Aug 16 Watch U.K. Threatens Ecuador’s Diplomatic Status for Protecting Julian Assange For the more than 50 days, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But British officials are determined to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault. Independent Television… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Chen Might Soon Study in U.S., but Concerns About His Family, Friends Persist Chen Might Soon Study in U.S., but Concerns About His Family, Friends Persist… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng’s Fate Remains Uncertain "The government officials came into my home, wanted to beat my family to death," Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng said Thursday, indicating he now wants to leave China. Ray Suarez discussed the fast-moving saga of the blind activist with the AP's… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Writers in Danger Offered Safe Haven to Practice Craft in Pittsburgh In Pittsburgh, a special program offers foreign writers whose lives are endangered to get a new start and write freely. Continue watching
Sep 30 Thursday on the NewsHour: City of Asylum/Pittsburgh By Tom LeGro City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a six-year-old program that provides shelter to foreign literary writers who have encountered dangers in their homeland. Watch online exclusive videos of the writers reading their work. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Iraqis Seek Refuge in U.S. After Working With American Forces Facing the threat of kidnapping, torture, and beheadings, Iraqi interpreters who have worked for U.S. forces are seeking refuge for themselves and their families in the United States. Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on their search for safety. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Iraqi Refugees Flee War-torn Country Millions of Iraqi citizens have left their war-torn country to seek refuge abroad or fled to other parts of the country. A migration expert and a representative of a humanitarian group weigh in on the situation. Continue watching
Jun 01 No Asylum Hearing for Elian Gonzalez A federal court ruled Thursday that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez is too young to be entitled to an asylum hearing, handing an apparent victory to the boy's father, who wants to take him back to Cuba. Continue reading