Migration

Migrant or refugee? Why the line is sometimes blurred

Displaced Iraqis, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, gather at Khazer camp, Iraq December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily - RTX2WIXE

All people who cross international borders without papers face a myriad of serious risks. Image: REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Parvati Nair
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In 2016, some 5,000 people died crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
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