Syrian refugees

June 21, 2016

President Obama is falling short on his pledge to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of September. But some Syrians have already been granted visas and are living here, not as refugees, but as visiting professors.

Some Canadians really want to sponsor Syrian refugees. Turns out it's harder than they thought.

June 09, 2016

Canada has a unique program that allows local residents to sponsor the resettlement of a refugee family. This group in Nelson, British Columbia, is all set — except for one thing.

Development & Education

This startup helps Syrian refugees earn a living. All they need is a laptop.

June 08, 2016

NaTakallam connects Syrian refugees with jobs, even in countries where they aren't allowed to work.

Small-town America is arguing over whether to welcome Syria’s refugees or fear them

Business, Finance & Economics

May 24, 2016

Only two states in the country don’t have organizations working to resettle refugees: Wyoming and Montana. But Montana is making a change — and people on both sides of the issue are watching.

International leaders are meeting in Istanbul for the first World Humanitarian Summit

Business, Finance & Economics

May 23, 2016

The world's first humanitarian summit is being held in Istanbul in an attempt to tackle what the United Nations describes as the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II — it says 125 million people around the world are currently in need of some form of humanitarian aid.

For long-suffering refugees, a three-star respite

May 09, 2016

It's been a long journey, one that skirted death at least once. So Ali Jaffari at first thought it was a scam when a Greek friend offered his family of four a room at a three-star hotel in Athens.

Photos: In Athens, an abandoned hotel has become a refuge for asylum-seekers

May 09, 2016

Thousands of migrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan still languish in European cities, awaiting asylum and the rights and privileges that come with it. But life must go on in the meantime. And in Athens, that means the City Plaza Hotel.

Now that France has opened a better camp, these migrants face more existential issues

April 22, 2016

The old camp was a humanitarian disaster pitched on muddy flats. The new one is on dry ground, with numbered cabins and plenty of showers and toilets for everyone. But the new comforts can't erase the anguish of its inhabitants.

German far-right leader on trial for a Facebook post comparing refugees to cattle

April 20, 2016

Lutz Bachmann is the leader of Pegida, an anti-Islam, anti-immigrant political movement in Germany. And his opinions on refugees have him in trouble with the law.

How to help Syrian refugees? These groups you may not know are doing important work

September 03, 2015

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While governments are grappling with a surge of refugees, these groups are working hard to help the people fleeing war and human rights abuses in Syria.

Some Canadians really want to sponsor Syrian refugees. Turns out it's harder than they thought.

June 09, 2016

Canada has a unique program that allows local residents to sponsor the resettlement of a refugee family. This group in Nelson, British Columbia, is all set — except for one thing.

This Syrian refugee rescued an American student after she was assaulted in Cologne

January 20, 2016

American neuroscience student Caitlin Duncan was among the women caught up in the mob outside Cologne's train station on New Year's Eve. A group of Syrian refugees came to her rescue.

Lifestyle & Belief

The ayatollah and the rabbi who teamed up to help Syrian refugees

April 06, 2016

In Canada, an imam from Iran has joined up with his next-door neighbor, a Reform rabbi, to help raise funds to resettle families fleeing civil war. What brought the unlikely duo together? It began with parking.

How an environmental lobbyist became an influential anti-refugee blogger

April 01, 2016

She is the child of immigrants. She adopted two Vietnamese children. And this self-deprecating farmer and blogger is a key to understanding the rise of anti-refugee sentiment in the United States.

What's the matter with Hungary? Writer calls her homeland 'a depressive country'

September 14, 2015

Migrants and refugees are trying to leave Hungary as fast as they can. Hungarians don't blame them, saying it's a depressed place where no one wants to live.

Arts, Culture & Media

This actress is bringing attention to the refugee crisis. And she has a refugee story of her own.

April 14, 2016

Her family fled the Soviet Union in the '80s. And she recently spent time volunteering with refugees in Greece.

To this shotgun-carrying mosque protester, Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric has gone too far

March 03, 2016

Even for a man who protests outside mosques with a shotgun, Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric has gone too far.

Bikinis and lifevests: Indelible images from an island shared by tourists, refugees

March 09, 2016

Without an end to the wave of people fleeing warfare Syria and elsewhere for a new future, it can be easy to turn a blind eye to the suffering. From the Greek island of Kos, photographer Jörg Brüggemann captured jarring juxtapositions on beaches shared by vacationers and refugees alike.

A former refugee in Denmark says she's embarrassed by her adopted country's stance on refugees