Europe refugee crisis

Refugees march toward the Hungarian-Austrian border. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

A place of dignity for refugees in Berlin

An outpouring of hospitality is on full display at a shelter in the German capital, where volunteers insist on treating refugees as people, not just victims. But as the gifts pour in, how deep is the well of kindness — and what is brewing under the surface? BERLIN — A few young teenage Arab boys…

By Dahlia Scheindlin September 21, 2015

Syrian refugees march toward the border between Hungary and Serbia, September 15, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Refugee crisis: Stranded at Hungary’s barbed wire border

Thousands of Syrian, Afghani, and Iraqi refugees are stranded on the border with Serbia after the Hungarian government refused them entry. The refugees, however, aren’t giving up so fast. By Oren Ziv HUNGARIAN-SERBIAN BORDER — On Tuesday at around midnight, dozens of reporters and cameramen stand together on the Hungarian side of the border with…

By Activestills September 16, 2015

Cousins from Afghanistan seeking asylum: Write that we need the borders to stay open. There’s war in Asia, the Taliban, ISIS. It’s too dangerous. (photo: Shahar Shoham)

‘They’re butchering us — only open borders will save us’

When refugee migration was confined to Turkey and Greece, European leaders stood silent. Now, as hundreds of thousands of refugees stream into Western Europe, those same leaders are being compelled to act. Despite media alarm over a ‘humanitarian crisis,’ only a political solution will remedy the situation. ‘We need the borders to remain open.’ By…

By +972 Magazine September 9, 2015

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