Social media has become integrated into our everyday lives as a site for friendships, entertainment, business, politics, and activism. Today, at least one in three people globally is on a social media platform. This has practical implications for migrants and refugees, offering empowering opportunities for representation but also surveillance concerns. In addition, this shift has …
Personal information gleaned from social media posts has been used to target dissent and subject religious and ethnic minorities to enhanced vetting and surveillance. Read More…
A database on the more than 28,000 migrants who died on their way to Europe since 2000. Winner of the Datajournalism Awards. Navigate through 2858 events, 72 territories, 14 detention centers and the13742 migrants for which some data is available. ABOUT THE PROJECT The Migrants’ Files project was launched in August 2013 by a group …
