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.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
‘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.
E.U. Court Rules 3 Countries Violated Deal on Refugee Quotas
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic failed to live up to their end of an agreement to distribute 160,000 asylum seekers who had arrived in Greece and Italy, the court said.
Doctor, Refugee. Violinist, Refugee. Model, Refugee.
They felt on top of the world. Then the world turned upside down.
Coronavirus Refugees: The World’s Most Vulnerable Face Pandemic
Crowded camps, depleted clinics and scarce soap and water make social distancing and even hand-washing impossible for millions of refugees.
U.N. Issues $2 Billion Appeal to Combat Virus and Urges Aid for Other Crises
Without continued humanitarian assistance, the U.N. warned, crisis areas will be unable to contain the coronavirus, potentially killing millions of people.
Nearly a Million Children Left Behind in Venezuela as Parents Migrate
Seven years into an economic crisis, mothers and fathers have been forced to go abroad in search of work, leaving hundreds of thousands of children in the hands of relatives, friends — and sometimes, one another.
For Children Fleeing War, a Tent Becomes a School
In northwestern Syria, children forced from their homes cannot remember a normal life. Volunteer teachers are trying to give them one.
In Shift, Trudeau Says Canada Will Return Asylum Seekers to U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government said it would no longer hear refugee claims from people who enter through unofficial ports of entry.