Migrant stories: African disaster survivor haunted by weeks lost at sea
NGOUDA DIONE and ZOHRA BENSEMRA, of Reuters, report from Senegal on Birane Mbaye’s story…
Indonesia recovers two bodies after Rohingya boat capsizes off Aceh
Aceh Jaya, Indonesia Reuters Indonesian authorities recovered two bodies from the shores of West Aceh on Saturday and said local fishermen reported several other drowning victims washed up after a vessel carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast earlier this week. More than 70 Rohingya were “presumed dead or missing”, which if confirmed would be […]
Indonesian protesters storm refugee shelter calling for deportation of Rohingya
Banda Aceh, IndonesiaReuters A large crowd of Indonesian students stormed a convention centre housing hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the city of Banda Aceh on Wednesday, demanding they be deported, Reuters footage showed. A city police spokesperson in Banda Aceh did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Two suspects, a Bangladesh […]
More Rohingya take children as they leave Bangladesh by boat – aid groups
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters An increasing number of Rohingya people are leaving refugee camps in Bangladesh with their children, taking to boats in search of a better life as hopes fade of returning to Myanmar or being resettled, and camp life gets tougher, aid groups say. Nearly one million members of the Muslim minority from Myanmar live […]
Migration push: Pakistan’s economic meltdown spurs more people to risk lives to reach Europe
GIBRAN NAIYYAR PESHIMAM, of Reuters, reports on the economic factors driving increasing numbers of Pakistanis to try and seek a better life…
Record number of migrants arrive in Britain by boat on a single day
London, UK Reuters The number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues despite UK Government plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda. Britain’s Ministry of Defence said 1,295 people in 27 boats were […]
France expands sea monitoring as migrants vow to pursue UK dream
Dunkirk, France/Zagreb, Croatia Reuters France pledged on Thursday to step up surveillance of its northern shores, but migrants huddling in makeshift camps said neither that nor a tragic drowning the day before would stop them from trying to cross the channel to Britain. Seventeen men, seven women and three teenagers died on Wednesday when their dinghy […]
Essay: Why are more small boats crossing the English Channel – and why are border forces struggling to stop them?
In an article first published at The Conversation, SCOTT EDWARDS and TIMOTHY EDMUNDS, of the University of Bristol, look at why greater numbers of migrants are crossing the English Channel in recent months…