Why are there so many Siberian refugees in Germany?

Joseph Stiglitz and certain others, who have found much international acclaim during the Greek crisis by asserting that Germany is merciless and hasn't learned its lesson from two world wars, will find it much more difficult to convincingly claim so in the future. read more

There is not enough international aid to help refugees in the region. Normally, refugees might turn to aid agencies like UNHCR, which are running many programmes to help them survive. But the scale of the problem is so large, and it has been going on for so long, that donors are struggling to find the money to pay for these schemes. read more

In fact there was a Syrian refugee in my German class. He was one of the nicest, down to earth and respectful people I've met. At the same time there was another student in the class from Moracco, who wasn't a refugee and lets just say was not a very nice person to be around. read more