Refugee

Local News

Durango travelers recount stories of Middle Eastern, African refugees

Artists Giving Back nonprofit finishes second trip to Lesvos, Greece

January 26, 2024

Local News

Art nonprofit grows as Durango woman expands humanitarian efforts to Greece

“Artists Giving Back” has come full circle for Suzanne Horwich

September 10, 2023

Local News

Ukrainian families flee war and find new home in Durango

Leaving families has been the most difficult – while finding safety for their children has been most important

November 4, 2022

Visual Arts

Kayra Martinez helps refugees through art

attendant lives in Greece, helps refugees create art

June 28, 2018

Regional News

Refugee youths find haven in Boy Scouts

in Troop 1532 hail from places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal

January 2, 2017

Nation & World

UN says refugee population hits record high

And it warned that European and other rich nations can expect the flow to continue if root causes aren’t addressed.…

June 20, 2016

Nation & World

EU begins shipping migrants in Greece back to Turkey

As dawn broke, buses filled with migrants left under heavy security from a detention center on the island of Lesbos…

April 4, 2016

Nation & World

Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays

A migrant boy shouts a slogan during a protest demanding the opening of the border between Greece and Macedonia in…

March 20, 2016

Nation & World

Senate to take up bill for more scrutiny of Syrian refugees

Propelled by the Islamic State group’s attacks in Paris, the GOP-backed legislation raced through the House last November with 289…

January 16, 2016

Nation & World

Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months

This picture provided by The International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the…

January 10, 2016

Local News

Lifelong Durango friends head to Lesvos to help Syrian refugees

graduates Julie Nass and Jenna Mulligan leave Jan. 13

January 6, 2016

Nation & World

European countries push for tighter border controls

agrees to stricter measures

December 5, 2015

Nation & World

U.S. refugee quandary: Immigrant legacy vs Sept.11-era fears

Syria refugee Nedal Al-Hayk works as a fabricator Monday in Warren, Mich. Several U.S. governors are threatening to halt efforts…

November 16, 2015

Local News

Tipton: Stop admitting Syrian refugees

wake of Paris attacks, calls come for closing borders to Syrians

November 16, 2015

Local News

FLC professor goes on British radio

Woldemariam originally from Eritrea

April 16, 2015