Eritrea

Yusra, played by Rhianna Merralls, struggles to fall asleep in the play, "Wherever I Lay My Head," performed in London City Hall.

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination

A recent performance of a play in London highlighted the struggles that young migrants face after they reach the UK. Many of them toss and turn, unable to sleep.

Chronic insomnia plagues young migrants long after they reach their destination
Teklit Michael dreamed of running in the London Olympics. But his country, Eritrea, jailed him. So he fled to Israel.

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner's hopes to compete in the Olympics

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner's hopes to compete in the Olympics
Teklit Michael, 29, an asylum seeker from Eritrea

Israel has developed a system for pushing out refugees it doesn't want

Israel has developed a system for pushing out refugees it doesn't want
Brkitay Gebru wakes every morning at dawn to care for her children. Her husband took off in February and she hasn't heard from him since.

This Eritrean woman found out her husband had abandoned her when she couldn't find her bank card to pay rent

This Eritrean woman found out her husband had abandoned her when she couldn't find her bank card to pay rent
Berhanu Nega (in baseball cap), with other opposition leaders, speaking to reporters in Addis Ababa in 2005 after elections won by his party were annulled by the regime.

A tenured US professor is leading an Ethiopian rebel group

A tenured US professor is leading an Ethiopian rebel group