Migration
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Japan wrestles with its views on ‘outside people’ amid population crisis
Low birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled o…
- Europe, European Union, Global development, Greece, Migration, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible for sinking
Research into loss of trawler with hundreds of deaths strongly contradicts official accounts – while finding a…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Europe, Fossil fuels, Migration, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
Why are people dying at sea? They are fleeing disasters that we once called ‘biblical’, and now call normal | Fatima Bhutto
Many of those who drowned near Greece last month were escaping environmental crises in Pakistan. Across the wo…
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Greek shipwreck does little to dissuade Pakistanis leaving for Europe
Officials in Punjab say they can’t to stop the exodus, as families tell of loved ones lost on the perilous rou…
- Employment, Global development, Global health, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Going abroad cost me my health’: Nepal’s migrant workers coming home with chronic kidney disease
Men under 40 are coming home in need of dialysis, after working in intense heat with limited access to drinkin…
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Three more bodies found by authorities after Greek shipwreck
Men’s remains recovered in open water on sixth day of search since boat carrying up to 750 people sankGreek au…
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‘I have come for a sign of life’: relatives cling to hope after Greek shipwreck
Families of missing desperately search for information about their loved ones after maritime disasterSix days …
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‘He suffered’: Pakistani relatives mourn sons on Greek shipwreck
Poverty drove young men from small Kashmir town to board ill-fated fishing trawler, say familiesThe last time …
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Sunk boat had not moved for hours, data suggests, contradicting Greek officials
Tracking data indicates two vessels stood by or circled around stationary refugee boat for several hoursTracki…
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Nine due in Greek court over shipwreck as Pakistan holds day of mourning
Suspected people smugglers to appear in court in Kalamata, as police in Kashmir announce 10 arrestsNine suspec…
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Pakistanis ‘were forced below deck’ on refugee boat in Greece disaster
Witnesses say some groups were forced into the most hazardous part of the vessel that sank, leaving hundreds f…
- Afghanistan, David Miliband, Europe, European Union, France, Germany, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
EU accused of ‘staggering neglect’ after just 271 Afghans resettled across bloc
Many in need of permanent protection remain stuck in ‘prison-like’ camps on Greek islands, leading refugee cha…
- Bangladesh, Employment, Global development, Human rights, India, Inequality and development, Migration, Migration and development, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
‘We have a right to live in dignity’: Biharis in Bangladesh fight for equality – and jobs
The Urdu-speaking ethnic group was stateless for many years after the partition of India – and even now remain…
- Asia Pacific, Censorship, China, Foreign policy, Hong Kong, Migration, Politics, Press freedom, Protest, UK news, World news
End ‘megaphone diplomacy’ between UK and Hong Kong, says top British diplomat
Consul general calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with territory as China’s Han Zheng confirms he will attend…
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Growing numbers of Chinese citizens set their sights on the US – via the deadly Darién Gap
Surge in number of disillusioned Chinese citizens fleeing to the US by trekking through the dangerous jungle b…