Displacement

July 02, 2020

A new report found that Chinese surveillance of Uighurs started much earlier and is more comprehensive than previously thought. The World speaks to security researcher Apurva Kumar, one of the report's co-authors.

Conflict & Justice

People in northeast Syria are in desperate need of help. Aid groups can’t get to them.

The World

July 01, 2020

This week, heads of 20 aid agencies published an open letter urging the UN Security Council to reopen the Al Yarubiyah crossing into Syria. The crossing was closed last January, with fatal consequences, the aid groups say.

Top of The World

New reports on surveillance, 'demographic genocide' of Uighurs; Israel hesitates on annexation; Russian election comes to close

The World

July 01, 2020

New reports on China's policies toward Uighurs show draconian efforts to cut birthrates and surveil the largely Turkic-speaking and Muslim population. Israel hesitates with moving forward on annexing part of the West Bank. In Russia, a week-long vote comes to a close. A Eurovision spoof film is inspiring covers from real musicians.

New documentary follows LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya

The World

June 30, 2020

In early 2017, stories began emerging on how Chechen authorities were persecuting the LGBTQ community. The World speaks to director David French on his new film, "Welcome to Chechnya," which gives an inside look at the abuse and torture faced by the republic's LGBTQ people and those who try to help them escape.

Refugees

Under Greek law change, thousands of refugees could soon become homeless

The World

June 30, 2020

The Greek government says it wants to make room for asylum-seekers waiting out their applications in camps on the Greek islands and elsewhere. More than 6,000 refugees are at risk of being evicted and that number will keep growing every month.

Human rights

A US report shows big strides on human trafficking. Advocates say the message is misleading.

The World

June 29, 2020

Advocates across the world warn that with the pandemic and economic downturn, there’s an urgent risk that more people will fall prey to human traffickers.

Business, Economics and Jobs

As Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens, migrant workers are being dumped on the streets like ‘trash’

The World

June 26, 2020

Human rights advocates say the migrants have little to no recourse, and that the situation is bound to deteriorate further as more people in the country cannot afford to pay domestic workers. The coronavirus restrictions also complicate matters.

Conflict & Justice

US targets Assad govt and backers with toughest sanctions yet against Syria

The World

June 19, 2020

The aim is to prompt the Syrian president to negotiate an end to the war that has lasted almost a decade.

Justice

US protests highlight 'anti-black racism across the globe,' says South African political analyst

The World

June 17, 2020

Eusebius McKaiser, a South African author and political analyst, speaks to The World's host Marco Werman about what the US might learn from South Africa's own reckoning with race and racism.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Options dwindle for Venezuelan migrants across Latin America during the pandemic

The World

June 17, 2020

COVID-19 has left Venezuelans across the region reeling and with dwindling options, at the same moment the World Health Organization declared Latin America the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

Displacement

How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled the country

People in northeast Syria are in desperate need of help. Aid groups can’t get to them.

New reports on surveillance, 'demographic genocide' of Uighurs; Israel hesitates on annexation; Russian election comes to close

New documentary follows LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya

Under Greek law change, thousands of refugees could soon become homeless

A US report shows big strides on human trafficking. Advocates say the message is misleading.

As Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens, migrant workers are being dumped on the streets like ‘trash’

US targets Assad govt and backers with toughest sanctions yet against Syria

US protests highlight 'anti-black racism across the globe,' says South African political analyst

Options dwindle for Venezuelan migrants across Latin America during the pandemic

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