Month: June 2026

The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zoneThe Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone

Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritans It all begins with a knock. In a small Polish town on the border with Belarus, Maciek and his family have taken in 27-year-old Alhyder, a Syrian refugee seeking shelter ...

Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekendMiddle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend

Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the country European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran reflects the fragility of the current ceasefire, which has seen repeated violations even as American ...

‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’

Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq The men of my tribe [extended family]threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and put a ...