It’s back… The International Association for Refugees (IAFR) has posted the 2011 World Map of the Refugee Highway. It’s a great visual of where refugees come from, where they’re going, and some of the stops along the way. You can see that Athens is a major path for those coming into Europe from Afghanistan, Iran,… [Read more…]
January 18, 2010
Right now we’re seeing scores of refugees from Afghanistan here in Athens: men, families, even unaccompanied minors (i.e. kids on their own, some as young as 12 years old). Although five million refugees have returned to Afghanistan since 2002, millions of Afghans still wander outside of their homeland (2.6 million in Pakistan and Iran alone). … [Read more…]
January 4, 2010
I’ve learned most of my important life lessons from cartoons. Case in point: I don’t need to know where I’m goin’, I just need to know where I’ve been. – Mater (from the movie “Cars”) Okay, well… I don’t know if that is always true, but it is a fitting quote for today’s post: the… [Read more…]
September 7, 2009
Do you remember the “reception centers” on the Greek island of Lesvos? If not, here is a reminder. Below is a follow-up article in the local paper (ekathimerini.com). The bottom line: 500 of these migrants were put on a ferry and left to fend for themselves in Athens. By the way, Piraeus (mentioned below) is… [Read more…]
February 4, 2009
From the International Teams Refugee Ministries website: The key is a little hard to read. The yellow lines represent the major refugee pathways (e.g. from Afghanistan to Europe). The planes indicate major resettlement routes (e.g. from S.E. Asia to the USA). The red & yellow dots stand for ITeams refugee ministry teams (e.g. Athens, Greece!). … [Read more…]
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August 8, 2011
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