Emma Yeomans is a British reporter based in London.

She has interests in migration, organised crime and illicit money. She is a previous winner of the Paul Foot Young Journalist prize, and an alumnus of the European Collaborative Journalism Programme.

When not working, she is a textile artist and loves to be in the mountains.

Emma Yeomans

Basic information

Name
Emma Yeomans
Title
Reporter
Expertise
migration, organised crime and illicit money.
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Links

Supported projects

The bankers of irregular migration

  • Finance
  • Migration

ERBIL/ISTANBUL/ATHENS - The complexity and dangers along migration routes to Europe —including the risk of being swindled by traffickers or robbed by security forces—, have increased the role of an informal banking system that works through “hawala”, a traditional money transfer system based on interpersonal trust

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