Week 25 Feb 2021
What kinds of information do migrants themselves rely on and does information save migrants’ lives and reduce vulnerabilities en route? In migration policy debates, migrant smugglers are often portrayed as those most responsible for putting migrants’ lives at risk. Yet, we question the problematic one-sided focus on the smugglers, highlighting how also local authorities, police and the military are key perpetrators and pose a real risk for migrants on the move.