Lesbos: “No matter how hard you swim, you can never save all of them”
Despite the massive efforts of volunteer lifeguards, refugees are losing their lives in the Mediterranean. Europe must act... and out of compassion.... Read more.
ليست سورية هي المسألة، المسألة هي العالم
في لقاء موسع، يتحدث الكاتب والناشط البارز ياسين الحاج صالح هنا عن سوريا الماضي، الحاضر �... Read more.
Yassin al-Haj Saleh: “Syria is a unique symbol of injustice, apathy and amnesia”
In an exclusive interview, prominent Syrian writer and dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh talks about Syria's past, tragic present and uncertain future.... Read more.
A Syrian ‘ode to joy’ on Europe’s border
A violinist's inspired and impromptu choice of music at the Greek-Macedonian border tells us a lot about the Syrian refugee crisis.... Read more.
Losing faith on the long march from Syria to Europe
Joining Syrian refugees on their long trek to the EU, Boštjan Videmšek discovers how easy it is to lose faith in humanity and how hard to restore it.... Read more.
The poverty epidemic in Greece
"They may have the money, but we have each other," insists the cook who feeds Athens' poor. "This is not philanthropy, this is the natural human state."... Read more.
Greek islands: No holiday in the sun for Syrian refugees
Kos is straining under the influx of Syrian refugees. Though locals are hospitable, the refugees are desperate to move on but where or how eludes them.... Read more.
The Syrian Kurd blinded because he’d seen too much
From the man literally blinded by horrors to the girl whose dream is to read books, we meet the Syrian Kurds fleeing the ISIS onslaught on Kobani.... Read more.
