[Air-L] Question: Increase in vigilantism/surveillance over refugees during the pandemic?

[Peter Hervik]

Raphael and Niki,

Here is a different perspective on the technology of surveillance you may
be interested in reading.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/24/surveillance-tech-facial-recognition-terror-capitalism?fbclid=IwAR0uqZVVRrnA6EGvzSH0Y8jtOfOzJUm5WshJ6JHJg-gpvBQ5fVP-AGkxSGo

br,
Peter Hervik
Aarhus University


Den tor. 30. jul. 2020 kl. 19.38 skrev Peck Cheong <
Niki.Cheong at nottingham.ac.uk>:

> Hi Raphael,
>
> I'm not sure how much technology was involved in terms of surveillance,
> but Malaysia used Covid-19 to clamp down on refugees (and 'illegal' migrant
> workers', in some instances, 'luring' them out on the guise of testing.
> This then led to clusters of Covid-19 infections in the camps where they
> were detained.
>
> A couple of media reports as starting points:
>
>
> https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/malaysia-detains-migrants-refugees-coronavirus-lockdown-200501134602431.html
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/02/malaysia-cites-covid-19-for-rounding-up-hundreds-of-migrants
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> All best wishes,
>
> Niki
>
> --
>
> Dr. Niki Cheong (he/him)
> Postdoctoral Researcher
> Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies
> University of Nottingham
>
> www.nikicheong.com
> Twitter: @nikicheong
>
> Latest publication:
>
>   Johns, A., & Cheong, N. (2019). Feeling the Chill: Bersih 2.0, State
> Censorship, and “Networked Affect” on Malaysian Social Media 2012–2018.
> Social Media + Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118821801
>
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> Tsavkko Garcia <tsavkko at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Air-L] Question: Increase in vigilantism/surveillance over
> refugees during the pandemic?
>
> Dear all,
>
> I understand that it's maybe too early to have many (or any) articles on
> the subject, but researchers who have focused on state responses to the
> refugee crisis around the world have noticed an increase in surveillance
> (through uses of technology) and control over refugee groups during the
> pandemic?
>
> There are reports that Venezuelan refugees in Brazil have been under
> increased surveillance by the Brazilian army (though I don't know the
> details). Is there anything similar or notable in other parts of the world
> (such as increased control over Syrian refugees on the Greek-Turkish
> border, etc)?
>
> I am trying to collect material or even get in touch with academics who
> have research in the area.
> Best,
> Raphael T.
>
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