Feb 28 Turkey threatens to let refugees into Europe as violence escalates in Syria By Mehmet Guzel, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Scores of migrants began converging on Turkey's border with Greece seeking entry into Europe after Turkey said it was “no longer able to hold refugees.”… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 10:41 A year after the rise of Juan Guaido, Venezuelans are still waiting for change By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson Venezuela is in political, economic and humanitarian crisis. With its massive oil reserves, it used to be among the world’s wealthiest countries, but its economy has since collapsed. For residents opposed to the socialist regime of President Nicolas Maduro, the… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 8:46 Yearning for ‘peace,’ when a Greek refugee camp has become hell By Malcolm Brabant Five years into Europe's migration crisis, the conditions in the notorious Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are hellish. Refugee children are especially vulnerable, facing hunger, bad sanitation and the threat of violence. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 9:37 In these parts of Greece, crisis is building between residents and migrants By Malcolm Brabant Amid growing unrest in Greece, the government there is temporarily halting construction of permanent detention centers for asylum seekers. Tens of thousands of migrants have been stranded in the country for more than four years, since its border with Macedonia… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 7:17 Idlib is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing Assad — and it is barely livable The war in Syria has waged for almost nine years and claimed millions of lives. Northwest Idlib province is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing attacks by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. But the crowded, muddy refugee camps there offer little… Continue watching
Jan 15 Judge halts Trump’s order allowing states to block refugees By Michael Kunzelman, Julie Watson, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration announced in November that resettlement agencies must get written consent from state and local officials in any jurisdiction where they want to help resettle refugees beyond June 2020. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 8:53 Yielding to U.S. pressure, Mexico clamps down on migrants By Nadja Drost, Bruno Federico Thousands of migrants from around the world, many seeking asylum, have been trying to reach the U.S. by flying to South America and taking the long trek north. But after pressure from President Trump, Mexican authorities are stopping many migrants… Continue watching
Jan 10 Texas will become first state to reject refugees under Trump executive order By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press In a letter released Friday, Governor Greg Abbott wrote that Texas “has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system.”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 6:08 This Paris program helps refugees tell their stories through art By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson For years, refugees from the Middle East and Africa have sought shelter in Europe, igniting debates there about immigration, asylum and changing culture. But one Paris program has been using the lens of art to help some of these refugees… Continue watching
Dec 27 Syrian opposition calls on the world to aid rebel-held Idlib By Associated Press Opposition leader Nasr Hariri told reporters in Istanbul that the international community "should turn on the red lights because there is a humanitarian catastrophe inside Syria."… Continue reading