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Joost Bastmeijer

Africa Correspondent & Photographer
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Hoi!

This is where I post brief updates about my recent work.


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Recent work
The perilous migration journey through the 'Port of Tears' in Djibouti
about 11 months ago

Human traffickers deliberately choose dangerous stretches of sea near Yemen – resulting in hundreds of deaths

August 06, 2025

The sea migration route to the coast of Yemen is one of the deadliest in the world. At least 68 migrants died this weekend after their boat sank. Where do the migrants come from, and why are they trying to reach war-torn Yemen?

Read the full analysis here. Also read the report on the Eastern Migration Route that Fredrik Lerneryd and I worked on in Djibouti, by tapping or clicking this link.

Tags: Djibouti, Migration, Eastern Migration Route, UNHCR, IOM, Ethiopia
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