InfoMigrants: Now available in Bengali
InfoMigrants has launched a new website and Facebook page in Bengali. We are now available in six languages: Arabic, Bengali, Dari, English, French and Pashto.
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Data reveals impact of climate change on displacement, UNHCR
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has launched a new data visualization showing how climate change is contributing to drive new displacement and increase the vulnerability of those already forced to flee.
More that 120 migrants found in Udine, northeastern Italy
A large number of migrants, including children, were discovered on a road in northeastern Italy last week. Most of the migrants were Pakistani nationals who had traveled the "Balkan route."
IOM celebrates migrant women's resilience in the face of COVID-19
IOM UK recently set up an online conference to showcase migrant women's resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference came a week after International Women's Day, and featured five women who had migrated to the UK from various parts of the world.
Libya: Man arrested over murder of Bangladeshi migrants
Libyan authorities have arrested the main suspect in the murder of 30 migrants last year. The migrants, mostly Bangladeshis, were killed last May in the city of Mezdah, south of Libya's capital Tripoli.
56 migrants left in the snow in Germany
In the early hours of Tuesday, German media reported that 56 migrants were left by the side of the motorway in snowy south-eastern Germany, not far from the Czech border.
Female refugees suffering more violence amid coronavirus pandemic
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is driving up levels of violence against refugee women and girls, the UN refugee agency has warned.
Interpol: Seeking to arrest Bangladeshi people smugglers
In Bangladesh, the route to Europe is known as "the game". With the help of a dalaal -- a travel agent -- many Bangladeshis hope to make it to a country where jobs are plentiful and they can earn money to send home. But now the international crime agency Interpol is seeking to crack down on the kingpin Bangladeshi smugglers in Libya and a warrant is out for their arrest.
UN: Women, kids and migrants at greater risk in second Covid wave
The UN special rapporteur on trafficking, Siobhán Mullally, told the UN General Assembly that the second wave of COVID-19 had increased exploitation risks for women, children, migrants, and other vulnerable people.
The forgotten residents of Beirut's Karantina
In the shantytown of Karantina in Beirut, immigrants and the poor remain without aid. Some are still trapped amid the rubble of the area's buildings that were devastated by the fury of the port's explosion on August 4.
Bangladeshi migrants in Italy stigmatized over coronavirus certificate scam
In the aftermath of a coronavirus testing scandal in Dhaka, Bangladeshis living in Rome have reported a change in attitude towards their community. Some say they have become stigmatized as "viral bombs."
Turkey stops ship with 276 migrants from setting sail
Turkish authorities say they have intercepted a boat with 276 migrants and eight suspected smugglers on board. The ship was reportedly about to set sail.