Dec 16 Watch 7:30 Humans of New York gives U.S.-bound refugees a voice By PBS News Hour Brandon Stanton stops random people on the street, takes their photo and learns what about their personal stories makes them unique. He's the photographer behind Humans of New York, a blog and social media feeds seen by millions. Lately Stanton… Continue watching
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Dec 14 Watch 7:30 Roadblock creates bottleneck of stranded migrants in Greece By PBS News Hour Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi migrants are assured a relatively swift passage through Europe, but migrants of other nationalities arriving on the shores of Greece are finding the gates have been shut. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the Greek island… Continue watching
Dec 11 A region-by-region guide to the Middle East’s migrant crisis By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins The world is currently facing the worst migration crisis since World War II: millions are displaced and thousands have died this year alone. Here is a region-by-region look at where these migrants have traveled and how governments have responded. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch For Yazidis, the dangerous path to Europe seems safer than a return home By PBS News Hour The refugee's journey to Greece is perilous; so many have drowned trying to reach Europe's shores from Turkey. But more frightening for many Yazidis is the prospect of returning to Sinjar in Iraq, where the Islamic State captured their villages… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Blocked by the Balkans, where will migrants stranded in Greece go? By PBS News Hour Greek riot police closed down a temporary transit camp used by refugees and migrants after Balkan countries like Macedonia closed their frontiers to those seeking passage who do not come from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Where will the rejected migrants… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch News Wrap: Syrian refugee families arrive in U.S. amid state leaders’ objections By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Syrian refugee families arrived for resettlement in Indiana and Texas despite calls from Republican governors in both states to turn such refugees away. Also, Turkey's state-run news agency reports that six children among a group… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 9:20 Ambassador Power: More progress needs to be made in uniting anti-ISIS coalition By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 24 Sweden introduces tighter border controls By Yena Oh The Swedish government announced Tuesday that it will introduce tighter border controls - further reducing the intake of asylum applicants - to force other EU countries to take significant action on the growing refugee crisis. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 12:36 Does the U.S. need tighter security checks on refugees? By PBS News Hour The House overwhelmingly passed the American SAFE Act, which would likely force a pause on Syrian and Iraqi refugees by enforcing strict vetting. Meanwhile, some local governments have said they don't want Syrians fleeing war in their communities. Political director… Continue watching