William Alberto Ramos is a Venezuelan immigrant in the Dominican Republic. Photo by: Joaquin Salazar.

The Human Side of Migration: What Venezuelans are Going Through in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (ViaNews) – There’s an old Italian saying, “Tutto el mondo é paese”, which the literal translation is “all the world is a country”, meaning people are the same the world over. Venezuelans in their own country go through various hardships such as economic uncertainty, extremely high inflation, crime, persecution, and substantial…

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Khaleel Mustafa and Omer Azizi in their German language class. Photo by: Daniyal Daud.

EU Migrant Crisis: Migrants Rejoice Over What Europe Has Done for Them

KOBLENZ, Germany (ViaNews) – Once again, the migrant crisis is making headlines around the world with Immigrants crossing the United States’ border and migrants entering Europe. In Europe, the migrant crisis has brought up an anti-immigrant attitude which has resulted in the rise of the political far-right popularity in some countries. The European migrant crisis…

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Protests opposing Bolivarian Revolution in São Paulo, Brazil.

Mass Exodus of Desperate Venezuelans Surprises Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (ViaNews) – Currently, we’re witnessing the tragedy of homeless Venezuelans in the Dominican Republic. Over the last years, the Venezuelan migration can be considered one of the great humanitarian tragedies in the Western Hemisphere. South America has always been a migrant destination to and from countries with a complex series of…

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Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Labour-Party general election

Labour’s Position on Brexit

LONDON (ViaNews) – Negotiations concerning the future political and economic relationship between the UK and the EU have been the focus of news reporting in recent weeks, as negotiations over Brexit are currently underway. The Labour party had backed the Remain campaign and has recently strengthened its parliamentary position in the 2017 election, which entails…

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Syrian refugees strike at the platform of Budapest

Serbia’s Role in Mitigating Migrant Crisis in Western Balkans in Light of European Integration

BELGRADE, Serbia (ViaNews) – For the purposes of this report, we’re going to analyse the statements of Serbian officials regarding migrants. The observed period spans from 18 July to 18 August 2016, in the heat of the Balkan route migrant crisis. This was not the predominant topic back then, despite the burning issue. The new…

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DACA rally in San Francisco. Photo by: Pax Ahimsa Gethen

‘American Dreamers’ Sue Trump in Response to Repeal of DACA

Throughout the 2016 U.S. presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump ran on a hardline immigration platform that promised to increase border security and end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The time has arrived wherein President Trump is attempting to fulfill his promises to the American people, but not everybody agrees with his actions….

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