refugee crisis

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

Syrian children re-enact the difficult journey from their home country to Greece, Kos, Greece, September 9, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘Water filled our boat, we saw death staring us in the face’

Thousands of refugees sleep in tents, waiting to receive a permit to travel to Athens; women suffer from dehydration while the children re-enact the treacherous journey from their war-torn home countries to Western Europe. A special report from the Greek island of Kos. Text and photos by Oren Ziv and Irene Nasser KOS, GREECE —…

By Activestills September 11, 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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Palestinian refugees from Syria fleeing the horrors of war on a boat originally headed to Italy.

In English Bibi calls Syrians migrants, in Hebrew they’re ‘infiltrators’

Netanyahu’s message is clear: in Hebrew there is no such thing as a Syrian refugee who might find shelter in Israel; instead, there are infiltrators and terrorists. Israeli officials are rather fond of pointing out the different messages Palestinian and Arab leaders put out in Arabic and English. It turns out Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 6, 2015

A refugee who fled the Syrian city of Kobane sits in a structure used by refugees as a temporary shelter at the city of Suruc, Turkey, Turkish-Syrian border, October 2014. Photo: Faiz Abu-Rmeleh/Activestills.org

Israel cannot turn a blind eye to worldwide refugee crisis

Dozens of bodies are found in a refrigerated truck in Austria, while hundreds wash up on the shores of Libya and Italy. As the refugee crisis hits unprecedented levels, in Israel it’s business as usual. “Mother, I am sorry that I was not rescued and drowned. Forgive me for all the loans you took out…

By Samah Salaime August 31, 2015