Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/migrant/)
In this year’s GIJN’s Editor’s Pick series, Bangla editor Miraj Chowdhury writes that, despite many free speech and coronavirus-related challenges, there are numerous examples of important journalistic investigations taking place in the region. Here are some of the stories that mattered the most in 2020 for the 215 million Bangla speakers around the world.
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Below we highlight the most critical sources for understanding trafficking, forced labor and irregular migration issues in the MENA region.
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Data on human trafficking, forced labor and irreegular migration is everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
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These tips were provided by Vani Saraswathi, a former Qatar-based journalist and associate editor for Migrant-Rights.org.
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These tips were provided by Yasin Kanade, a former Ugandan journalist deported for covering migrant worker issues in the United Arab Emirates.
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Freedom of speech in Kuwait is protected according to Articles 36 and 37 in the country’s constitution.
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Forced labor, human trafficking and undocumented migration are prevalent across the globe.
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The Bahraini constitution guarantees freedom of expression and the press, excluding opinions that undermine the fundamental beliefs of Islam or the “unity of the people” and those that promote “discord or sectarianism.”