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LGBTQ+ Migrants Seek Refuge in Europe as Anti-Gay Laws Tighten

LGBTQ+ Migrants Seek Refuge in Europe as Anti-Gay Laws Tighten

Ella Anthony knew she had to leave her home country Nigeria. She got out of a forced marriage where her husband hurt her. But then her family threatened to tell the police she was gay.

New Program to Help Women and Children Migrant Workers in Indonesia

New Program to Help Women and Children Migrant Workers in Indonesia

The European Union (EU) is teaming up with two United Nations groups - the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Together, they are starting a new program

Millions of India’s Migrant Workers Excluded from Voting in National Elections

Millions of India’s Migrant Workers Excluded from Voting in National Elections

When India has its big voting event, the rules stop millions of Migrants Workers from voting. These workers leave their poor villages to find jobs in cities. But they can only vote in their home

Manipur Leader Says Myanmar’s “Illegal People” Will Be Sent Back

Manipur Leader Says Myanmar’s “Illegal People” Will Be Sent Back

There are strong demands from Meitei groups to take action against the Kuki minority people. Manipur's Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has promised the majority Meitei people that all "illegal people" from the neighboring country

Panama’s Migration Policy Shift: Impact from Darien Jungle to US Border

Panama’s Migration Policy Shift: Impact from Darien Jungle to US Border

José Raúl Mulino – The newly elected President announced that he is considering closing the migration route. It is the busiest route, with more than 500,000 people using it last year. This is something new

China Sends Back North Korean Refugees Against Their Will

China Sends Back North Korean Refugees Against Their Will

China made around 60 North Korean refugees go back to North Korea against their will. This worries human rights groups and activists a lot. They are afraid these refugees could get punished badly and hurt

India Leads the World in Money Sent Home by Workers

India Leads the World in Money Sent Home by Workers

In the year 2022, India got the highest amount of money sent home by its workers living in other countries. This money is called remittances. India received over $111 billion in remittances. This report comes

Officials from U.S. and Canada Visit Migrant Worker Center 

Officials from U.S. and Canada Visit Migrant Worker Center 

The Migrant Workers Resource Center in Tijuana helps migrant workers learn about their rights at work. In April 2024, important people from the United States and Canada visited the center to see how it works.

Tunisia Forcibly Expels Hundreds of Migrants  

Tunisia Forcibly Expels Hundreds of Migrants  

In the middle of the night on Friday, the Tunisian government forced hundreds of migrants and refugees to leave camps in the city of Tunis. A group called the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic

Protesters Stop Asylum Seeker Move to Bibby Stockholm

Protesters Stop Asylum Seeker Move to Bibby Stockholm

Lots of protesters came together in London to stop the government from moving asylum seekers to a big boat called the Bibby Stockholm. The protesters sat down in front of buses near a hotel in