Refugee

Durango travelers recount stories of Middle Eastern, African refugees

Artists Giving Back nonprofit finishes second trip to Lesvos, Greece

DATE: Jan 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Art nonprofit grows as Durango woman expands humanitarian efforts to Greece

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

DATE: Sep 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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

DATE: Nov 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kayra Martinez helps refugees through art

Flight attendant lives in Greece, helps refugees create art

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Refugee youths find haven in Boy Scouts

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

DATE: Jan 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

UN says refugee population hits record high

GENEVA – Imagine the entire population of France uprooted from their homes, forced to flee danger, persecution or starvation. The U.N. refugee agency says more people than that – 65 million ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EU begins shipping migrants in Greece back to Turkey

ATHENS, Greece – A controversial European Union plan to stem the flow of refugees began Monday with the deportation of more than 200 people from Greek islands to Turkey, despite concerns ove...

DATE: Apr 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays

ATHENS, Greece – Greece detained hundreds of refugees and migrants on its islands Monday, as officials in Athens and the European Union conceded a much-heralded agreement to send thousands o...

DATE: Mar 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate to take up bill for more scrutiny of Syrian refugees

WASHINGTON – The Senate will consider new rigorous screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an ele...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months

DAMASCUS, Syria – Aid convoys delivered long-awaited food, medicine and other supplies to three besieged communities Monday, part of a United Nations-supported operation to help tens of thou...

DATE: Jan 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lifelong Durango friends head to Lesvos to help Syrian refugees

DHS graduates Julie Nass and Jenna Mulligan leave Jan. 13

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

European countries push for tighter border controls

Greece agrees to stricter measures

DATE: Dec 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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