Interactive Human Migration Map (2022)
January 26, 2022Using archeological, genetic, and climate data, scientists have pieced together an outline of the human odyssey—the journey that took our species from Africa to all… Read more
How Did Human Civilization Spread? | Habitat Earth (2022)
January 26, 2022Historic population and cropland data illustrate the relationship between the spread of human civilization and agriculture on Earth between 10,000 BCE and 2,000 CE. Read… Read more
State Media Show Polish Forces Using Water Cannons on Migrants (2021)
January 25, 2022Hundreds of migrants, marooned in freezing weather on the Belarus side of the Poland-Belarus border, tried to rush into Poland. Polish border forces used water… Read more
Belarus Shelters Hundreds of Migrants (2021)
January 25, 2022Migrants have been placed in a warehouse along the Belarus-Poland border, after spending weeks camped out in fields. Between 2,000 and 4,000 migrants are at… Read more
Migrants Stuck at Belarus’s Border Amid Its Standoff With the E.U. (2021)
January 25, 2022Western leaders have accused Belarus’s president of manufacturing a migrant crisis along the E.U.’s eastern border. Several people have already died of exposure. Aid workers… Read more
The story behind the girl in the recording who begs for her aunt after being separated from her migrant mother (2018)
January 25, 2022The 6-year-old girl who was pleading with Border Patrol officials for her mother, begging for her aunt — on the excruciating audio published by ProPublica… Read more
From the Other Side
October 23, 2020A 3/9 – channel video installation by Argentinian artist Gabriela Golder. The video installation focuses on the topical issue of migration, zooming in on migrants’… Read more
The Rohingya: Silent Abuse | Al Jazeera World
April 16, 2018Denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty; Al Jazeera investigate the plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya. Read more
‘Refugees are a scum’: A social experiment
April 16, 2018This social experiment that took place in Australia begins with a man wearing a sign that reads “refugees are scum.” This incites angry reactions from… Read more
What if Manhattan…
April 16, 2018 More than 1.5 million people live in Manhattan. If this happened to all of them, would you notice? Read more
EU migration crisis: The inside story (2016)
April 16, 2018On 19 April, one year after the tragic single drowning of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, which marked the beginning of the “migration… Read more
Migration Policy Institute PRO
December 8, 2016MPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. Find their Vimeo channel: MPI Read more
Immigration and National Security: Moving Beyond 9/11
May 3, 2016Two reports from the Center for Immigration Studies are discussed; Janice Kepharts’s “Immigration & Terrorism: Moving Beyond the 9/11 Staff Report on Terrorist Travel” and… Read more
The Value of Knitting for an Afghan Refugee
April 21, 2016The short documentary Stitches is the story of a man who finds peace in knitting —after establishing a life in exile as an Afghan refugee… Read more
The Deadly Journey From Libya’s Migrant Jails
March 31, 2016From VICE News: “Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing… Read more
Caitlin Moran asks “What is a Refugee?”
March 31, 2016Journalist and author Caitlin Moran recently took to her YouTube channel, Caitlin’s Moranifesto, to ask the questions “What is a Refugee?” and “Why should we be… Read more
Light on the Sea
March 28, 2016Light on the Sea: One Woman’s Story from the Front Lines of the Refugee Crisis This documentary takes us to the front lines of the… Read more
Songs of the Syrian Refugees
March 1, 2016“With his brow furrowed in concentration, Abu Abdullah rhythmically strums his oud, exploring the core of a melancholic melody. Mohamad Isa Almaziodi’s robust and melismatic… Read more
Twelve-year-old Calais refugee: ‘I want to go to England’
February 29, 2016“Inside one of the aid tents set up inside the migrant camp known as the ‘jungle’ 12 year old Sultana Adam helps her mother to… Read more
Refugee cat’s epic journey to find family
February 28, 2016Kunkush the cat was a beloved member of a family who became refugees when they fled Iraq for the safety of Europe. Travelling through Greece,… Read more
Greece’s Cemetery for Unknown Migrant Dead
February 16, 2016From Reuters: “The marble plaques in this makeshift cemetery on the Greek island of Lesbos mark the graves of unknown refugees and migrants. Many of… Read more
Animation: Immigration Impact on the UK
February 15, 2016From the National Institute of Economic and Social Research: “Opinion polls have shown for some time that the public sees immigration as one of the… Read more
Migration in the UK and Politics (Infographic)
November 23, 2015From the creator, Eduard Buturuga-Pascu: “Just before 2014 started, the media, encouraged by the PM started to spread disinformation about Romanians and Bulgarians immigrants, suggesting… Read more
A Migrant’s Tale
November 23, 2015From the artist’s website: “In 2008 I was carrying out fieldwork among a group of Egyptian immigrants in Milano, Italy, as part of my MA dissertation.… Read more
Europe’s Migrant Crisis (Infographic)
November 23, 2015Roald Seeliger presents a moving and unconventional infographic describing Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis. Read more
‘The Road’ by Nerina Pallot
November 23, 2015From the musician: “When Director Damian Weilers came to me with the idea of using The Road as a soundtrack to the plight of those… Read more
Home to Me: Immigrant Stories
November 23, 2015“Home to Me: Immigrant Stories from NC” is a multimedia series from the NC Justice Center’s Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project based on the belief… Read more
Shelbyville Multimedia: New Neighbors Give Thanks
November 23, 2015“Shelbyville Multimedia introduces you to the cast of Welcome to Shelbyville, a handful of straight-talking people in rural Tennessee who are taking immigration into their… Read more
This is Why People Migrate
October 20, 2015Immigrants, migrants and refugees are often in the news — but why do people get up and leave their homes in the first place? AJ+… Read more
Immigration History: France
October 20, 2015This video is from France’s Musee de l’Histoire de l’Immigration, located in the 12 arrondissement, next to the Bois de Vincennes. It tells the story… Read more
Interactive learning resource: Language of Belonging (2010)
October 20, 2015Language of Belonging is a multi-platform education resource based on the ground breaking Indigenous animation Wadu Matyidi. Designed specifically for Primary-aged students, this diverse learning program explores… Read more