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Fearing the Law

Гость редакции Совместный проект «Рекламы»

July 27th, 2010 by Jack C. Doppelt, translated into Russian by Faina Kravchenko | No Comments

Гость редакции Совместный проект «Рекламы»

[Read the story - False papers means not wanting to say you're illegal - in English] На прошлой неделе в…


Exchanging favors: Ethiopian refugee Esayas Mesfin’s survival kit

June 9th, 2010 by Kayla Stoner and Cathryn Vaulman | No Comments

Exchanging favors: Ethiopian refugee Esayas Mesfin’s survival kit

Mesfin did not have any money, but he did have one resource not available to most refugees-a family member already settled in Kenya. “I go to the city and I ask this guy ‘you know him?’, and he said no, so I go to next guy, restaurant owner, and I say ‘you know him?’” He had found his uncle in a matter of hours.


Hiba’s story: Shoutout to Jennifer Utz’s “Iraqi Refugee Stories”

April 20th, 2010 by Jessica Chou | No Comments

Hiba’s story: Shoutout to Jennifer Utz’s “Iraqi Refugee Stories”

Hiba emphasizes her loss by describing the little things she is missing out on. IN the four years, she could have completed her education, lived like a normal person, she says.


Exodus into Turkey: Shoutout to AP’s “Dissident Iranians take refuge in Turkey”

April 19th, 2010 by Meital Caplan | 2 Comments

Exodus into Turkey: Shoutout to AP’s “Dissident Iranians take refuge in Turkey”

A year after the Iranian presidential election, people continue to fear for their lives, as the AP reported in its powerful story, “Dissident Iranians take refuge in Turkey.”


Korean refugees under wraps: Shoutout to Tom O’Neill’s “Escape from North Korea”

April 12th, 2010 by Lauren Coffaro | No Comments

Korean refugees under wraps: Shoutout to Tom O’Neill’s “Escape from North Korea”

As one defector says, “The difference between North and South [Korea] is like jumping ahead a century.”


Somali reunion: Shoutout to the New York Times’ “A California Reckoning in a Case of Abuses Abroad”

April 12th, 2010 by Ashley Fetters | No Comments

Somali reunion: Shoutout to the New York Times’ “A California Reckoning in a Case of Abuses Abroad”

What happens when the standard-issue heartwarming success story of refugee migration to the United States doesn’t have a happy ending? What happens when a safe haven turns out to be just as dangerous as home?


Census campaign means Spis Powszechny to the Polish community

January 14th, 2010 by Arianna Hermosillo and Nadine Shabeeb | 1 Comment

Census campaign means Spis Powszechny to the Polish community

[read the story in Polish as published on informacjeUSA.com] Grazyna Zajaczkowska pulls out an 1,832-page Polish Yellow Pages directory. The…




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