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2 Sep 2015 5 minute read

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Migration and the European push-factor

For decades we have exported a Western consumerist dream to the Global South; little wonder migrants now want to share our...

1 Sep 2015 3 minute read

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Requiem for the refugee

An encounter with an elderly Tamil man far from home in Malaysia puts Mari Marcel Thekaekara in a pensive...

11 Aug 2015 4 minute read

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Time for one-day migrant strike

What would make people realize the contributions that migrants make to society? asks Paul Donovan.

10 Aug 2015 5 minute read

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Soldiering on in Athens and helping refugees

The snowballing humanitarian crisis in Greece is overwhelming the country’s support systems for asylum-seekers, reports...

30 Jul 2015 6 minute read

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The tragedy of young migrants in austerity-hit Greece

Undocumented refugees fleeing conflict and poverty are most vulnerable to exploitation, writes Jameela Freitas...

29 Jul 2015 3 minute read

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Contradictions at heart

Natalie Sharples on migration, international development and Britain’s shame.

22 Jul 2015 7 minute read

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Migrant dreams clash with European reality

Those risking their lives migrating to Europe should know what life there is like, Mamadou Dia tells David Hewitt.

29 Jun 2015 5 minute read

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Rohingyas in Canada: portraits of life and struggle

Colin Boyd Shafer documents a community’s resilience in the face of adversity.

27 May 2015 4 minute read

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Death in the Mediterranean

Migrant search-and-rescue operations are fraught with danger. Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod...

18 May 2015 6 minute read

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Duped into being a drug mule

Iris Gonzales on how Mary Jane Veloso’s dreams of a new job turned into a death sentence.

7 May 2015 3 minute read

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Bed, board and deportation in the Netherlands

Mediterranean tragedies have put the spotlight on Dutch immigration failings, writes Beulah Devaney.

8 Apr 2015 9 minute read

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Those who couldn’t be there

Thousands attended the World Social Forum in Tunis last month. But, says Giedre Steikunaite, we mustn’t...

26 Mar 2015 8 minute read

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Britain’s disbelieved dream of better futures

Unaccompanied children seeking asylum are often accused of lying by those who should be helping them, reports Heenali...

18 Mar 2015 4 minute read

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Exploited and confined in British households

MPs have rejected an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill that could have protected migrant workers. Javier Pérez de...

18 Mar 2015 9 minute read

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Welcome to The Jungle

Over 2,000 migrants are gathered in a Calais refugee camp for one reason alone: to reach Britain or die trying. James...

26 Feb 2015 3 minute read

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Doctors are caregivers, not border guards

But the British government thinks otherwise, laments Chelsea Radler.

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