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A group of men ransacked Syrian-owned businesses in the Ikitelli neighborhood in Istanbul on June 29, 2019.

Rumor about a sexual assault sparks a wave of violence against Syrians in Turkey

This photo has been shared more than 24,000 times since January 23, 2019. Turns out, it’s a fake.

Were Hungarian authorities really using pigs to deter Muslims at the border?

Photo shared by our Observer.

Dozens of Ethiopians drown on forgotten migrant route off shores of Djibouti

This photo of Palestinian migrants packed into a Thai police van has been widely shared on Facebook by Palestinian NGOs over the last few weeks.

Palestinian and Syrian migrants swept up in wave of arrests in Thailand

Screen capture of a video showing migrants detained in the underground car park of the Tangier police station, waiting to be deported.

Migrants crammed into 'inhumane' Moroccan police car parks

Screengrabs of a video filmed by a group of Nigerian migrants while they were detained in Libya.

Migrants escape detention in Libya after WhatsApp appeal

Online, many people claimed that the media had doctored or misused these images in order to stir up sympathy for migrants. (The image on the left is a photo while the other images are screengrabs from a video).

No, journalists did not stage these images to draw sympathy for migrants

A group of migrants held a rare protest in Libya (screengrab from a video posted to Facebook on August 12).

'Help us get out of this hell!': Migrants hold rare protest in Libya

Screen grab of a video sent by "L'Auberge des migrants" showing a riot police officer shoving a volunteer who had been filming the police.

Calais NGOs accuse police of intimidating volunteers

On the left, migrants en route to Yemen who were intercepted by Djibouti coastguards. On the right, a man lying in the street in Tadjourah, suffering from cholera or acute diarrhoea. Photos published on Facebook.

Ethiopian migrants risk torture and cholera on way to Yemen

A man takes a selfie with another man while grabbing his hair in his fist. The photos caused an outrage on social media.

Photos of 'migrants' humiliated in Tel Aviv cause outrage

Activists standing in solidarity with migrants face a police cordon in Montgenèvre on April 22. (Photo: Luca Perino)

Activists cross the Alps in solidarity with migrants

Algerian police drive migrants out from the Coca neighbourhood in Oran. (Photos from our Observer.)

An Ivorian migrant recounts his escape from the Algerian police

Screen grabs of ads for domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.

In Saudi Arabia, domestic workers are auctioned online

Migrant workers work in extremely difficult conditions for salaries much lower than the legal minimum under Italian law. (Photos from a resident of Rignano).

'Modern slavery' for migrant tomato pickers in Italy (1/2)

A Belgian family welcomed a migrant into their home over the holidays. They connected through the Facebook group Plateforme citoyenne. (Photo shared with the Observers by Hassan W.)

Brussels volunteers find daily shelter for 400 migrants

Several images that were misappropriated and used to manipulate public opinion on the migration crisis.

How fake images spread racist stereotypes about migrants across the globe

Images taken between 2013 and 2017.

THE OBSERVERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Ten amateur images that marked the past decade (2)

A migrant cuts up fabric from a life jacket in the Safe Passage Bags workshop, in Lesbos. The second image shows a finished bag. (Photos: Janusz Ratecki)

Migrants on Lesbos turn discarded life jackets into accessories

Migrants who escaped from illegal prisons in Bani Walid. A trafficker counts his money. A bus ticket used by our Observer.

Migrant slaves in Libya (2/2): 'I escaped, I took this crazy risk'

Two migrants given food and water by the organisation Al-Salam in Bani Walid, where our Observer was enslaved and tortured.

Migrant slaves in Libya (1/2): 'I was kidnapped, sold and then thrown into prison'

Part of the new West Haus transit camp, seen through bars. Photo posted on Twitter by our Observer.

Asylum-seeker on Manus: 'The locals are dangerous'

Screen grap of video that went viral showing a migrant being tortured in Libya. Source : Facebook.

Fake news: Video of militia torturing migrant not filmed in Libya

Screengrabs of two videos documenting violent deportations of migrants in Algeria.

In Algeria, sub-Saharan migrants are scapegoats for politicians

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