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The Libyan Slave Trade Has Shocked the World. Here’s What You Should Know

By Casey Quackenbush

Over 250 African Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean

By Joseph Hincks

Calais Mayor Bans Charities From Handing Out Meals to Migrants

By Joseph Hincks

A Dystopian Vision of the Refugee Crisis

By Alexandra Genova
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Bearing Witness to Serbia's Growing Refugee Crisis

As winter temperatures continue to fall, thousands of refugees are stuck in Serbia

'Fight for the Good': Lena Headey of Game of Thrones on Her Work With Migrants

The actress has released a video and picture series for Human Rights Day

By Tara John / London

Gambian Soccer Player Drowns While Trying to Reach Europe

She is one of 7,000 Gambian migrants who have fled the small west African country this year

By Kevin Lui

More Than 200 Migrants Drown in Mediterranean

This brings the count of people dead or missing in the Mediterranean to 4,220 this year

By Abigail Abrams

Migrants in Italy Allege Beatings, Electric Shocks and Sexual Abuse by Authorities, Says Amnesty

Amnesty collected testimonials from 24 people alleging that they were subjected to excessive force

By Tara John

How the 'Jungle' Migrant Camp Fits Into the History of Calais

Calais has come to represent the extremes of the current migrant crisis, in what is only the latest stage in its long history of migration — in both directions — across the Channel

By Fabrice Bensimon / History Today

Scenes From the ‘Jungle’ Migrant Camp Evictions Near Calais

French authorities began a week-long process of evicting thousands of migrants

By Andrew Katz

Over 4,500 Migrants Rescued from Sea in a Day

Three babies were also born in the recovery mission

By Suyin Haynes

World Leaders Meet at U.N. to Talk Migrant Crisis

But hopes for a "global compact" may fall short

By Tara John

Trapped in Greece

  Thousands of migrants and refugees remain stranded in Greece   By andrew katz | Photographs by angelos tzortzinis Issa stood alone in the tree. He wore a dark hoodie, jeans and sneakers. The Kurdish...

A Refugee's Night of Terror on the Mediterranean

A desperate crossing

By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

That Heartbreaking Photo of Alan Kurdi Was Taken a Year Ago. It Still Matters

But did it change anything?

By Olivier Laurent and TIME Photo

Chinese Tourist Loses Wallet, Lands in German Refugee Center

"He kept asking to get his passport back, which is the opposite of what most refugees do"

By Casey Quackenbush

British Lawmakers Slam 'Europe-Wide' Failure on Migrants

The E.U. and its member states were too slow and disorganised to tackle the crisis, report says

By Tara John

Hungary Prime Minister Says Migration is a 'Poison'

"For us migration is not a solution but a problem. .. not medicine but a poison"

By Casey Quackenbush

Italian Navy Recovers Ship Containing the Bodies of 300 Refugees

The ship sunk in the Mediterranean some 14 months ago

By Daniel White
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