Hungarian Leader’s Re-Election Heightens Migrants’ Fears

PABLO GORONDI / The Associated Press Apr 8, 2018 Critics of Prime Minister Viktor Orban worry he will use his third consecutive term and the Fidesz party's legislative control to intensify his attacks on migration and consolidate his power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Far-Right Views Go Mainstream in Europe

VANESSA GERA and DUSAN STOJANOVIC / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 Since WWII, such views were taboo in Europe, but today they are openly expressed by political leaders—part of a populist surge in the face of globalization and mass migration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Statue of U.S. Lawmaker Tom Lantos Unveiled in Hungary

PABLO GORONDI / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2018 The California Democrat, the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress, died in 2008. He was known for his advocacy for democracy and human rights around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eastern Europe Is the Birthplace of Trumpism

John Feffer / TomDispatch Dec 12, 2017 President Trump's unexpected success mirrors that of right-wing leaders in Eastern Europe, like Poland's Stanislaw Tyminski and Hungary's Viktor Orbán. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Is ‘Frexit’ Next? Other Euroskeptics May Follow Lead of U.K. and Seek Their Own Referendums (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2016 Turns out some of the arguments Brexit supporters used to rally voters to support their cause aren't only applicable to the U.K. -- and neither is the idea of leaving the European Union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Child’s Harrowing Journey From Afghanistan to Sweden

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2016 She was only 14 when her mother decided that Nasima’s best hope for a future meant leaving her home, her family and everything she knew to make a grueling trek to Europe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

10,000 Migrant Children Missing in Europe, EU Police Agency Says

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, says gangs throughout Europe are targeting young migrants for sex work and slavery. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ottomans Saved the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Ancestors; Now He Says Islam Was Never Part of Europe

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 18, 2015 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban not only continued to defend his anti-immigrant bigotry but went on to say that Islam has never been part of Europe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The U.S. Has a Duty to the ‘Tempest-Tost’ Syrians

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Sep 23, 2015 In addition to accepting more refugees, the United States must stop providing weapons, training and funding to the armed opposition forces and enlist Russia and Iran in pursuing a diplomatic solution to this tragic conflict. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Pope Francis, a Voice of Humanity in the Refugee Crisis

BLANK Sep 12, 2015 The pontiff’s call to let fleeing people into our homes and hearts stands in opposition to pitiless demands that the door be slammed in their faces in Europe and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

As Many Governments Flail, Ordinary Europeans Are Making Extraordinary Gestures to Help Refugees

By Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet Sep 9, 2015 Immersed in the greatest refugee crisis since World War II, the European Union cannot get it together. But ordinary Europeans are doing amazing things. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

European Union Calls for Emergency Talks About Refugee Crisis

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 As several countries in the region -- Hungary, Macedonia, Italy and Greece among them -- struggle to deal with staggering numbers of refugees from conflict zones in the Middle East and Africa, European Union leaders have decided it's time for an emergency summit on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )