Nov 09 From Syria to Turkey: Running from Danger By Larisa Epatko In Photos: Approximately 9,000 Syrian refugees have fled into Turkey in the past 24 hours, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Turkish Minister Says Violence in Syria is Threat for Turkey’s Internal Security Turkish Minister Says Violence in Syria is Threat for Turkey's Internal Security… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Refugees Flee Mali to Escape Sharia Law Under Islamic Militants and al-Qaida An al-Qaida takeover in northern Mali has triggered an exodus of hundreds of thousands of Malians crossing the border into Mauritania. They're leaving the country to escape feared punishment under Sharia law imposed by the Islamic extremists. Independent Television News'… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch As Crisis Deepens, Thousands Flee Syria to Escape Violence After the bloodiest day of fighting since the Syrian uprising began 16 months ago, Syrian rebels have taken control of several key border checkpoints. As the crisis deepens, thousands of civilians have crossed those borders, fleeing to neighboring Lebanon and… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch A Grim Exile in South Sudan Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the border of South Sudan on a flood of refugees who fled to escaped the violence, only to encounter grim conditions in camps on the Sudanese border. Continue watching
Jul 13 Relief Workers Decry Living Conditions in South Sudan Refugee Camp By Larisa Epatko Sudanese taking refuge in a tent camp in Jamam, South Sudan, may have escaped the fighting around their homes but are finding their plight is not over yet. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch News Wrap: Refugees Flee Syria for Lebanon as Crackdown Extends In other news Monday, the flow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon accelerated with the U.N. refugee agency estimating as many as 2,000 Syrians fled the region around Homs over the weekend. In Yemen, at least 107 soldiers died in heavy… Continue watching
Dec 21 Iraqis Face Backlog of U.S. Visas Due to New Security Checks By Larisa Epatko Several thousand Iraqis, including many who helped the United States during the Iraq war, are caught in a grim race between death threats in their own country and the cumbersome process of obtaining a visa. Continue reading
Dec 04 The Gray Area of Gay Refugees A gay Ugandan couple fled to a Kenyan refugee camp after being disowned by their families and threatened by their community. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Somali Refugees Flee to Ethiopia to Escape Famine, Violence Kenyan troops have been drawn into the civil war in Somalia between the government and al-Shabab militants as desperate refugees flee to Ethiopia to escape violence and famine. Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a refugee camp near… Continue watching