Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum.
Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them – others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. In the second winter since the Taliban took over and foreign funds were frozen, millions are a step away from famine.
Dozens of journalists have been killed across the region, despite protections designed to keep them safe.
The UN has accused the Taliban of resorting to a ‘collective punishment’ of torture and other abuses as it tries to quell a brewing rebellion.
Record numbers are attempting the treacherous continent-crossing route through the Darién Gap to the United States. Here’s one person’s story.
The humanitarian, economic, and human rights situation inside Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. Iran estimates that up to 1 million Afghans have arrived in the country since the start of 2021, although deportations have occurred on a large scale. In Pakistan, of the 250,000 new arrivals, approximately 216,000 have approached UNHCR. Conditions of refugees and other Afghans in [neighboring] countries have deteriorated, worsened by the economic situation across the region with lack of livelihoods opportunities and socio-economic perspectives.
Women and girls are being hunted down by armed groups who are using rapes and targeted killings as a weapon of war.
Women and girls are being hunted down by armed groups who are using rapes and targeted killings as a weapon of war.
Regional leaders meeting in Cambodia are being urged to find solutions for Rohingya refugees facing rising dangers in Bangladesh camps.
Community Supported Film Director, Michael Sheridan’s video art is screening as part of the Fountain Street Gallery’s Sidewalk Video Gallery.
Black immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) disproportionately face abuse while in detention, a report released last week finds…the report argues that this discriminatory treatment of Black immigrants is the result of the legacy of anti-Blackness that permeates government institutions…
As politicians scapegoat refugees, both xenophobic attacks and deportations are rising.
Can a new set of unbinding promises really accelerate progress towards a more equal aid ecosystem by 2030?