Some believe that Greek authorities are deliberately neglecting the Moria camp — home to 9,000 refugees — to discourage others from coming to Europe.
Some 7,000 refugees are trapped in a camp on Lesbos, where harsh conditions create tensions that are ripe for exploitation by extremist factions.
The War on Immigrants
His nation at war, Hassan Al Kontar is stuck in a Malaysian airport with a temporary passport and no visa. He fears arrest if he goes to Syria.
An independence referendum will be held in the Kurdish areas of Iraq on Monday amid concerns about instability and violence.
Leftist foreign fighters are drawn to Rojava in Kurdish Syria for its radical democratic politics and gender equality. But LGBTQ rights have a ways to go.
After the liberation of Mosul, so-called “ISIS families” have been hit with retaliatory violence, forcibly evicted, and sent to rehabilitation camps.
Four-year-old Awra Ali was nearly blinded in a U.S.-led coalition strike in Mosul. She's among the unprecedented number of civilians harmed in strikes in March.
Many French Muslims anticipate a surge in racial profiling by the police, as well as hate crimes and violence by ordinary citizens.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised stability and security in the recent Turkish elections and then vowed to “liquidate” Kurdish rebels, ending the peace process.
Scenes of riot police suddenly and forcefully storming media outlets perceived to be critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have become increasingly common in Turkey.