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Inside Turkey’s EU-Funded Deportation Machine
The EU has provided Ankara with at least 200 million euros in funding to set up and operate a vast network of removal centers, a joint investigation has found. Yet as Turkish sentiment turns against refugees, Erdogan's government is using the centers to detain, abuse and forcibly deport them.
The Philippines’ ‘Heroes’ Trafficked to War-Torn Syria
The government of the Philippines continues to encourage overseas work, but there is little redress for victims of trafficking. After years in Syria, Lucy Cayamba took shelter at her country’s embassy in Damascus during the pandemic. Her pursuit of justice has consumed every single day of the life she has had to rebuild.
The Unfulfilled Promise of a Turkish City’s Post-Quake Rebirth
Today, the neighborhoods to the west of the river — once one of the city's most densely populated areas — are little more than a barren plain where the occasional cluster of buildings sticks out of the landscape like teeth in a toddler's mouth.
Toxic Earthquake Waste Endangers Lives in Turkey
In Hatay, one of the Turkish regions most affected by the devastating twin earthquakes in February, environmental and civil society groups are concerned that many more could die because of toxic substances contained in the waste created by collapsed buildings.