting Pot EuropaEnglish — original26 Jun 2025
Good news, but I remain in prison
Personal statement following the June 2025 Supreme Administrative Court ruling, which found in his favour but did not produce release.
Melting Pot EuropaEnglish — original18 Jun 2025
In Busmantsi, Nidal is fighting for his freedom and his family's survival
Testimony on behalf of Nidal, a Palestinian asylum seeker detained at Busmantsi.
MarginaliaBulgarian — original15 Apr 2025
Институционална криза и решения в стил „няма човек, няма проблем"
Analysis of institutional crisis at the State Agency for Refugees, published in Bulgarian.
Melting Pot EuropaEnglish — original10 Feb 2025
A machine turning us into "Hollow Men" — A crime to be yourself
On detention, identity, and the hollowing effect of prolonged confinement.
Bulgarian original (published earlier, Marginalia)
MarginaliaBulgarian18 Dec 2024

Машината, която ни превръща в „Празнодушни Хора"

حرية وتغيير — HuriahtaghyeerArabic2025

آلة تحوّلنا إلى "رجال جوف" — جريمة أن تكون نفسك

Melting Pot EuropaEnglish — original10 Jan 2025
The iron cage of asylum: a philosophical inquiry into the spirit of detention
Philosophical essay on asylum systems and the existential dimensions of detention.
Bulgarian original (published earlier, Marginalia)
MarginaliaBulgarian10 Dec 2024

Желязната клетка на убежището

صوت الناس — SotalnasArabic2025

القفص الحديدي للجوء: بحث فلسفي في روح الاحتجاز

2024

Early writings from inside Busmantsi

MarginaliaBulgarian — original27 Jun 2024
Писмо от Бусманци
The first widely circulated open letter from inside Busmantsi detention centre.
Also published in Arabic
حرية وتغيير — HuriahtaghyeerArabic2024

رسالة من بوسمانتسي

DnevnikBulgarian — original2024
Публикации в Дневник
Bulgarian-language coverage and opinion pieces published in Dnevnik during 2024.
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