REFUGE: Pathways of Youth Fleeing Extremism
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By analysing refugee policies and mapping journeys taken by refugees, Quilliam has released the first report shedding light on the points at which refugees and young people are most vulnerable to recruitment by extremist organisations as they flee conflict. In doing so, we have identified ten ‘risk points’ where refugees are vulnerable to radicalisation in camps and along the migration route, and have made suggestions on how to minimise these risks by increasing safeguarding and resilience against extremism. The report also looks at ways groups like IS, the Taliban, or Al Shabaab find ways to ‘buy’ allegiance from refugees by funding their travel or working with traffickers and smugglers….