2022 Christmas Special (This Podcast is Still Alive)

What Happened to Syria?

25-12-2022 • 1 hr 37 mins

Explaining the absence and examining the Syrian refugee crisis, as well as the situation for refugees across the world in 2022.

Sources / Quotes:

“Boat carrying Syrian refugees lands in Southern Italy,” Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-italy-boat-idUSBRE8780L720120809

“Syria Refugee Crisis Explained,” The UN Refugee Agency

https://www.unrefugees.org/news/syria-refugee-crisis-explained/#:~:text=More%20than%206.8%20million%20Syrians,in%20T%C3%BCrkiye%2C%20Lebanon%20and%20Jordan.

“Eleven years on, mounting challenges push many displaced Syrians to the brink,” The UN Refugee Agency

https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/briefing/2022/3/623055174/eleven-years-mounting-challenges-push-displaced-syrians-brink.html

“You’re Going to Your Death: Violations Against Syrian Refugees Returning to Syria,” Amnesty International

https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/4583/2021/en/

“Afghanistan: How many refugees are there and where will they go?” BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58283177

“Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region,” UN News

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111532

“What is Next For Afghans Who Fled to the United States?” Rescue.org

https://www.rescue.org/article/what-next-afghans-who-fled-united-states

“Floods, fighting, and famine: Inside South Sudan’s triple crisis,” by Sam Mednick, The New Humanitarian

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2021/2/8/floods-fighting-famine-south-sudan-crisis

“The Incredible Story of Task Force Pineapple,” History in Five, YouTube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV2CFvzewrA

“Irpin’s Bridge of Death,” by Oz Katerji, New Lines Magazine

https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/irpins-bridge-of-death/