Migration

Revealed: Greek police coerce asylum seekers into pushing fellow migrants back to Turkey
Six forcibly recruited men speak out about brutal illegal pushbacks involving threats, beating and looting
Katy Fallon, Klaas van Dijken, Bashar Deeb, Jack Sapoch and Mohannad Al-Najjar
28, Jun, 2022 @5:45 AM

Women behind the lens: a moment of tenderness in a violent world
Adriana walked from Venezuela to Peru with her son, Mateo, a dangerous journey that ended in a daily fight for survival. She says all the risks she took were for her son
Daniela Rivera Antara
07, Jun, 2022 @8:30 AM

Rohingya refugee deported from Kashmir to Myanmar reunited with family
Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya despite UN refugee status
Aakash Hassan in Delhi
01, Jun, 2022 @5:30 AM

Stop abuse of migrant workers before Britain becomes the next Dubai | Pete Pattisson
Exploitation common in the Gulf is emerging in the UK – and will only get worse without government intervention
Pete Pattisson
27, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

‘Huge spike’ in global conflict caused record number of displacements in 2021
Those fleeing combat were internally displaced 14.4m times, with biggest toll in sub-Saharan Africa, report reveals
Lizzy Davies
19, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Migrant workers ‘exploited and beaten’ on UK fishing boats
Report tells of 20-hour shifts for £3.50 an hour, racism and sexual abuse under cover of transit visa loophole
Karen McVeigh
17, May, 2022 @1:04 PM

‘I live on crumbs’: why older Algerians are risking the small boats to Spain
Nouara is 65 but ready to join thousands of others who burn their ID and pay traffickers for a chance of a new life in Europe
Zineb Bettayeb in Algiers
29, Apr, 2022 @7:15 AM

Revealed: EU border agency involved in hundreds of refugee pushbacks
Investigation suggests Frontex’s database recorded incidents of illegal pushbacks in Aegean Sea as ‘prevention of departure’
Katy Fallon in Athens
28, Apr, 2022 @5:30 AM

Deportation of Rohingya woman from India sparks fear of renewed crackdown
Hasina Begum was separated from her family and forced to return to Myanmar despite her refugee status. Hundreds of others now face expulsion
Aakash Hassan
14, Apr, 2022 @5:30 AM

MEPs voice fury as Greek judges again postpone refugees’ smuggling appeal
Second adjournment prolongs agony of Afghans Amir Zahiri and Akif Rasuli, serving 50-year prison terms for piloting a migrant boat
Helena Smith in Athens
08, Apr, 2022 @10:35 AM

Low-wage workers have paid dearly for Qatar’s glittering World Cup
As the 2022 draw takes place in Doha, the Gulf state’s migrant labour force continues to face exploitation
Pete Pattisson
01, Apr, 2022 @11:14 AM

Refugees convicted of steering boats to Greece to appeal against life sentences
Two Afghans jailed for 50 years who say traffickers forced them to steer boats among asylum seekers convicted of people smuggling
Helena Smith in Mytilene
18, Mar, 2022 @12:19 PM
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