Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Impunity for Syria War Crimes Casts Shadow Over Ukraine
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian police stormed her house and dragged her husband away. Her eldest son died…
Two Refugees, Both on Poland’s Border. But Worlds Apart.
KUZNICA, Poland — On the day war broke out in Ukraine, Albagir, a 22-year-old refugee from Sudan, was…
Harris, in Poland, Seeks to Present United Front Against Russia
WARSAW — Vice President Kamala Harris called Thursday for an investigation into whether Russia had committed war crimes…
Russia’s Other Contest With the West: Economic Endurance
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is finding itself mired in a parallel conflict: a contest…
The Smugglers’ Paradise of Afghanistan
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — The smuggler barreled down the narrow dirt road, bouncing into craters and over rocks that…
These Syrian Refugees Can’t Stay in Denmark, but They Can’t Go Home
IKAST, Denmark — Haitham Kurdi, a 61-year-old asylum seeker from Syria, has been languishing for nearly six months…
Ukrainian Family’s Dash for Safety Ends in Death
IRPIN, Ukraine — The bridge was just a shell of its old self, blown up days earlier by…
‘Falling Into Emptiness’: Ukrainian Families Feel the Pain of Separation
MEDYKA, Poland — Iryna Dukhota has been married to her husband for 26 years. She met him when…
On Ukraine’s Border, Moldovans Wonder: Where Will Putin Stop?
ON THE DNIESTER RIVER — Just eight miles from the Ukrainian border, the mayor of a village in…
A Welcome Steeped in History: Ukrainian Refugees Arrive in Germany
Over one million Ukrainian refugees have fled Russian rockets and tanks in recent days and many have chosen…
Olympic Silver Medalist From Ukraine Hiding in Kyiv Garage
“I plan to go to my coach, Enver Ablaev, he lives in Mukachevo, Transcarpathian region,” Abramenko said. “I…
‘We Have No Choice’: Mothers in Ukraine Flee to Poland
By Yousur Al-Hlou, Michael Downey and Mark Boyer •March 4, 2022At a station in Western Ukraine, mothers and…