Stories

Awaiting Peace, but Not a Paycheck

In many places refugees cannot work legally. But in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Syrians are finding jobs in a variety of sectors.

24 Jul 2015

An Epic Journey to Save Diana

Ten-year-old Diana has cerebral palsy. Her mother and brother carried her across deserts and sea in search of treatment and safety in Europe.

21 Jul 2015

Lending a hand in Hungary

Locals in the Hungarian capital are coming together to help exhausted asylum-seekers with food, clothes and kind words.

14 Jul 2015

A childhood cut short by Syria's war

Four million Syrians have registered as refugees. Ivra, a teenage girl who fled to Turkey, gives voice to their loss.

9 Jul 2015

A Refugee's Ramadan in Wartime

Ramadan is a family time, but for 4 million Syrian refugees like Shadiya, breaking the daily fast is not the celebration it once was.

9 Jul 2015

Four Million Syrians Flee War and Persecution

New arrivals in Turkey and updated data from Turkish authorities take the total number of Syrian refugees over the 4 million mark.

9 Jul 2015

A Good Samaritan in Greece

Papa Stratis needs oxygen pumped to his lungs, but that's not stopping him from joining the ranks of Greeks helping refugees arriving in Europe.

6 Jul 2015

The WhatsApp wedding

Kept apart by war, two young Syrians fired up their smartphones and found love against the odds.

3 Jul 2015

A refugee triathlon

Since fleeing Syria, refugees have tried many forms of travel to reach safety – including hiking, biking and even rollerblading.

1 Jul 2015