Some 3 million Syrian refugees live in Turkey; 100,000 in Austria

#displacedpersons

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/10/headlines/as_european_nations_freeze_asylum_applications_austria_will_begin_deporting_syrian_refugees

As European Nations Freeze Asylum Applications, Austria Will Begin Deporting Syrian Refugees

The government of Austria says it will begin deporting Syrian refugees following the revolution that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime. About 100,000 Syrians have resettled in Austria in the 13 years since Syria’s civil war erupted. Meanwhile, the...

Award-winning report chronicles family’s forced evacuation from their home in Beit Hanoun after Israel launched its assault on Gaza

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/26/headlines/its_bisan_from_gaza_and_im_still_alive_wins_emmy_for_outstanding_hard_news_feature
#displacedpersons #warrefugees

“It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive” Wins Emmy for Outstanding Hard News Feature

Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda has won a News and Documentary Emmy for her AJ+ report “It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive.” A group of Hollywood celebrities and pro-Israel groups unsuccessfully attempted to disqualify Owda’s widely...

Three Ukrainian teenagers honored for writing a pair of apps for refugee children

One app for young children who were forced to flee their country. Other app for older children in their host countries

https://tinyurl.com/bdzdzmuu
#displacedpersons #warrefugees #peace

Buch über vertriebene Juden: Das Schtetl in Oberbayern

Alois Bergers Buch „Föhrenwald“ erzählt eine ganz andere Heimatgeschichte. Sie handelt von vertriebenen Juden in einer Siedlung südlich von München.#Juden #Vertreibung #DisplacedPersons #Bayern #Nationalsozialismus #Buch #Kultur #Schwerpunkt
Buch über vertriebene Juden: Das Schtetl in Oberbayern

Buch über vertriebene Juden: Das Schtetl in Oberbayern

Alois Bergers Buch „Föhrenwald“ erzählt eine ganz andere Heimatgeschichte. Sie handelt von vertriebenen Juden in einer Siedlung südlich von München.

War trauma evident decades later after Kissinger policies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bXZy-TrKlw
#USbombingCambodia #displacedpersons #civiliancasualties #warcrimes #KhmerRouge

U.S. Congressional Representative Rashida Tlaib Leads Capitol Hill Nakba Event -- Despite Speaker McCarthy’s Efforts to Cancel It

One of todays headlines May 11, 2023 on DemocracyNow!

https://youtu.be/EJ6jdCvDD3U?t=92
#Nakba #Palestine #displacedpersons

If you'd like to donate to help war refugees from the Ukraine, the International Rescue Committee is on the ground in Poland.

1 million #displacedpersons have arrived in Poland from Ukraine

https://www.rescue.org/article/how-does-irc-respond-emergency-ukraine
#human-rights

How does the IRC respond to an emergency like Ukraine?

With over 2 million people fleeing Ukraine, get the facts on how the IRC responds to this and other fast-moving humanitarian crises—and find out how you can help.

"Underneath the surface calm, many Ukrainians are making contingency plans, some to fight off an invasion, others to flee for safer places."

Cellars, metro stations, strip clubs to serve as bomb shelters in the event of air attack.

https://dia.so/5PK
#displacedpersons