„Up To Our Necks“: An Interview with Hibai Arbide Aza

Radio Helsinki

In this episode of VC Mytilene, an interview with Hibai Arbide Aza about his upcoming book „Up To Our Necks“, about pushbacks in Greece. We discuss the book’s content, but also the creative process and if it could possibly impact policy.

Hibai is reporting on conflicts, human rights, and current affairs across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. A regular contributor to El País, he has worked with numerous outlets and regularly contributes to television networks, radio stations, and newspapers in four languages.

Formerly a criminal lawyer, he has spent nearly two decades engaged with issues of borders and freedom of movement, covering the refugee crisis in Greece and beyond. His work frequently addresses social issues, civil rights, LGTBI+ topics, and the far right.

He co-hosts the podcast 7.000 Caracteres, has contributed to several collective books and is the author of Con el Agua al Cuello (Neck-Deep in Water), a chronicle recounting 10 years of migration policies on the Greek islands.

For more information about Pushbacks:

Who profits from Pushbacks? :

https://de.cba.media/624115

Frontex, the EU Pushback Agency

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/19/greek-government-under-fire-after-video-shows-pushback-of-asylum-seekers

Open Assembly Against Border Violence Lesvos

More work by Hibai ( In Spanish) :

https://elpais.com/autor/hibai-arbide-aza/