Apr 13 PBS NewsHour’s migrant series recognized as Peabody award finalist By News Desk The PBS NewsHour’s series on migrant issues called “Desperate Journey” is among 60 finalists for the Peabody awards, which recognize programs for storytelling. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 24:54 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 3, Brussels re-opens its airport, 12 days after terrorists attacked it. Later, how migrants and refugees are helping to keep one small Italian town alive. And, a report on the passion of singer-songwriter Lucinda… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 9:09 How migrants and refugees are being welcomed in one tiny Italian village By PBS News Hour Starting tomorrow, the European Union plans to start sending back some of the 170,000 migrants and refugees who have made the dangerous journey by sea to Europe this year. Along another main migrant sea route from North Africa toward Italy,… Continue watching
Mar 10 The surprising beauty in Europe’s abandoned border checkpoints By Corinne Segal Photographer Josef Schulz's series on abandoned border checkpoints has taken on a renewed importance, as one of the largest migrations in European history has brought new discussion about the continent's borders. Continue reading
Mar 06 18 drown off coast of Turkey as EU prepares to meet on migrant crisis By Michael D. Regan At least 18 people drowned and hundreds were rescued on Sunday as they attempted to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Greece, raising the total number of migrants who died along the treacherous route in the first two months… Continue reading
Feb 28 Thousands of stranded refugees stage protest at Greece-Macedonia border By Michael D. Regan Hundreds of migrants trapped along Greece's border with Macedonia staged protests Sunday that forced a cargo train to turn back. Macedonia and several Balkan countries have recently increased restrictions to halt the number of refugees passing through. Continue reading
Jan 31 Europol: Thousands of migrant children unaccounted for in Europe By Michael D. Regan More than 10,000 migrant children who entered Europe during the last two years are unaccounted for, raising concerns some may have been swept up by criminal networks, according to Europol. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 9:02 Inside the harsh living conditions for Syrian refugees in Turkey By PBS News Hour More than 2.5 million refugees fleeing Syria's civil war, currently live in Turkey. Nearly 90 percent of those refugees are now living outside of traditional refugee camps, presenting a whole new set of challenges for international relief agencies. NewsHour special… Continue watching
Jan 13 U.S. turns to U.N. to screen refugees from Central America By Josh Lederman and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning to expand a program to let would-be migrants from Central America apply for refugee status before they attempt to come to the U.S., Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 4:10 Anti-migrant protests turn violent in Germany By PBS News Hour Germany has accepted more than a million asylum seekers in the past year, and on Saturday, anti-immigrant sentiment was on display in response to New Year's Eve assaults on women, allegedly by migrants. NewsHour Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant joins Hari… Continue watching