Refugees
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ASIA
Escape to the supposed safe land couldn’t end Rohingya sufferings
By Bahauddin Foizee The horrible scenes of hungry, tired and almost lifeless Rohingya refugees entering Bangladesh shocked the world in 2017.…
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ASIA
New president, new hopes: Biden Administration should not turn its back on the armed conflicts in Myanmar
By Thiri Shwesin Aung The Rakhine state of Myanmar is severely impoverished and chronically conflicted. In the aftermath of the…
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EUROPE
Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing the coronavirus
By Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University and Charles Simpson, Tufts University Across the globe, refugees are trying to settle into new…
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ASIA
Linked dangers to civilization
I would like to announce the publication of a book, which discusses the most serious dangers which the world faces…
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AMERICAS
Lower refugee limits are weakening resettlement in the US
By Stephanie J. Nawyn, Michigan State University President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will cut the number of refugees…
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Editor's Picks
Children have the power to speak hope into their countries
By Alyssa Heisey “We remember a life without conflict. And we know a childhood in peace is possible. But today…
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In Washington
Asylum restrictions: The president can enforce the law, but can’t change it
By Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California Since his inauguration, President Trump’s immigration policies have been frustrated by the…
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AMERICAS
Detaining refugee children at military bases may sound un-American, but it’s been done before
By Jana Lipman, Tulane University Fort Sill, an army base in Oklahoma, will soon become a refugee camp. The Department…
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AMERICAS
Venezuela’s crisis is a tragedy – but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes
By Juan-Carlos Molleda, University of Oregon Thirty-nine journalists have been detained in Venezuela this year, far more than in any…
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ASIA
Why Americans appear more likely to support Christian refugees
By Joannie Tremblay-Boire, University of Maryland and Aseem Prakash, University of Washington An estimated 70 million people worldwide have been…
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