Jeff Crisp

@JFCrisp

Tweeting mainly on refugees. Refugee Studies Centre Oxford; Chatham House London; Refugees International Washington DC. Former Head of Policy Development, UNHCR

Oxford, England
Joined November 2013
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 27

    Will be travelling more than tweeting until end of September. DM me for anything urgent. Cheers.

    3 replies . 5 likes
  2. 2h

    IOM data shows that most 'spontaneous' returns from Pakistan to Afghanistan occur because refugees fear deportation:

    3 retweets
  3. 2h

    Time for UNHCR to convene an expert workshop on the compilation & use of refugee statistics. Questions & criticisms are always ignored

    Simplistic, misleading and alarmist statistics.
    1 like
  4. 2h
    Replying to

    Will the EU or UN say something about this? Probably not, because they are too deeply implicated in support for the government.

  5. 2h

    Simplistic, misleading and alarmist statistics.

    We have never recorded as many refugees as we did in 2016. Know the data -
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  6. 3h

    Now seems clear that Italian money is going to militias, via UN-backed Libyan government, to stop boat departures.

    1 reply . 2 retweets 1 like
  7. 5h

    Getting a bit tired of the "Syrians are great cooks" stereotype. Can't we find some other angles?

    0:58
    Refugees are cooking up new business ideas 🍴 💡
  8. Retweeted
    Aug 30

    An example of very unhelpful interventions: From the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, literally not one of these photos is from Rakhine St.

    There is a massacre against Muslims. Stop turning a blind eye to ethnic cleansing in Int'l community must act now
    161 replies . 237 retweets 183 likes
  9. 5h

    South Sudan: no place for civilians:

  10. 6h
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    Here's the link:

  11. 6h

    Horrible photo. Refugees as a smiling dependent on UNHCR.

    Answers are within reach - we can help the countries and communities that help the displaced.
  12. 6h

    Crap Guardian headline on refugees. "Gorgeous shots in Greece & Calais create a visual tone poem that proves both epic and highly human."

    2 replies .
  13. Retweeted
    6h

    MUST SEE! Tomorrow Monday 1 Sept documentary at the 18:15–20:15 feat our volunteers &

    6 retweets 12 likes
  14. Retweeted
    Aug 30
    Replying to and

    All plausible answers. Yet there is little advocacy on the need for de-politicization of asylum procedures and more convergence in the EU.

    1 reply . 1 retweet 8 likes
  15. 6h

    Is there any hard evidence that EU money is finding its way to Libyan militia (if militia can be separated from govt that is)?

    1 like
  16. Retweeted
    8h
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    coast guard commander Al Bija in charge because he took port of by force 2 y/ago. Now equipped by . v/

    1 reply . 6 retweets 1 like
  17. 8h

    Focus on the western Balkans:

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  18. 8h

    Good question:

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  19. Retweeted
    8h

    demands compensation from residents after demolishing their homes via

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  20. 8h

    Taking back control:

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  21. 9h

    The Economist reports on the plight of the Rohingya:

    3 retweets 1 like

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