In one city ruined by war, even the stones seem to have voices. They tell the stories of people who can no longer speak for themselves.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Syria’s Idlib Province, Wrecked by War. Readies for Coronavirus Battle
A Syrian pharmacist volunteered to help prepare for the onset of the coronavirus in a region crowded with war refugees. Here is his account.
His Family Fled Syria. He Didn’t Cry Until He Heard About His Sisters.
Yousef was just 13 when his family left Syria for Europe. Five years later, he’s adjusting to life separated from his three sisters and the ups and downs of adolescence.
Hungary Moves to Close Border Camps After E.U. Court Ruling
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has shifted more than 300 asylum applicants out of detention in fenced “transit zones.”
Gil Loescher, 75, Refugees Expert Who Survived Iraq Bombing, Dies
He lost his legs in a 2003 suicide attack but continued his scholarship and field work on behalf of the world’s displaced.
Coronavirus Brings Migrant Labor to a Near Halt
Laborers have not just stopped traveling in search of work. Many have also headed back to their home countries.
Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Stuck at Sea With ‘Zero Hope’
At least three boats carrying Rohingya refugees have been adrift for more than two months. As of this week, rights groups that had been tracking the boats lost sight of them.
Latest Tactic to Push Migrants From Europe? A Private, Clandestine Fleet
The government of Malta enlisted three privately owned fishing trawlers to intercept migrants in the Mediterranean, and force them back to a war zone, officials and a boat captain say.
‘I Could Be One of Them’: Belgians Help Migrants Amid Coronavirus
Under strict lockdown measures, asylum seekers and migrants on the streets of Brussels increasingly rely on residents for survival.
As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive
Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.