Refugees

Airstrikes in Syria

Trump vs. Syrian Refugees: An Interview With Wendy Pearlman Trump vs. Syrian Refugees: An Interview With Wendy Pearlman

The author and researcher talks about the plight of Syrians fleeing their country’s violence.

Jun 1, 2018 / Audio / Jon Wiener

Negev Bedouin

The Palestinian Nakba Wasn’t Just a Historical Event. It Has Continued Unabated for 70 Years. The Palestinian Nakba Wasn’t Just a Historical Event. It Has Continued Unabated for 70 Years.

Israel continues to steal Palestinian land, revoke residency rights, and destroy Palestinian homes so that Jewish Israelis can live in their place.

May 24, 2018 / Mohamed Buttu

Cambodians protest US deportations

The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation

Sokha Chhan had an extraordinary attorney, a fearless sister, and the benefit of a new California law. Still, he would need all the luck he could get.

May 15, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Central American migrant caravan

A War on Women at the US Border A War on Women at the US Border

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to undo precedent that allows asylum protection for domestic-violence survivors.

May 8, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Gaza protest clown

With the Great Return March, Palestinians Are Demanding a Life of Dignity With the Great Return March, Palestinians Are Demanding a Life of Dignity

The Nakba is not a just a memory, it is an ongoing reality. We can accept that we all must eventually die; in Gaza, the tragedy is that we don’t get to live.

Apr 6, 2018 / Ahmed Abu Artema

Immigrant Children in Arizona

For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn’t End Their Struggle For Immigrant Women, Crossing the Border Doesn’t End Their Struggle

Women fleeing trauma in their home countries are being harassed and detained in this one.

Mar 22, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Fuorza Nuova Italy

‘Shoot the Beasts on Sight’: The Far Right and Italy’s Elections ‘Shoot the Beasts on Sight’: The Far Right and Italy’s Elections

Their poisonous opposition to migrants, their loud rallies, and their fascistic violence dominate the run-up to the March 4 polling.

Feb 21, 2018 / Frederika Randall

SDP protest Germany

Can Germany’s Social Democrats Get Their Groove Back? Can Germany’s Social Democrats Get Their Groove Back?

The turn to neoliberalism demoralized the party—and helped fuel the rise of the extreme right.

Feb 9, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Syrian Family Bombed Building

The US Turns Its Back on the World’s Most Vulnerable The US Turns Its Back on the World’s Most Vulnerable

The Trump administration reveals, again, its contempt for TPS and will stop giving protected status to Syrians.

Feb 1, 2018 / Julianne Hing

UNRWA office

Trump’s Move to Slash Aid for Palestinian Refugees Will Lead to Tragedy Trump’s Move to Slash Aid for Palestinian Refugees Will Lead to Tragedy

Palestinians will suffer the most from the cuts to UNRWA, but the whole region will feel the consequences.

Jan 24, 2018 / Sara Roy

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