Why Finland is closing its borders as migrants seek to enter from Russia...

NATO's newest member Finland has closed its border with Russia. That's after a sudden increase in the arrival of refugees which Helsinki says has been orchestrated by Moscow. Finland's Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen, has told DW Moscow's threats against her country for closing its borders don't worry them. "We are prepared and together with our partners and allies we will take all measures which are needed."

Shipwreck in the Mediterranean: Many questions remain unanswered

Last week saw the worst shipwreck in the Mediterranean this year, with some accounts saying as many as 750 people were crammed onto the small boat which sank off the coast of Greece. Nine men have been charged over the wreck, which has had a tragic human cost.

Calls for probe into migrants deaths in Spanish enclave of Melilla | DW News

 

International organizations and rights groups are calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of migrants who were trying to enter from Morocco into Spain's enclave of Melilla to get to Europe.

Heading for the USA, on board the Death Train

 

For thousands of migrants, hitching a ride on a freight train is the fastest way to get to the USA. But this route is also one of the most perilous.

EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus as migrant crisis escalates

 

The European Union is to impose more sanctions on Belarus, aimed at everyone involved in facilitating the transport of people to the country's border with Poland.

Belarus-Poland border row escalates

 

Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko has threatened to cut off gas supplies to Europe if sanctions are imposed over the worsening migrant crisis at the country's border with Poland.

Poland stops migrants from crossing Belarus border

 

Tension is flaring between Poland and Belarus over the rise in migrants crossing into the EU. Troops from both countries have been deployed to the border. Poland has closed a border crossing and said its prevented hundreds of people from crossing.

Thank Alexander Lukashenko.

Abandoned refugees living on Libya's streets in appalling conditions

 

Libya is the main hub for migrants and refugees hoping to cross from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean. Thousands of migrants were detained in early October 2021 in a crackdown by the Libyan authorities. But detention centres are dangerously overcrowded with migrants living in terrible conditions and during a recent mass breakout guards shot dead six people.

"Shadow armies": Investigation finds illegal, violent pushbacks at EU border

 

Would-be asylum-seekers, who try to cross the border into the European Union, are reportedly facing illegal and violent pushbacks. New investigations using video recordings and documents show an alleged orchestrated campaign by special police units in Croatia, Greece and Romania to forcibly keep migrants out.

Why migrants are at higher risk of dying from coronavirus | COVID-19 Special

 

The coronavirus knows no borders. Similarly there's one group of people, it manages to target more: migrants. They're at a higher risk of aquiring and dying from COVID-19. The data is patchy and the reasons are diverse.

US Border: Migrants risk everything for an American dream - BBC News

 

After a decline during the first year of the pandemic, thousands of migrants from Central America are again on the move trying to reach the United States - many of them families or unaccompanied minors.

Are EU countries using COVID-19 to clamp down on refugees?

Italy and Greece accused of being more hostile to migrants during the pandemic.

Italy and Greece have long complained of being overwhelmed by undocumented migrants desperate to get into Europe.

The European Union members are the main landing points for refugees and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa and the Middle East.

Rights groups say the coronavirus pandemic has given both countries a chance to crack down on the unwanted visitors.

Filipino Nurses: New York's Frontliners

We explore the challenges facing immigrant Filipino nurses on the front lines of New York's battle against COVID-19.

An estimated 150,000 Filipino nurses work in the US, earning up to 30 times more than they could back home.

But at what cost?

Many nurses work long hours, some juggling multiple jobs to support their families. Others are exploited, intimidated and forced into indentured labour.

Coronavirus India: How are migrants doing since fleeing the cities?

Millions of migrant workers have fled from India's cities since the coronavirus lockdown in March. Public transportation was stopped and people had to walk long distances to their home villages. Many feared being left without food and clean water if they stayed, and being kept from their families.

Locked Up in Malaysia's Lockdown

We investigate why the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing migrant workers - the backbone of Malaysia's economy - into hiding.

Hidden away in the COVID-19 pandemic are Malaysia's migrant workers.

For years, they have done the country's most dangerous, dirtiest jobs.

Now, undocumented foreign workers are scared for their future.

Out of work and forced to live in cramped conditions, some are starving and dependent on charities to survive.

Greek police have been accused of beating up migrants and illegally deporting them back to Turkey. Reports that Greek security forces physically assaulted migrants emerged earlier this year, when thousands gathered in border areas after Turkey encouraged them to travel to Europe. But now DW and other investigative reporters have been able to confirm some stories of abuse and illegal deportations after tracking down victims in Turkey. They allege Greek police arrested them without a warrant and forced them on to boats back to Turkey.

Why are Eritreans fleeing their country?

Eritrea has accused the UN's refugee agency of forcibly relocating some of its citizens stranded in Libya to Niger.

n the past decade, thousands of Eritreans looking to improve their lives in Europehave become stranded in Libya. 

Detained during their illegal transit or rescued from drowning in the Mediterranean, refugees are sent to detention centres.

But the battle for control of the capital Tripoli has left them exposed to the dangers of war with some going days without food.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has intervened and relocated migrants to safer areas, while sending some to other countries.

The Mothers of Rinkeby: Last Night in Sweden

A group of Somali super mums patrols the streets of Stockholm's infamous Rinkeby neighbourhood to prevent crime.

It's 7pm and Ardo is getting ready for her shift. She puts on her orange jacket and makes her way through Rinkeby town centre, passing under its famous Rinkeby Centrum arch.

It's bustling on a Friday evening with elderly men sitting on benches, chatting and watching passersby, young people making their way to and from the nearby gym and families heading out to eat in the Pakistani restaurant or pizzeria.

The Childminders

Educated women from the former Soviet republics work as nannies in Turkey to support their families back home.




Tens of thousands of women from republics like Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova often leave their husbands and, significantly, their children and travel to Turkey's big cities - Istanbul and Ankara - in search of work as nannies and domestic staff. Many work illegally but still earn much more than what they would as teachers or even dentists in their native countries. They do this to send the money back home to their families.

One of these women is "Ayse", who comes from a Central Asian country and works illegally as a nanny in Istanbul. She doesn't want her identity or her country to be revealed and we never see her face throughout the film.

Ayse went to university and for 11 years worked as a schoolteacher - earning about $200 a month - before quitting her job and moving to Turkey to try and earn more money for her family and pay off a mortgage.