Oct 25 European leaders meet for emergency talks on Balkan refugee crisis By Rialda Zukic European leaders met Sunday at an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the handing of tens of thousands of migrants passing through the Balkans to western parts of Europe. Continue reading
Oct 02 Photos: Children are most vulnerable in the refugee crisis By Larisa Epatko As countries bordering Syria reach capacity, more and more refugees are making the difficult decision to leave for an entirely different continent. Continue reading
Oct 02 Carson says jihadists will try to enter U.S. with Syrian refugees By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the U.S. should bar refugees from war-torn Syria because they are "infiltrated with Jihadists," who seek to harm America. Continue reading
Sep 21 Column: I, too, once sought refuge By John Komlos As Syrian refugees traverse through Hungary, economist John Komlos recalls his own journey as a Hungarian refugee in 1956 and urges the United States to take in more Syrian refugees. Continue reading
Sep 17 What it’s like to walk with the refugees and migrants By P. J. Tobia For this week's Shortwave, we talk to NewsHour correspondent William Brangham, who just returned from a week in Hungary covering the Syrian refugee crisis. Continue reading
Sep 14 Photos: Refugees risk sea voyage in quest for safer life By Larisa Epatko A record number of migrants have risked crossing the Mediterranean Sea this year to escape conflict in their home countries, facing uncertainty but relative safety in Europe. Continue reading
Sep 11 U.S. to welcome 10,000 more Syrians. How are they picked? By Larisa Epatko Heeding international cries for the United States to do its part to help migrants, President Barack Obama has ordered the administration to bring 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. over the next year. Here's how it will work. Continue reading
Sep 04 Why do tragic photos become iconic? By Corinne Segal A photo of a Syrian boy washed up dead on a Turkish beach has become one of the most powerful images of war. How and why do certain images come to define a global conflict in the public memory?… Continue reading
Sep 01 Icelanders pledge to open their homes to Syrian refugees By Michelle Harven More than 12,000 Icelanders are offering to help Syrian refugees after the government said it would only take in 50. Continue reading
Jul 29 The worst humanitarian crisis since World War II By P. J. Tobia The Syrian refugee crisis is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. And we think people should know more about it. Continue reading