With unprecedented access to people currently inside Libyan detention centers, Hayden’s book is based on interviews with hundreds of refugees and migrants who tried to reach Europe and found themselves stuck in Libya once the European Union started funding interceptions in 2017. The book paints an intimate portrait of life for these detainees and offers a critical look at non-governmental organizations and corruption within the United Nations.
Journalist to discuss reporting from the world’s deadliest migration route, April 29
Sally Hayden, an Irish journalist focused on migration, conflict and humanitarian crises, will discuss her new book “My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route” at a virtual event at 12 p.m. on April 29.
Author Sally Hayden, a reporter for the Irish Times, will discuss her new book on migrants. Photo by Rachel Meagher
“My Fourth Time, We Drowned” shines a light on the resilience of humans: how refugees and migrants locked up for years fall in love, support each other through the hardest times and carry out small acts of resistance in order to survive in a system that wants them to be silent and disappear.
Hayden is the Africa correspondent for the Irish Times. Her work on Libya has been featured by outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, CNN International, Al Jazeera, Time, and the BBC. In 2019, Forbes named Hayden one of Forbes ’30 Under 30’ in Media in Europe.
Hayden will discuss her new book during a one-hour program hosted by the International Correspondents Committee and moderated by Al-Monitor’s Elizabeth Hagedorn.
The program is open to NPC members and the general public. To submit a question in advance, email [email protected] with "migration" in the subject line.