Migration

April 06, 2021

The European Union has announced a quarter-billion euros in funding for five new refugee camps on Greek islands, including on Lesbos. Some are worried the new site will not improve conditions for migrants on the island.

Migration

Kickball builds bonds between migrants and locals in this Colombian border city

The World

April 05, 2021

As anti-immigrant sentiment grows in Colombia, kickball league organizers in Riohacha hope the sport can facilitate integration between Venezuelans and their new neighbors.

Migration

Haitian asylum-seekers face discrimination in Tijuana migrant camp

The World

April 02, 2021

While much of the focus along the border has been on the arrival of Central Americans seeking asylum, Haitians have also experienced violence, political instability and racism in their journey to border cities like Tijuana.

Conflict

Myanmar’s army is turning guns on medics

The World

April 02, 2021

Fears of a failed state abound as hospitals close and EMTs dodge bullets.

Conflict & Justice

US officials and signatories of the Iran deal to meet in Vienna next week

The World

April 02, 2021

In today's Top of The World: Iran nuclear deal signatories will work to bring US and Iran back into compliance; Taiwan faces its deadliest train crash; Ethiopia's northern Tigray humanitarian crisis worsens

Refugees

Activists protest migrant facility plan in Greece: ‘Greek islands will not be turned to prisons’

The World

March 30, 2021

A group of residents gathered in the port city of Mytilene to protest plans for a permanent migrant facility on the island.

Hundreds remain missing after Cabo Delgado attack

The World

March 29, 2021

Last week, Islamist insurgents stormed Palma, killing dozens of people, according to Mozambique’s Ministry of Defense spokesperson Omar Saranga.

Top of The World

Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany

The World

March 25, 2021

In today's Top of the World: Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany; China lashes out at major brands for speaking out against Uyghur human rights abuses; Vice President Kamala Harris tapped to tackle mass migration at the US-Mexico border.

Human rights

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

The World

March 24, 2021

These mothers say they were separated from their families by the Chinese government’s campaign of forced labor camps and surveillance, which has targeted the ethnic Uyghur minority living in the Xinjiang autonomous region since 2017.

Conflict

This photographer tells the story of Syria’s war through the eyes of children

The World

March 17, 2021

Syrian photographer Bassam Khabieh turned his lens on children to capture how the war impacted them. His photos are now in a book called, “Witnesses to War: The Children of Syria.”

Migration

‘This island is a prison’: Migrants say plan for a refugee camp on Lesbos is too isolating

Kickball builds bonds between migrants and locals in this Colombian border city

Haitian asylum-seekers face discrimination in Tijuana migrant camp

Myanmar’s army is turning guns on medics

US officials and signatories of the Iran deal to meet in Vienna next week

Activists protest migrant facility plan in Greece: ‘Greek islands will not be turned to prisons’

Hundreds remain missing after Cabo Delgado attack

Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

This photographer tells the story of Syria’s war through the eyes of children

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