On 15 May, Marfo Nicholas Kwaku from Ghana was pictured holding a rifle and wearing a helmet, a tactical vest and camouflage fatigues. There are no insignia on his outfit. He looks into the lens with a serious stare. Behind him, at the entrance of a bunker, stands another soldier…

He got a job at Ocean Fish, a seafood producer that promises the best smoked salmon you can get in Qatar…

Ocean Fish was founded by Charlotte Trading & Contracting…

Like so many migrant workers before him, Marfo, says his brother, found dystopia: long working hours, the monthly minimum wage of 1,000 Qatari riyals (250 euro), wage theft, and dirty accommodation...

Returning with little or nothing to show for, is not an option. The debt to the recruiter remains, leaving families in even greater despair. But for the recruiters and the manpower-like agencies something has changed this past year. A new market has arisen. Russia…

Through this airport, tens of thousands of African migrant workers travel, mostly to and from Africa. Now something has changed. Many African men are boarding the direct flight from Doha to Moscow – to fight for the Russian army in the war against Ukraine…