Thousands of Russians saw their comfortable, middle-class lives fade overnight with the invasion ordered by President Vladimir V. Putin.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
Poles Welcome Ukrainian Refugees, Unlike in Last Border Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Polish families have opened their homes to refugees from Ukraine, a sharp contrast to the country’s response to a different crisis last fall at the border with Belarus.
Once Victims in Southeast Europe, Jews Come to Aid Fleeing Ukrainians
Today, as in the early 1900s, Jews are once again escaping violence in southeast Europe. But the context is radically different — cathartically so for the many Israelis who have come here to join the relief effort.
Once Victims in Southeast Europe, Jews Come to Aid Fleeing Ukrainians
Today, as in the early 1900s, Jews are once again escaping violence in southeast Europe. But the context is radically different — cathartically so for the many Israelis who have come here to join the relief effort.
These Syrian Refugees Can’t Stay in Denmark, but They Can’t Go Home
Dozens of Syrian asylum seekers are stuck in limbo after the Danish authorities decided it was safe for them to go back home and stripped their residency permits.
Rumiko Seya, REALs’ President, Expands the Aid Group’s Focus to Include Afghanistan
Rumiko Seya, president of REALs, is working to rescue women and families, including from Afghanistan, who had dreams before “it turned to darkness in one night.”
‘Falling Into Emptiness’: Ukrainian Families Feel the Pain of Separation
With most Ukrainian men legally prohibited from leaving Ukraine, the international border gates serve as a painful filter, splitting families as women and children move on.
While Canada Welcomes Refugees, Its Door Is Far From Wide Open
The war in Ukraine may bring another wave of asylum seekers to Canada, but they will face many controls and restrictions.
On the Exodus West, Ukrainians Flee Hardship for an Uncertain Future
Many thousands of Ukrainians, fearful of the war, are leaving their homes on a slow journey west, enduring difficulties but also buoyed by the generosity of their countrymen.
Ukraine War Sets Off Europe’s Fastest Migration in Decades
At least 660,000 people, mostly women and children, fled Ukraine in the five days after Russia invaded — the most intense wave of European migration since at least the 1990s.