Category Archives: Syria

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

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

Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Refugees, South Sudan, Syria | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

63 million people and a crisis of solidarity

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

Posted in Central America, Children, Refugees, Syria | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

April mourning in the Mediterranean —again

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

Posted in Europe, Refugees, Syria | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

As borders close, refugee crisis in Europe escalates

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.

Posted in Europe, Refugees, Syria | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

‘Death is our destiny’ — Syrian refugees

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

Posted in Europe, Refugees, Syria | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment