Shirley Șerban played with the lyrics of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah,' trying to find joy in the midst of sorrow. For all unwittingly caught in the conflict there and not forgetting victims of war and unrest around the world today.
The US 20-year war and occupation in Afghanistan, waged to avenge the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, has taken the lives of more than 71,000 Afghani and Pakistani civilians.
Beneficiaries of a program that resettled young Cubans decades ago were outraged after the Miami archbishop compared them to today’s unaccompanied minors.
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has already forced 1 million people to flee the country. Across Eastern Europe, organized labor is helping to welcome refugees.
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Journalists reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could not help but make comparisons to recent conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan. But a painful double standard quickly emerged inside of those comparisons.
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates, comparisons with past refugee crises highlight a less compassionate approach to displaced people from Africa and the Middle East. #DailyShow #Ukraine
Washington and its allies have argued that sanctions are a necessary response to Taliban human rights abuses. But it’s the people, especially the poorest, who pay the price. How many women and girls should be sacrificed to punish the Taliban?
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