Turkish Refugee Camp

“Miss?!” 18-year-old Diane called in exasperation from across the room. “There is no way for me to answer this question!” It’s mid-October, and 10 of my high school seniors are busy filling out the college Common Application. For more than two hours, I have been bouncing between computers answering questions.…

Features | Society | South Asia Some Afghans find themselves trapped in a dangerous, endless cycle of migration in a search for work, safety, and a better life.  In this March 18, 2020, file photo, thousands of Afghan refugees walk as they enter Afghanistan at the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran, in the…

Refugee Camps: From Temporary Settlements to Permanent Dwellings Syrian refugee camp in Turkey . Image via Shutterstock/ by Thomas Koch With more than 70 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, according to the UNHCR, and nearly 25.9 million refugees, the time has come to reconsider the traditional emergency camp approach. Although…

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By The Associated PressFri., May 22, 2020timer1 min. readBERLIN - A German woman suspected of joining the Islamic State group in Syria has been taken into custody in her homeland after being deported from Turkey.The suspect, identified only as Zeynep G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested at…

Belfast — The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a difficult ethical choice to medics around the world. When you can't save everyone, who do you prioritise? In several countries where healthcare systems risked becoming overwhelmed, authorities issued guidelines, such as these in Italy (translated by The Atlantic), "informed by the principle…

ISTANBUL The Greek police have been bringing in asylum seekers living in the country and expelling them to Turkey by force while using the coronavirus pandemic as a cover for their abuses, according to a report published on May 20.  The Wall Street Journal report, based on evidence from asylum…

New findings suggest Greek authorities are illegally deporting refugees across the Turkish border. As part of an international research team, DW identified and met some of the victims who were forced back.  "Come with us and we will issue you new papers," a Greek police officer told Bakhtyar on a Wednesday…

“I have always felt very strongly that I need to work against inequality and the forces that make it possible,” says Niku Jafarnia J.D./M.P.P. ’20. For her, draconian and difficult immigration systems that favor certain populations are key sources of the disparities she hopes to eliminate. When President Donald Trump…

ATHENS - Human rights activists are urging the government of Greece to release 276 unaccompanied migrant children from police detention cells. Human Rights Watch is leading the appeal, saying the children's continued detention is a breach of both local and international laws. Back in November, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…