Migration and development
- Afghanistan, Global development, Human rights, Migration and development, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan under fire for ‘shocking’ $830 exit fee for refugees who fled Taliban
Afghans waiting to be resettled in the UK and other western countries face steep charge in ‘unprecedented’ mov…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Human rights, Islamic State, Migration and development, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘We’re so fearful’: Pakistan rounds up Afghan refugees for deportation
Rewards offered for turning in ‘illegal Afghans’ as refugees pay price for tensions between Pakistani governme…
- Fertility problems, Global development, Global health, Migration and development, Nepal, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
Nepal’s migrant workers suffering ‘alarming’ rate of fertility problems
Doctors say high stress, heat and harsh living conditions may be the cause of low sperm counts in men returnin…
- BBC, Europe, France, Global development, Iraq, Media, Migration, Migration and development, Refugees, Vietnam, World news
Six women rescued from back of lorry in France after texts to reporter
Women aiming to reach UK or Ireland realised lorry was heading in wrong direction and contacted BBC journalist…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Art and design, Asia Pacific, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Culture, Ecuador, Global development, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, London, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Myanmar, Pakistan, Photography, Protest, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Texas, UK news, US news, World news
Remembering the coup in Chile and clashes in Haiti: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
Images of the struggle for human rights and freedoms around the world this week, from a women’s march for just…
- Africa, Europe, Global development, Internally displaced people, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Ukraine, World news
Conflict and climate disasters combine to create record rise in displaced people
War in Ukraine and Pakistan’s ‘monsoon on steroids’ among events driving surge on ‘scale never seen before’ as…
- 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…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Greece, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Destitution is almost inevitable’: Afghan refugees in Greece left homeless by failed system
Catch-22 system leaves people facing eviction upon being granted refugee status – yet unable to claim rent sub…
- Global development, Global health, India, Migration and development, Population, Reproductive rights, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
UN warns against alarmism as world’s population reaches 8bn milestone
UNFPA head urges countries to focus on helping women, children and marginalised people most vulnerable to demo…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Global development, Greece, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Turkey, Ukraine, World news
Afghans left in legal limbo in Greece while ‘real refugees’ helped to settle
International Rescue Committee points to unequal treatment, saying welcome for Ukrainians proves integration a…
- Fifa, Football, Football politics, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Nepal, Qatar, South and Central Asia, Sport, Workers' rights, World Cup, World Cup 2022, World news
Migrant workers in Qatar left in debt after being ordered home before World Cup starts
Early end to migrants’ contracts leaves many owing large sums to recruiters and unable to support their famili…
- Bangladesh, Conflict and arms, Global development, Migration and development, Myanmar, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Abandoned to their fate’: five years of agony for the 700,000 Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh
Myanmar’s crackdown in 2017 forced a vast wave of refugees across the border into already crowded and unsafe c…
- Global development, India, Migration and development, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Rohingya refugee deported from Kashmir to Myanmar reunited with family
Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya…
- Global development, India, Kashmir, Migration, Migration and development, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Deportation of Rohingya woman from India sparks fear of renewed crackdown
Hasina Begum was separated from her family and forced return to Myanmar despite her refugee status. Hundreds o…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Global development, Greece, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
MEPs voice fury as Greek judges again postpone refugees’ smuggling appeal
Second adjournment prolongs agony of Afghans Amir Zahiri and Akif Rasuli, serving 50-year sentences for piloti…