Apr 22 Teen brides and future jihadis, Syria’s child refugees By P. J. Tobia This week on Shortwave, we bring you the story of Syria's refugee children. Ten million people. A population the size of London and Paris combined. That's how many Syrians have been forced to leave their homes since 2011. Of these… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:28 Captain arrested for deadly migrant shipwreck By PBS News Hour The few survivors of the Mediterranean’s worst-ever migrant boat sinking arrived in Sicily overnight. The boat’s Tunisian captain and one Syrian crew member were taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling, reckless homicide and causing a shipwreck. At least 800,… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:57 How can Europe deter desperate migrants? By PBS News Hour The number of migrants traveling over water to reach Europe has grown tremendously. Gwen Ifill talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about what’s driving them to attempt passage to Europe and how countries are dealing with the situation. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:43 EU calls crisis meeting over growing migrant deaths at sea By PBS News Hour The European Union came under intense pressure to address the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean after a vessel carrying migrants sank off the Libyan coast over the weekend, killing nearly everyone on board. So far this year, at least 1,500… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 8:03 News Wrap: Obama urges Senate to vote on Lynch confirmation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama hosted Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House, and addressed a list of issues, including the way GOP leaders are handling one of his main cabinet appointments. Also, financial leaders from… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 6:08 Aid organizations slam UN Security Council for failures in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 10:24 Freed but not free: Yazidi girls who escaped Islamic State are trapped by trauma By Marcia Biggs Last summer, militants from the Islamic State group attacked a small ethnic group called the Yazidis, executing men and taking thousands of women and girls as slaves. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports from Northern Iraq on the rape, violence, threats… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 4:07 No proof yet of Islamic State claims about female hostage’s death By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 14 Syrians now largest refugee group in Brazil By Joshua Barajas Syrians fleeing the ongoing civil war in their country now make up the largest group of refugees in Brazil, the EFE reported. Continue reading
Jan 10 Thousands flee Nigeria for Chad after Boko Haram attacks By Carey Reed More than 7,000 people fleeing deadly attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria have spilled over the border and into neighboring Chad, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday. Continue reading