Internally displaced

Kupiansk: Fireworks in the Rain

Eastern town sees a third wave of departures, as even the most stalwart residents see little future there.

6 Nov 23

The photo of a fallen 19-year-old soldier from Fuzuli, in south-western Azerbaijan, hangs on the walls outside a former student dormitory, which has housed dozens of internally displaced persons from Nagorny Karabakh since the 1990s. © Ulkar Natiqqizi

Displaced Azerbaijanis Eye Return to Nagorny Karabakh

Following the mass exodus of Armenians, Baku plans to resettle some 40,000 people in the region over the next three years.

17 Oct 23

In Masis, displaced Armenians from Nagorny Karabakh were accommodated in disused kindergarten. The town of 20,000 people in western Armenia has received nearly 11,000 refugees. © Arshaluis Mghdesyan

Nagorny Karabakh: “My Children Don’t Know What Peace Is”

Some 100,000 civilians have fled the disputed region, facing an uncertain future and an unclear legal status.

4 Oct 23

Down’s Syndrome Centre Hosts IDPs

Families displaced by the earthquake find shelter at special school.

17 May 23

Displaced by the Earthquake

Idlib family describes living in an overcrowded, leaky tent after their home was destroyed.

12 May 23

White Angel crew evacuating a family from Avdiivka. © O. Golovina

The White Angels of Donetsk

Evacuation crews try and take locals to safety, but many in the hard-hit region are still reluctant to leave.

25 Apr 23

Shelter Centre

A woman in the Idlib countryside shares her experience of living in a tent, unable to send her children to school.

24 Apr 23

Syria's Tireless Volunteers

All-women teams provide much needed aid following earthquake.

6 Apr 23

Syrian Families Seek Refuge in Temporary Shelters

Emergency response set up following devastating earthquake.

6 Apr 23

Alfad Halimov and Elmira Halimova open the Irpin Cafe, the cafe on wheels they run in Uzhhorod. The couple arrived in western Ukraine in late February 2022, the last stop of a journey that began in the heart of Central Asia and took them to Sevastopol, in now Russia-occupied Crimea, and then to Irpin. As Russian forces occupied the town in the outskirts of Kyiv, they packed their life up again and moved west. © Romaniia Gorbach

Crimean Tatars: a Life on the Move

A café on wheels in Uzhhorod encapsulates a story of deportation and resilience.

17 Mar 23

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