Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 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 )
By Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkDec 18, 2015
A new report coinciding with the U.N.’s International Migrants Day says that climate change is one of the many factors increasing the flow of refugees worldwide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 14, 2015
Of course we should do more for our own citizens who need a hand. But our failure to help some who are in need should never be an excuse for refusing to help those facing genuine catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 10, 2015
Annette Groth, a member of the German Parliament, recently returned from a trip to Hungary, where she saw thousands of migrants stranded at the Budapest train station. "What is the root for this massive migration?" she asks "Democracy Now!" "It is war, it is terror, and it is the former U.S. government who is accountable for it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 10, 2015
Thousands of years of Europe’s history can be traced via the movements of refugees, but its governments appear to have forgotten these age-old lessons. Robert Fisk hopes we get it right this time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
"In treating needy refugees like invaders," writes journalist Robert Fisk, Europe may be losing its compassion, which he describes as "the one victory [it] learned from the Second World War." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 27, 2015
The discovery of roughly 50 dead migrants in the hull of a boat off Libya’s northern coast Wednesday adds to the more than 2,400 refugees who have died this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. Four hundred thirty-nine people were rescued from the boat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 8, 2015
As the Mediterranean migrant crisis hits a deadly milestone, the International Organization for Migration warns of a worsening situation and confirms that the route is the "deadliest for migrants in search of a better life." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 14, 2015
Driven by war and poverty, millions of people are on the move, putting their lives at risk. But rather than explore the reasons, authorities lock them up or threaten them with force. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 20, 2015
“Authorities described a grisly scene of bodies floating and submerging in the warm waters” of the Mediterranean, where “hundreds of people were feared dead Sunday after a ship crowded with migrants capsized and sank." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 2, 2015
Ten times as many migrants lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2015, compared with the equivalent period in 2014. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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