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: Bangladeshi migrant says he was beaten by police at Bosnia-Croatia border
Sayem, a Bangladeshi migrant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told InfoMigrants that he was mistreated by Croatian border police. Investigative outlets have documented many similar testimonies in recent years.
Migrant fruit pickers face exploitation in Portugal
Europe's demand for fruit has turned Portugal's Alentejo region into a goldmine for landowners and corporations. Their laborers are mostly Asians hoping for a better life. But they pay a high price.
Video: Serbian camp a temporary home to dozens of Indian migrants
The Kikinda camp in Serbia is home to around 550 migrants, including around 100 from India. One of them is Kumar, who cooks Biryani for his fellow South Asians.
Video: Life in Bosnia's Lipa migrant camp
Mohammad decided to attempt the dangerous route to Europe rather than pay a bribe of thousands of euros for a job in Bangladesh. Three years later he is in Bosnia’s Lipa camp, still hoping to reach the EU.
'Please rescue us,' Bangladeshi migrants stuck in Ukraine urge
While many Bangladeshi migrants were able to flee from Ukraine after Russia invaded the country, some are still stuck in the country and fear for their lives. InfoMigrants spoke to people who had been given deportation orders and are now stuck inside detention centers.
Why are migrants from India attempting to reach the EU via 'Balkan route?'
Officials in Serbia say more people from India have been joining migrants from other South Asian countries in trying to reach the EU by irregular means over the past few months.
Unaccompanied minors, Afghans drive rise in asylum applications
Asylum applications in Europe rose in 2021 to pre-pandemic levels, partly due to the crisis in Afghanistan. Claims from Bangladesh nationals were higher than ever before.
Fewer deportations from Germany
The rate of deportations from Germany has nearly halved since before the coronavirus pandemic. Most returns last year were to Georgia and Albania.
Why do many Bangladeshi migrants take irregular routes to Italy?
At least 8,667 Bangladeshi citizens entered the European Union (EU) last year through irregular routes. According to the statistics by Frontex, the South Asian nation remains one of the top countries whose citizens try to enter Europe via dangerous irregular routes. Many of them choose to stay in Italy.
Asylum applications in EU close to record levels
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) published a report stating that the number of asylum applications filed across the EU in November 2021 was the second highest for the last five years. The security situation in Afghanistan was the main cause for the increase.
Germany repatriates over a hundred irregular migrants to Bangladesh
Over the past twelve months Germany deported more than a hundred Bangladeshi migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected. Many other failed asylum seekers have voluntarily left the European country with financial support from the authorities in this period.