BY: SHAWNTAE HARRIS Clean water is something everyone should have access to. Unfortunately this is not the reality. One Swedish engineering company has created a portable, eco-friendly water purification filter for emergency purposes. KTH Royal Institute of Technology created a…
Watch: Made By Refugee project highlights the contributions of refugees
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY How many of us stroll through a store, tossing various items in our cart or nestling them in our arms, without questioning the origins of these products that we so greatly cherish: frankly we’re all guilty of…
In a war-torn country, these unarmed volunteers risk their lives to save thousands of innocent people
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE In Syria bombs are being dropped daily onto innocent civilian villages, flattening thousands of homes and burying helpless townsfolk underneath the rubble. In the face of the blasts and fires that rage in the aftermath of the…
The first ever refugee team is making history at the 2016 Olympic Games
By: Jocelyn Schwalm This year’s Olympics are a far cry from the usual fun-spirited world games that take place every four years. Suffice to say, the lead up to this year’s Olympic Games has not garnered the traditional hype that usually surrounds this type of global…
This Canadian island is welcoming Trump refugees
BY: M. TOMOSKI Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent, threatening to leave the country when democracy doesn’t quite match your personal preference has become something of a tradition in America. In 2000, several celebrities, including Eddie Vedder and the…
Before you say that we shouldn’t accept Syrian refugees, take a minute to look at these photos
BY: TYLER FYFE In 2014, Syrian military photographer going under the moniker Caesar to protect his family, smuggled out two-years worth of photographs of detainees who were tortured to death in the dungeons of Syrian intelligence and security detention centres.…
Watch Pussy Riot’s controversial new video, full of riots, rebellion and police brutality.
BY: ROB HOFFMAN “Fuck the police. Like we are in Greece.” This is the chorus of Pussy Riot’s controversial new song “Refugees In,” accompanying a video that was shot in the post-apocalyptic gloom of Banksy’s famous art installation, Dismaland, which…
Photos of child refugees and where they sleep at night will break your heart into pieces
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Magnus Wennman is an award-winning photojournalist from Stockholm. He recently published a heart-breaking photo series that shows what is happening to the children in the Middle East as they flee from the conflict in Syria. According to…
These journalists used Snapchat to live stream the migration of refugees from Syria to Germany
BY: DAVID LAO The huge influx of Syrian refugees towards the west has received an explosion of media coverage over the last few months, raising debates on topics including Europe’s treatment of refugees as well as whether or not they’re…
An Egyptian billionaire wants to turn and entire island into a home for Syrian refugees
M. TOMOSKI As the debate in Europe continues over whether to welcome Syrian refugees, it would appear that there is nothing more powerful than an image. For four years statistics and news reports have flooded the media about the worsening…
An Airbnb for refugees lets citizens share their homes with immigrants
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The current state of the refugee crisis, in which more than 3.8 million Syrian citizens are fleeing their country to escape violence and religious domination, is being met with a number of positive solutions. Citizens across Europe…
The Citizens of Iceland are offering up their homes to over 11,000 refugees
BY: ZOE MELNYK While nations around the world are struggling to create a reasonable solution to the recent refugee crisis, Iceland’s citizens are embracing an “open door” policy – welcoming in thousands of immigrants searching for a brighter future. Although…
IKEA designs pre-made tiny-homes to send to refugee camps around the world
BY: ZOE MELNYK IKEA recently announced plans to send 10,000 out-of-the-box-ready refugee shelters to people in need around the world. Working with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, IKEA’s foundation called Better Shelter will be providing more sustainable homes for struggling…