Displacement

Why Hong Kong’s secret societies are attacking protesters

October 11, 2019

Why would Hong Kong’s mafioso take time away from extorting shopkeepers and dealing heroin to beat down protesters?

Can Turkey resettle 1 million Syrians in an 18-mile wide 'safe zone'?

October 11, 2019

At least 11 civilians have been killed and an estimated 64,000 displaced in Kurdish-held areas over the first three days of fighting, according to aid groups.

Turkey’s invasion of Syria has left thousands fleeing their homes

PRI's The World

October 11, 2019

This week, the Turkish military began an incursion into northeastern Syria, prompting residents in the area to flee south.

Conflict

Who are the Kurds?

PRI's The World

October 08, 2019

Following US President Donald Trump's announcement that the US will pull out of northeast Syria, the Kurds, an ethnic group split across four countries, could face an attack by Turkey. They've been fighting for autonomy for a century.

Military

US pullout from Syria could bring 'another rise of ISIS' researcher says

PRI's The World

October 07, 2019

If US troops leave Syria, Kurds may no longer be able to hold the line against ISIS attacks, says a researcher with the Rojava Information Center, a research and advocacy group for the Kurdish areas of Syria.

How Trump’s bilateral deals with Central America undermine the US asylum system

PRI's The World

October 02, 2019

For the US, the deals with Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to take back migrants are like a fortification, shielding the country from taking responsibility for people seeking international protection. They add yet another line of defense to other drastic measures the US has recently taken to keep them out.

After Khashoggi, exiled journalists say ‘you can’t feel safe, anywhere you go’

PRI's The World

October 02, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and expert on the region’s politics who was murdered on Oct. 2, 2018, was an occasional guest on "Egyptian Street."

Conflict

In Myanmar, underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya and Burmese writers

GlobalPost

October 01, 2019

The event’s participants and organizers were fully aware that they were doing something sensitive. In a country where even the word “Rohingya” is taboo, there was a risk that the audience would respond badly.

Conflict & Justice

Former Amb Samantha Power stresses ‘political evolution, rather than revolution’

PRI's The World

September 23, 2019

"There's always something you can do" in the face of challenges, says the former US ambassador to the United Nations in a discussion on her new memoir, "The Education of an Idealist."

Florida teen girls step up to translate Indigenous Mayan languages

PRI's The World

September 23, 2019

At least one afternoon a week, a group of high school girls carve out some space in the quietest area they can find to huddle around a laptop. They call themselves the Mayan Girls.

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