Society / Refugees

Eritrean refugees who try to escape into neighbouring Sudan are caught up in a deadly stand-off between East Africa’s big powers – as European Union (EU) money aimed at keeping them there continues to roll in all the while writes Sally Hayden.

As of February, Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers have begun receiving deportation notices from the Israeli government. What awaits them is either a prison sentence or a journey to Libya’s ‘brutal’ camps, as Nishtha Chugh reports.

What is life really like for millennials? What kind of jobs do they do? What do they make of their precarious futures? We look at the lives of three young people across the world: a Gambian migrant in Italy, a Dalit student in India, and a trans vlogger in the UK.

Refugees in Germany complain about the lack of support by liberal and left-wing activists, writes Morgan Meaker

Report by Lyndall Stein.

An artist from Damascus has painted a range of world leaders – all depicted as displaced or disenfranchised people in a moment of despair. Amy Hall reports

In the United States in the 1980s, the simple act of providing refuge became a form of civil disobedience, writes Mark Engler.

In Canada, private sponsors are paying refugees’ resettlement costs. But should such a scheme be replicated elsewhere? Sian Griffiths reports.

Mauritian activists have for 45 years been calling for the closure of Diego Garcia and the right of return for Chagossians, Lindsey Collen reports.

Brighton’s young refugees are just one of many groups to enjoy the welcome extended by the club over the years. Amy Hall reports.

A Facebook group is harnessing the generosity of strangers to save lives and put separated families back in touch. Lydia Noon reports.

When faced with overwhelming evidence of systemic abuse, the country's prime minister shifted responsibility, writes Mark Isaacs.

A purpose-built camp offers refugees a sense of relief, but for how long?, asks Sarah Shearman.

Afghan refugee organizer Yonous Muhammadi speaks to Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi in Athens, Greece.

Global inequality lies at the root of our anxiety over migrants, says Bridget Anderson.

Patience Akumu explains that some African countries host large numbers of refugees.

Reem Haddad reports on how Christian Palestinians in Lebanon have welcomed Muslim refugees from Syria.

This infograph from the January-February 2016 New Internationalist magazine offers the big picture view of who, why, and where people flee to.

On the frontlines of the refugee crisis in Lesvos, Hazel Healy finds loss, humanity – and answers.

Cherri Foytlin meets refugees directly affected by climate change.