Category Archives: Syria

Cheering for the Olympic refugee team: They’re already winners

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Mary Turck

Yusra Mardini and her sister fled the war in Syria, two teenagers making their way through Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, the Balkans and Central Europe to Germany. Crossing the Mediterranean in an overloaded rubber boat, they jumped in the water when … Continue reading →

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63 million people and a crisis of solidarity

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Mary Turck

A new UN refugee agency report shows 65.3 million people forcibly displaced from their homes around the world. Of that number, 21.3 million are refugees and 3.2 million are seeking asylum. Another 40.8 million internally displaced persons live inside their … Continue reading →

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April mourning in the Mediterranean —again

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Mary Turck

One year ago, I wrote “At least seven hundred people, maybe 900 or more, were on the 70-foot ship that sank in the Mediterranean on Sunday. Almost all of them died.” Last week, it happened again. Another boat packed with refugees … Continue reading →

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As borders close, refugee crisis in Europe escalates

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Mary Turck

This week, the already-terrible refugee crisis in Europe got worse, as Turkey and the E.U. reached an agreement that severely restricts refugee movement, and Balkan nations closed borders, leaving refugees stranded in makeshift camps.

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‘Death is our destiny’ — Syrian refugees

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mary Turck

As U.S. attention focuses on ugly Republican debates, Syrians continue to die: some before they can escape the bombs, and others, after escaping, drowning in the Aegean Sea. Throughout the region, countries are overwhelmed with refugees. Jordan has 1.4 million … Continue reading →

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