Stories
A Syrian scientist in exile
Darie Alikaj fled barrel bombs and mortar fire in Syria, leaving behind her job as a microbiologist. Now she mirrors a wider world of refugee survival in Turkey.
Burundi refugees tell of new horrors
A year after political protests erupted in Burundi, those who ran for their lives to neighbouring Tanzania bear tales of mass murder, torture and imprisonment.
You've Got a Friend in Me
A project in Germany teams up new arrivals with local volunteers, helping refugees to find their feet and start anew.
Step by step
After surviving life-threatening spinal injuries in war-torn Syria, Wisam is taking the long road to recovery one step at a time.
Running from rape in Burundi
Women and men fleeing Burundi are reaching Tanzania with harrowing tales of sexual violence.
A touch of magic
Card tricks are more than a hobby for this young Syrian, whose sleight-of-hand has impressed both Hungarians and refugees.
Bearing the Olympic torch
The war in Syria put Ibrahim's athletic career on hold. Now in Greece, he's about to represent refugees in the Olympic torch relay.
Too young to be a bride
After her best friend was married off at age 13, Omaima began campaigning against early marriage among Syrian refugees at Za'atari camp.
An Olympic dream, shattered
The life of Somali sprinter Samia Yusuf Omar came to a tragic end on the perilous Mediterranean sea crossing from Libya to Europe.