Video: The tragic journey of a migrant cheated by smugglers
Bangladeshi migrant B. Khandakar traveled to Europe to find work and support his family. What he found instead was misery, debt and a tragic death.
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Video: The story of Hasib Qarizada, pushed from Hungary to Serbia
Hasib Qarizada was a self-financed student from Afghanistan who had an established life in Budapest. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, he filed an asylum application. What happened after is a stark example of Hungary's anti-migrant policies.
Video: A young boy's unusual journey to escape poverty
Fifteen-year-old Younes from Morocco embarked upon an unusual journey to escape poverty. He swam over three hours to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla, only to have his dreams shattered. This is the story of Younes – the boy who risked his life, and his hopes, in the Mediterranean.
Video: The dream of Europe -- and what you leave behind
It's been five years since Rubina's brother left Pakistan in search of a better life in Europe. He has since been missing. The disabled young woman has gone against all odds to search for her brother and she is still hopeful he will return one day. Rubina's story encompasses what migrants leave behind when they embark on irregular journeys.
Video: An Afghan woman in search of refuge
If one story can encompass within itself the atrocities of war and what it does to people, it’s Shola Rashid’s story. Living currently as a refugee in Spain, the Afghan woman tells her tale of escape and the horrors of travelling irregularly as a woman.
Video: Migrants in Canary Islands say camps are unfit
The Spanish government has come under fire from migrants, local officials and human rights groups on the Canary Islands, where thousands of migrants are stuck in inadequate camps.
Video: Afghan refugees in Athens make their home under a tree
Homeless refugees from Afghanistan seeking shelter in Athens, Greece are forced to sleep in the open under a tree in Victoria Square. A mother tells InfoMigrants how hard it is to see her children suffer.
Video: An Afghan migrant in Germany realizes his dream of becoming a pilot
Becoming a pilot was one of his big dreams: Ali Noori was born in Afghanistan and grew up in Iran; during childhood he had to work to support his family. After he fled to Germany, he successfully studied for his glider license and says he has found his freedom.
These refugees are growing vegetables in the desert
At Zaatari camp in Jordan, refugees are growing herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers... even though the camp is located in the desert, water is scarce and the land is infertile. Their solution involves recycling old mattresses...
Death follows refugee family from Syrian war to Beirut blast
Two massive explosions in Beirut in early August left more than 160 people dead, thousands injured, and hundreds of thousands without homes. Syrian refugee Ahmed Staifi lost his wife and two daughters.
'Conflict-related sexual violence is preventable'
Sexual violence is rampant in most armed conflicts and has a direct impact on mass population displacement, rise of extremism and structural gender-based inequality and discrimination, states a UN report released on July 22. We talked to Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (United Nations) on Sexual Violence in Conflict about the findings.
Sexual violence rampant and expanding in armed conflicts, UN
Despite a decade of efforts and various resolutions, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war and to spread terror remains rampant in armed conflicts, states a report by the United Nations. InfoMigrants summarizes the number of cases documented by the UN in 12 conflict settings.