Conflict
News Deeply
July 13, 2017
More than 1 million Syrian refugees live in Lebanon, and about 10,000 die each year. The vast majority of them are Sunni Muslims, whose faith prohibits cremation. In a country about one-third of the size of Belgium, burial space has become a pressing issue. One Syrian is doing his part to help.
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Conflict & Justice
Syrian refugees move into Bulgaria, after losing hope of returning home
PRI's The World
February 04, 2014
As the Syrian war continues, hope is waning in the refugee camps in neighboring countries. Some Syrians who fled to Turkey are now heading into Bulgaria to start new lives. And Bulgarians are growing weary and wary of welcoming them.
Conflict
Giving Syrian children their identities back, one portrait at a time
PRI's The World
November 10, 2014
Photographer Rania Matar went back to her hometown of Beirut to work on a project about teenagers. Then, on every corner, she stumbled into young Syrian refugees. They became subjects of her new series called "Invisible Children."
Conflict
Sorry, we're full — Lebanon ends its open border policy for Syrian refugees
PRI's The World
January 06, 2015
Lebanon has said enough. After decades of open borders with Syria and years of accepting refugees from its civil war, new border regulations mean that most Syrians can no longer find safe haven in the relative calm of Lebanon.
Conflict
This American's passport ended up in the hands of smugglers in Turkey
PRI's The World
May 22, 2015
Sam Neher was on vacation in Turkey when his passport was stolen. Months later, he found out it was being used by smugglers in Turkey as a potential way to get Syrian refugees to countries where they could seek asylum.
Global Politics
Forget the trafficker, migrants are sneaking into Europe by themselves
PRI's The World
June 15, 2015
Hundreds of migrants are sleeping in the rough around train stations in Rome and Milan. Reporter Megan Williams says the stalled travelers are mainly migrants from north Africa who've been blocked from journeying further north.
Conflict
The Greek island of Lesbos is being overwhelmed by refugees
PRI's The World
July 08, 2015
Updated
Every day, hundreds of refugees are arriving on the shores of the vacation paradise of Lesbos. It's one of the largest Greek islands and it sits a short way off the coast of Turkey in the Aegean Sea. Authorities there are struggling to deal with the large numbers of migrants seeking entry into Europe.
Conflict
The exodus from Syria has reached 'almost biblical proportions'
PRI's The World
July 09, 2015
More than 11 million Syrians are now either war refugees or internally displaced. Despite a storied history of welcoming those fleeing conflict, the US has taken in fewer than 1000 homeless Syrians.
Global Politics
One American's attempt to staunch the biggest refugee flow since WWII
The Takeaway
August 11, 2015
There are refugee crises brewing around the world — in Europe, in southeast Asia, in Africa and in Central America, to name just a few. One American — with an $8 million ship and a crew — is trying to make a difference.
Justice
Not like Airbnb: Germans open their doors and their wallets to share apartments with immigrants
PRI's The World
August 13, 2015
Anti-immigrant sentiment may be on the rise in Germany, but some residents are opening their doors to share homes with newcomers.
Conflict
Subhi Nahas never felt safe as a gay man in Syria — and then ISIS took over his hometown
PRI's The World
August 25, 2015
For an openly gay man, life in Syria was never easy. But things are actually getting worse.