Mar 15, 2022
A Syrian who was stranded last year in a Polish forest questions why Ukrainians are treated differently to refugees from other parts of the world. “Because of my own experiences, I feel the pain and suffering of Ukrainian refugees more than most. But when people...
Dec 21, 2021
Urgent Help needed for Afghan Journalists, Cultural Workers, and Civil Society Activists Up Against the Wall, Basir and his family-of-four, along with thousands of other desperate Afghans, standing in sewage as they seek to gain access to the Kabul airport, August 13,...
Dec 8, 2021
Basir and Jafar, Coordinators It has been a terribly long and hard two months since we last sent an update. Our days have been consumed with trying to help Afghans figure out their logistical and legal options for evacuation and resettling. While good news often feels...
Mar 23, 2021
The Patch and Wicked Local, 3/18/21, Salem|Local Event, by Rae Francoeur New Immigrant and Refugee Visions filmmaker Kebrewosen Densamo SALEM — In Ethiopia, where Yonas Badi grew up, people would go to a neighbor to “borrow fire” when they didn’t have the money for a...
Jun 2, 2020
As many Americans continue to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, immigrant IT workers play an essential role in helping the U.S. economy move activities online and in maintaining the digital infrastructure needed for businesses to run and for people to stay...