The New York Times – On the Runway:
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
Category: Refugees and Displaced Persons
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‘Anti-Tourism’ Tours Show Visitors a Different Side of Vacation Hot Spots
The New York Times – Travel:
With visitors increasingly interested in the social and political realities of global tourist hot spots, some local guides are adapting their offerings.
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A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song
The New York Times – Music:
After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.
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3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The New York Times – Music:
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.
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Iranian Film Director Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Country After Jail Sentence
The New York Times – Film:
Mohammad Rasoulof, known for the award-winning “There Is No Evil,” had been barred from leaving Iran after his work criticized the country’s clerical leadership.
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An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
The New York Times – Music:
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.
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Applying Her Kurdish Heritage to Watches
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Leyla Uysal uses ethnic motifs and the colors of her Turkish homeland in her Bajer line.
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Lynn Lynn’s Journey From Rocker to Dissecting Myanmar’s Coup in Film
The New York Times – Music:
Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director.
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Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?
The New York Times – Music:
As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.