Turkey has become a transit country for migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan who want to reach Europe without papers. Broke and desperate, many of these migrants seek petty jobs in Turkey, only to be abused and exploited by employers who take advantage of their undocumented status. Hasan Farooq from Pakistan shares his story.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.