Life, Death, Rescue, and Relief: A Day Aboard a Migrant Rescue Ship
First-person accounts of a mission to save migrants stranded on improvised boats off the coast of Italy.
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Mandatory Detention, Turn-Backs, and Australia’s Complicated History With Refugees
The Australian government has been dealing with a refugee crisis that is the product of decades of complex social and political circumstances.
Viewfinder: Refugees Trek Through Bangladesh
Rohingya Muslim refugees who were stranded after leaving Myanmar walk toward the Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhia district on November 2nd, 2017.
Somalis in Kenya Respond to Terror in Mogadishu
After the deadliest terror attack to hit Somalia in years, residents of Nairobi's "Little Mogadishu" neighborhood cope with a national tragedy from thousands of miles away.
Letter From Ventimiglia, Italy: The African Refugees Waiting for Rescue on Italy’s Mediterranean Coast
Waiting wasn't a misery the Africans expected on Europe's shore. At least a hundred of the migrants felt so desperate that they tried to swim to France.
‘Being a Refugee Is a Human Condition’: An Interview With Ai Weiwei
The celebrated artist's new documentary makes the case for incorporating more compassion into our approach to displaced persons.
Viewfinder: Rohingya Muslim Refugees Arrive in Bangladesh
Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017.
China’s Refusal of North Korean Defectors Is Enabling a Growing Human Rights Crisis
Amid international attention on Pyongyang's missile tests, there is another life-threatening crisis emanating from North Korea that few are watching.
For Muslim Refugees in Mexico, a Search for Community
In the aftermath of America's travel ban controversy, many refugees are opting to settle in Mexico, and are building their own immigrant communities along the way.