Nov 30 Migrant crisis highlighted in pope’s Greece-Cyprus trip By Derek Gatopoulos, Theodora Tongas, Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — When Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016, he was so moved by the stories he heard from families fleeing war in Iraq and Syria that he wept and brought a dozen refugees… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:02 How Maine is welcoming Afghan refugees By Hari Sreenivasan The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops in August triggered a massive humanitarian crisis in the country as thousands of Afghans fled. Now Maine is one of many states welcoming some of the 50,000 Afghan refugees… Continue watching
Nov 14 Italian Coast Guard rescues 550 migrants from stormy seas By Trisha Thomas, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press One rescue began Saturday night and ended early Sunday when the 303 migrants, soaked and shivering, stepped on to the port of Roccella Jonica in the the Calabria region. Continue reading
Nov 11 Frustration, defiance as village faces becoming U.K.’s first “climate refugees” By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Residents of a small coastal village in north Wales face becoming the U.K.'s first "climate refugees." Authorities have identified Fairbourne to be at high risk of flooding due to climate change. Continue reading
Nov 09 Little Amal puppet appears at COP26 equality event By Associated Press The Little Amal puppet, representing a young Syrian girl, has been walked 8,000km across Europe in order to raise awareness about the plight of refugee girls. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 5:48 Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of ‘violence’ against migrants, advocate says By Yamiche Alcindor Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over. Continue watching
Sep 10 U.S. gives 1st public look inside base housing Afghans By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America The evacuees, among the last airlifted out of Afghanistan by the U.S. military, are being housed at the base while they undergo medical and security checks. Continue reading
Sep 03 EU leader ‘deplores’ Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff By Associated Press EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell spoke Friday hours after a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration. Continue reading
Sep 03 As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., Southeast Asian American advocates urge more support By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Many Vietnamese, Lao, Hmong, and Cambodian Americans see their own families’ journeys to America in the voyage Afghans are making now. Continue reading
Sep 02 Here’s who Americans blame for U.S. failures in Afghanistan By Laura Santhanam The chaotic evacuation of more than 120,000 Americans, U.S. allies and Afghans from Kabul seems to have cost President Joe Biden significant public approval as the nation nears the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading