(All photographs by Christoph von Toggenburg) By Christoph von Toggenburg I took these photographs on Easter Sunday in late March when I visited various refugee camps right on Lebanon’s border with Syria. The welcome was warm and open. Suddenly, the numbers I...
This story, written and illustrated by John Cottrell from the Greek island of Lesvos, was a runner-up in the university category in News-Decoder’s inaugural reporting contest. Cottrell visited Lesvos in November 2015. By John Cottrell Travelling across the...
by Nelson Graves Is Europe facing a refugee crisis? Is it Europe’s crisis? The answer to both questions is “no,” according to two experts who spoke to News-Decoder this week. Søren Jessen-Petersen, former Assistant High Commissioner at the UN refugee...
By Colin McIntyre The deadly attacks in Paris appear to have hardened opposition in East and Central Europe to a plan to relocate thousands of migrants and refugees who have flooded into the continent this year. The plan for a quota system relocating some 120,000...
Name: Giulia Di Domenico Birth place: Milan, Italy Age: 25 Occupation: Freelance translator for Blue Heron Research Partners and job seeker Languages: English, Italian and working on my Arabic Currently reading: “Island Beneath the Sea” by Isabel Allende...