“We’ve been buried alive:” Inside Eastern Ghouta’s underground bunkers. Since aerial assaults intensified in this suburb of Damascus on Feb. 18, many residents have moved into basements or other underground shelters, in order to escape the bombardment, which has killed more than 1,700 civilians and injured over 5,000.

When Nasrin was born, her parents didn't know about her heart condition. As Kurdish-Syrian refugees living in Iraq, parents Maasom and Hiba were unable to get their baby daughter the treatment she needed. Luckily they were able to come to the UK.

Nancy Dent describes the deteriorating situation on the Greek island of Lesvos where 450 people are currently being detained on a navy ship.

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When Muhammed Ali was just five days old his family fled fighting in Aleppo, Syria. Their lives are now on hold.

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