Displacement

Slavers in the family: What a castle in Accra reveals about Ghana's history

August 19, 2019

When Rachel Engmann visited Christiansborg Castle, she noted a water cistern in the courtyard inscribed with the name “Carl Gustav Engmann.” She sought to find out more.

400 years: Slavery’s unresolved history

A professor with Ghanaian roots unearths a slave castle’s history — and her own

PRI's The World

August 19, 2019

Rachel Engmann, a professor at Hampshire College, found her surname in a slave castle in Accra, Ghana, and decided to do some digging.

Resistance and collaboration: Asameni and the keys to Christiansborg Castle in Accra

The Conversation

August 16, 2019

The story of how Christiansborg Castle’s keys come to be at the Bogyawe Palace is an intriguing one.

Extremism

Obama-era extremist programs don't tackle white nationalism, expert says

PRI's The World

August 16, 2019

Programs designed to prevent the spread of extremism predominantly target Muslims, an activist says.

Borders

Mexico: The ‘waiting room’ for thousands of migrants trying to get into the US

PRI's The World

August 12, 2019

The World’s Monica Campbell shares stories of migrants waiting in Tijuana, Mexico, to enter the US.

Without respect for Indigenous rights, climate change will worsen, UN says

GlobalPost

August 09, 2019

On Thursday, a special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted the key role of traditional landholders and the importance for governments to recognize the land rights of those groups over the territory they inhabit and manage.

Refugees

‘It kills you, the waiting’: Syrians live under threat of deportation in Turkey

PRI's The World

August 07, 2019

Reports of deportations to Syria, denied by the Turkish government, have sent a wave of fear through Istanbul’s Syrian community — many of whom say they could face recruitment by militants, aerial bombardment or torture in regime prisons if they return to Syria.

Turkey denies deporting refugees to Syria. Activists say they’ve sent back thousands.

PRI's The World

August 06, 2019

Turkish officials claim that the government has not forcibly deported Syrians in a widespread campaign to crack down on illegal migration in recent weeks.

Conflict

Libya's hellish refugee centers remain open despite calls for closure

GlobalPost

August 06, 2019

Detainees, mostly migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who got caught in Libya on their way to Europe, complain of hunger, disease and forced labor. Thuggish guards allegedly beat and flog and them, amid the chaos of Libya’s spiraling civil war.

Migration

What happened to Italy’s unaccompanied migrant minors?

PRI's The World

August 01, 2019

Thousands of migrant children have been rescued off the coast of Sicily over the last four years. Many traveling alone. So, where did they go?

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