Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: More than 300,000 have made Mediterranean Sea crossing, says UN By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations refugee agency announced that more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. That number does not include the 2,600 who have died on the journey. Also, a… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 9:18 How should Europe deal with its deluge of refugees? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:01 Thousands of migrants journey through Macedonia, Serbia en route to Europe By PBS News Hour In Europe, it's the summer of mass migration. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News follows along as thousands of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa travel by train from Macedonia to Serbia, hoping to eventually reach Germany and… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 8:18 Seeking refuge in UK, migrants get stuck in Calais By PBS News Hour The French port of Calais has been inundated with thousands of migrants seeking ways to reach the United Kingdom. Blocked from transportation across the English Channel, the migrants have established a squalid camp, while residents of Calais feel the crisis… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:26 Living in fear after attacks on migrants in South Africa By PBS News Hour In South Africa this year there has been a wave of xenophobic attacks against migrants coming from other parts of Africa. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal looks at roots of the violence and the fear that these foreigners face. Continue watching
Jul 11 Photo essay: Migrants share their most cherished belongings By Carey Reed, Kenzi Abou-Sabe Take an inside look into the journeys and lives of several migrants, as captured by a group of international photojournalists. Continue reading
Jun 20 Photos: Global refugee crisis reaches all-time high By Kenzi Abou-Sabe The UN Refugee Agency released a report on Thursday which said the number of displaced persons across the globe has reached an all-time high of nearly 60 million. Continue reading
Jun 18 Refugees reached 60 million in 2014 as conflicts flared, U.N. says By News Desk The number of people forced from their homes due to conflicts around the world jumped again last year, according to an annual U.N. report released Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:11 ‘I wished I was dead’: the harrowing plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims By PBS News Hour Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have attempted to flee Myanmar, where they are seen as illegal immigrants, Lucy Watson of Independent Television News reports from Rakhine State, where 140,000 Rohingya are living in camps and yearning to escape. Continue watching
May 30 Humanitarian crisis at sea: More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean By News Desk More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea over the past 24 hours, the Italian Coast Guard said Saturday, amid the swelling humanitarian crisis at sea. Continue reading