refugee
Finding Refuge As the Tides Rise : The Climate Migration Crisis
In May of 2014, Ioane Teitiota, a 38 year old man from the small island nation of Kiribati, made the world’s first climate changerelated refugee appeal. Overnight, Kiribati became the face o of climate change migration. Surrounded on all sides by the…
Saving the Stateless: The Uphill Effort to Resettle Refugees
An increasing number of refugees have been settling in New Haven in hopes of finding better lives, but they arrive in the Elm City only to find a new set of challenges.
Who Are the Rohingya?
The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority native to the Rakhine state of Buddhist-majority Myanmar (formerly Burma), are referred to by some area experts as “the most persecuted minority on Earth.” This year, persecution from the Rakhine Buddhists has driven hundreds…
Migrant Life: An Interview with Colin Rajah
Rajah, a prominent activist for migrants’ rights, sat down with The Politic in Geneva.