Turkish Refugee Camp

It was from the sky that the worst of hellfire rained down. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had taken control of large swathes of land across borders. In the Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor in 2014, Maram, only 7, witnessed unspeakable horrors and barely escaped with her…

Traditional leaders line up to receive Tom Fletcher, the U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and head of OCHA, in Akobo, Jonglei state, South Sudan, Feb. 21,   -   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Last updated: 18/03 - 18:35 South Sudan Responding to a recent deadly…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: “People Have the Power” by Patti Smith joined by Michael Stipe performing at Democracy Now!’s 20th anniversary. On Monday night we will be streaming our 30th anniversary celebration with Michael Stipe and Angela Davis, with…

Asia-Pacific, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, Migration & Refugees, Religion, TerraViva United Nations | Analysis Migration & Refugees Mon Bahar’s family poses with a photo taken before her husband Rahmot Ullah and daughter Shamsun Nahar, both Rohingya refugees, tried…

Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Featured, Gender Violence, Headlines, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations Feb 9 2026 (IPS) -   CIVICUS discusses the genocide case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with Mohammed Nowkhim of the Arakan Rohingya Society…

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The sun burns down on a small village less than 20 miles north-east of Mosul, Iraq. Milisia, 14, and her sister Madlin, 13, greet me at the gate in flawless, almost accent-free German. They lead me into the yard of a grey, rectangular, one-story building where their family rents a…

John Forté, the rapper and producer who emerged as a key contributor to the mid 1990s New York hip-hop scene and close collaborator of Fugees, was found dead at his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, on Monday (January 12), The Associated Press reports. There was no sign of foul play or…

John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician and producer who collaborated with groups like the Fugees and Refugee Camp All-Stars, has died at the age of 50. Per the Associated Press, police found the recording artist dead in his Chilmark, Mass. home yesterday afternoon. The Martha’s Vineyard town’s police chief Sean Slavin…

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 buildings housing Palestinians in a refugee camp on Wednesday, in what the military said was an effort to root out armed groups in northern areas of the occupied West Bank. The buildings, home to some 100 families, are in the Nur Shams camp, a frequent…