2022 Christmas Special (This Podcast is Still Alive)

What Happened to Syria?

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/