| SOMALIA: Residents and sandbank stymie pirates' plan |
 NAIROBI, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Residents of a coastal town in Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland saved the crew of a fishing boat when they foiled an attempt by pirates, who had captured the boat, to sail away.
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INDONESIA: Tough laws needed to curb people-smuggling |  JAKARTA, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Indonesia has become a key transit point for illegal migrants in the region, but efforts to curb people-smuggling are being hampered by a dearth of stringent laws to punish offenders, officials say.
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SRI LANKA: Migration dream remains, despite dangers |  MARAWILA, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - A grim boat journey partly spent in an airless hold, surviving a storm and running afoul of Australian security officers were still not enough to dim the hopes of some would-be Sri Lankan migrants, they say.
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SOUTH AFRICA: How many undocumented migrants? Pick a number |  JOHANNESBURG, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Guesstimating the number of undocumented migrants living in South Africa is like asking, "How long is a piece of string?" and the answer is - no one knows.
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NIGERIA: Erosion a "state of emergency" |  ABATETE, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Severe erosion over many years in Anambra, southeastern Nigeria, has cut off or destroyed hundreds of homes, businesses, farms and schools, prompting the governor to call for a state of emergency in the area where he says thousands of people now risk being displaced.
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BANGLADESH: Eight people, a dog, a goat and the sea |  KUTUBDIA, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The fisherman, his wife, three sons, two daughters, a sister-in-law, a dog and a goat and I eye each other dubiously. The family of eight is not certain whether I will be able to sleep in their mud hut, which is slightly bigger than a large sports utility vehicle. The animals seem to agree.
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GLOBAL: AIDS activists laud lifting of US HIV travel ban |  NAIROBI, 2 November 2009 (PlusNews Global) - A 22-year-old ban on people infected with HIV entering the US was officially lifted on 2 November, with the new rules taking effect in 60 days. AIDS activists have hailed the move as a major coup in the fight against stigma.
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ISRAEL: New report highlights exploitation of migrant workers |  TEL AVIV, 30 October 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Migrant workers in Israel’s agriculture sector are among the most exploited, according to a 28 October report by Kav LaOved, an Israeli NGO campaigning for the rights of disadvantaged workers in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA: Rising numbers of illegal immigrants enter Somaliland |  HARGEISA, 23 October 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Immigration officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have expressed concern over the increase in the number of illegal Ethiopian migrants entering the region, with claims that up to 90 people are arriving daily, against 50 in 2008.
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BOTSWANA: Immigration privileges for preachers revoked |  GABORONE, 23 October 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Botswana has closed a loophole allowing pastors and preachers to avoid certain immigration regulations.
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