Hibai Arbide Aza is a journalist based in Greece.

Hibai covers 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 media and contributes regularly to television networks, radio stations, and newspapers in four languages.

Formerly a criminal lawyer, he has worked for nearly two decades on issues of borders and freedom of movement, covering the refugee crisis in Greece and beyond. His work often covers 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 (Up to Your Neck in Water), a chronicle of 10 years of migration policy on the Greek islands.

 

Hibai Arbide Aza

Basic information

Name
Hibai Arbide Aza
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Conflicts, human rights
Country
Greece
City
Athens

Supported projects

Inside Europe’s AI Border Fortress

  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Technology

ATHENS -The European Union is deploying AI-driven technologies along its borders in an to attempt to control migration flows, raising legal and ethical concerns about the impact on migrants' rights. While these systems are promoted as improving efficiency and security, they have raised concerns about privacy violations and restrictions on the right to asylum, concerns that this research confirms.

Camera at refugee camp on Samos