Refugees contributor: Abby Sewell Abby Sewell is a freelance journalist based in Lebanon and former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Her work has focused on criminal justice, mental health and now refugee and development issues. Follow her on Twitter at @sewella. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/abby-sewell/rss en Syrian Refugees Return From Lebanon Only to Flee War Yet Again Crises & Conflicts Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:41:23 +0000 Abby Sewell https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/10/11/syrian-refugees-return-from-lebanon-only-to-flee-war-yet-again https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/10/11/syrian-refugees-return-from-lebanon-only-to-flee-war-yet-again Refugees who returned to Syria from Lebanon under cease-fire deals this summer have been displaced again by fighting. Those who stayed behind are pressing for international guarantees of safety on return, as Lebanese officials explore ways to get more refugees to leave. A Humanitarian Corridor Provides an Alternative to Bombs and Boats Integration Laws & Policy Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:49:29 +0000 Abby Sewell https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/27/a-humanitarian-corridor-provides-an-alternative-to-bombs-and-boats https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/27/a-humanitarian-corridor-provides-an-alternative-to-bombs-and-boats In just over a year, some 800 Syrian refugees have been relocated from Lebanon to Italy by the humanitarian corridors program, an initiative of the government and religious groups. Abby Sewell tracks one family’s progress and examines successes and limits of the model. Living in the Shadows, a Family Tries to Secure Its Children’s Future Education Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:08:18 +0000 Abby Sewell https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/08/living-shadows-family-tries-secure-childrens-future https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/08/living-shadows-family-tries-secure-childrens-future In the first of our in-depth reports on the education crisis for Syrian refugees, Abby Sewell reports from Lebanon on the challenges faced by Syrian siblings in a country with the highest per capita number of refugees in the world. Living in the Shadows, a Family Tries to Secure Its Children’s Future Education Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:00:20 +0000 Abby Sewell https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/03/08/living-in-the-shadows-a-family-tries-to-secure-its-childrens-future https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/03/08/living-in-the-shadows-a-family-tries-to-secure-its-childrens-future In the first of our in-depth reports on the education crisis for Syrian refugees, Abby Sewell reports from Lebanon on the challenges faced by Syrian siblings in a country with the highest per capita number of refugees in the world. Living in the Shadows, a Family Tries to Secure Its Children’s Future Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:00:06 +0000 Abby Sewell https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/03/08/living-in-the-shadows-a-family-tries-to-secure-its-childrens-future-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/03/08/living-in-the-shadows-a-family-tries-to-secure-its-childrens-future-2 In the first of our in-depth reports on the education crisis for Syrian refugees, Abby Sewell reports from Lebanon on the challenges faced by Syrian siblings in a country with the highest per capita number of refugees in the world.