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May 2017

Refugees and Migration

In Portland, an act of bravery illuminates a crisis of hate

WASHINGTON — In a spontaneous moment of compassion, three passengers on a Portland train witnessed an act of...

May 29, 2017
Nichole Sobecki (pictured) reported in Somalia and Dadaab refugee camp for The GroundTruth Project.
Navigator

Freelancers, here’s how to nudge news outlets to actually pay you

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth's newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  You...

May 26, 2017
A man holds up his prescription for methadone. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)
Season 4 - The Fix |Episode 4

A Better Way to Treat Addiction

A Better Way to Treat Addiction: A new standard of care in the South Bronx (Illustration by Natalie...

May 25, 2017
Over 140 hearings have taken place during the Golden Dawn trials. Photo by Golden Dawn Watch
Democracy

Watchdog group fights fascism in Greece by filling in media gaps

ATHENS — The world has not seen this many Nazis on trial since the end of World War...

May 24, 2017
Neonazi group, Golden Dawn, protesting in Greece. Photo by Ggia/Wikimedia Commons
Faith

When Golden Dawn and the Greek Orthodox Church align

ATHENS — In October 2013, Terrence McNally's play “Corpus Christi,” was set to premiere in Athens. Both the...

May 24, 2017
Refugees cross the Mediterranean sea on a boat in January 2016, heading from Turkish coast to Greece. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Rights

Afghan refugees lose out in EU relocation process

OINOFYTA, Greece — Afghans may be the forgotten victims of Europe’s refugee crisis. They make up the second...

May 23, 2017
In the Sindos apartment complex, Alia Habesh, 25, holds her youngest son’s hand while sharing her story of their journey from Aleppo, Syria to Thessaloniki, Greece. Habesh fled Aleppo in 2012, leaving behind a life as a wedding gown embroiderer. (Photo by Catherine Clark/GroundTruth)
Faith

Lives in Limbo

Lives in Limbo: A year after the EU deal to slow refugee influx, an uncertain future In the...

May 19, 2017
The Tzistarakis Mosque in Athens, Greece, was built in the 1700s but now houses Greek folk art as a museum. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Faith

The Meaning of a Mosque

The Meaning of a Mosque: Muslims in Athens await official place of worship after centuries underground The Tzistarakis...

May 19, 2017
A Greek flag hangs from the roof of a small church overlooking Athens. (Photo by Mstyslav Chernov/Wikimedia Commons)
Faith

State of the Church

State of the Church: Greek Orthodoxy is losing its grip on the next generation A Greek flag hangs...

May 19, 2017
Golden Dawn members hold their party's flags during a March 2015 rally in Athens, Greece. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Europe

The Far Right

The Far Right: How Golden Dawn spun itself into a criminal organization Golden Dawn members hold their party's...

May 19, 2017
In this screenshot from a video posted on Twitter by VOA Turkish, a man can be seen kicking a protester on the ground.
Democracy

Turkish delegation’s attack on peaceful protesters in DC a warning shot at democratic values

WASHINGTON — Men in dark suits dodged helmeted local police to deliver vicious kicks upon the downed bodies of...

May 19, 2017
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