“It was night when the military entered my village. I was at home when they started searching for people, particularly young girls. When they found them, they raped them. They also kidnapped people, some were beaten up badly and others shot and killed. It was...
During September-October 2017 we collected 1,360 testimonies from Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar ( Bangladesh ) who arrived after August 25 to escape killings and other mass atrocities being conducted in Rakhine State, Myanmar. - This is what we found. READ REPORT...
To find out more about life in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, listen to a recent podcast by Gordon Watson of MOAS. He interviewed Xchange's GIS Analyst and Bangladesh team leader, Pablo Gallego, about his time conducting surveys in the camps. For more information on...
Since August 25, more than half a million Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to escape killings and other mass atrocities being conducted in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Xchange has a dedicated field team currently in Bangladesh collecting data in new Rohingya settlements, to document crimes...
❝ My God you are a worthy Saviour, thou are worthy, thou alone and worthy to be praised. My God, my God.❞ Judith sings and cries. All around people are drowning in the water of the Mediterranean Sea. ❝ I will not die! If I...
Irregular migrants, economic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are indistinguishable in Libyan law, and are all considered “illegal migrants”. They are vulnerable to arbitrary arrest, where they are placed in detention centers regardless of their immigration status. Libyan Detention Centers: A Legal Analysis considers the detention...
MCP • Migration Country Profiles [ Click on the picture to access the portal ] The Migration Country Profiles project aspires to contribute to a better understanding of migratory trends across Africa and the Middle East towards Europe. The project focuses specifically on...
Deaths in the first months of 2017 have increased compared to 2016. The smugglers are increasingly taking risks which have resulted in incidents where significant numbers of people have lost their lives....
