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
May 27 Watch 3:47 Rescue of stranded Syrian migrants captured on video By PBS News Hour When a small boat with Syrian refugees, fleeing war in their country, broke down in the Mediterranean Sea, one woman captured their rescue by Greek forces on her smartphone. Geraint Vincent of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
May 20 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Indonesia, Malaysia agree to shelter thousands adrift at sea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to accept thousands of refugees who have been stranded at sea in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said that the U.S. is willing to take more refugees and help… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:30 Refugees desperate for aid caught in ‘maritime ping pong’ By PBS News Hour Malaysian officials initiated emergency, high-level talks with neighboring countries Sunday, hoping to address the more than 5,000 refugees that have been stranded at sea as they try to escape ethnic persecution and poverty in Myanmar and Bangladesh. But none of… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:21 Why thousands of Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar, only to be stranded at sea By PBS News Hour Since November, an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people have fled persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh. Thousands are currently stranded at sea, some having been turned away from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Many are from the Rohingya, a muslim… Continue watching