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Exploring the conflicts and political crises that cause refugees to flee and impact their treatment in host countries.
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The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with a Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years or conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hopes of imminent return.
The series #5YearsWeFled is a collection of interviews with a Syrian lawyer Ayman Jalwan. It highlights the difficult choice that Syrians face – between dying in a war zone that the country has become after five years of conflict, or fleeing the land they love with no hopes of imminent return.
In this first part of our series on Refugee Cities and how they have become their own microcosms, we interview Ben Rawlence, author of City of Thorns, about the trials and tribulations of half a million people trapped in Kenya’s Dadaab, the largest recognized refugee complex in the world.
With the Syrian conflict entering a sixth year, at least 250,000 children are struggling for access to food, electricity and life-saving medicine due to sieges by the warring sides. Those who manage to flee lack adequate protection despite being the most vulnerable among refugees. This story introduces our series “Lost Childhoods”.
Eric Reidy Freelance Journalist Covering the Middle East and North Africa
Journalist Eric Reidy describes how working on Ghost Boat – his ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 243 refugees attempting to reach Italy – has not only illuminated the horrible realities of the refugee crisis, but also revealed how the mainstream media is failing these fellow human beings.
The only hospital in the Middle East to offer free facial plastic surgery to patients wounded and displaced by conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere, Mowasah Reconstructive Hospital in Amman helps them heal from terrible physical and psychological injuries.
While many in Myanmar celebrate the victory of Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD, for the country’s 1.2 million Rohingya, dubbed one of “the world’s most persecuted people” by the U.N., the harsh realities of life continue. Taking small steps toward recognition, they hope, will pave the way for justice.
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