Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
8 results for "asylum"
Grammy-winning artist Brandi Carlile turned a single concert into a massive fundraiser, livestreaming her Minneapolis show to raise over $600,000 for immigrants facing detention. The money goes directly to free legal aid for asylum seekers and detained residents.
Germany just slashed the waiting period for asylum-seekers to enter the workforce from months to just three months. The move aims to speed up integration while addressing the country's ongoing labor needs.
Harvard undergraduates are combining classroom learning with real-world service by conducting research and writing for asylum applicants through a unique partnership. The Immigrant Justice Lab course connects students with nonprofit attorneys providing free legal representation to people seeking refuge.
Maria Kolesnikova, who famously tore up her passport to avoid forced exile in 2020, is rebuilding her life in Berlin after five years in a Belarusian prison. The professional flautist now has asylum in Germany and is focused on freeing the 1,100 political prisoners still behind bars.
Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" is one of the world's most famous paintings, but few know he painted the same view from his asylum window dozens of times. These five lesser-known works reveal how the troubled artist evolved his technique and found beauty worth painting again and again.
The Dutch immigration service processed thousands of visa applications last year with high approval rates for skilled workers. Despite ongoing challenges with asylum processing times, the Netherlands continues welcoming talent from around the world.
A five-year-old boy detained for 10 days during an immigration raid has been reunited with his family after a federal judge ordered his release. The judge's ruling criticized the detention as traumatizing and unconstitutional.
A Chinese national who risked everything to secretly document human rights abuses in Xinjiang has been granted asylum in the United States. After facing possible deportation, Guan Heng's courage in exposing injustice finally earned him protection.