Jodi Hilton

Brkitay Gebru with her sons, Tariki, 4, and Natanael, 3, in the courtyard of their building where immigrants from Eritrea and other countries rent rooms in Tel Aviv.

A program that pays African migrants to leave Israel is breaking up families

An incentive from the Israeli government offers money and free flights to African asylum seekers, if they agree to return to Africa. But, there's a problem with this immigration policy: some African men instead use the money to try to get to Europe, leaving their families behind.

A program that pays African migrants to leave Israel is breaking up families
Salim Noah plays guitar

For Yazidis in Greece, safety and security are still out of reach

For Yazidis in Greece, safety and security are still out of reach
Makmoud Nakarch rolls out dough in order to make Syrian flatbread in his bakery under a cargo train parked at Idomeni Camp.

The fortune-telling baker who predicted a camp's end

The fortune-telling baker who predicted a camp's end
Immigrants leaving Idomeni camp earlier this week in an attempt to cross illegally into Macedonia in order to continue their journey toward Western Europe.

Idomeni refugee camp may be emptying, but trauma of crisis is far from over

Idomeni refugee camp may be emptying, but trauma of crisis is far from over
Protesting migrants pushed an abandoned train wagon toward the border during a protest on May 18, 2016, at Idomeni camp. Clashes ensued between Greek police, who fired tear gas and stun grenades and immigrants.

Photos: Protests, violence and tears at the unofficial refugee camp in Idomeni

Photos: Protests, violence and tears at the unofficial refugee camp in Idomeni
Moa'yad Al Saur, 20, from Damsacus, Syria, moved into a train parked at Idomeni station. He studied economics in Syria but fled because he didn't want to fight in the Syrian Army. His brother arrived in Germany already and his parents are still in Syria.

Trapped in Greece, these refugees wait, just before another frontier

Chicken scratches on the wall mark the number of days one Syrian has spent in a camp that is home to 10,000 of the 54,000 refugees in Greece.

Trapped in Greece, these refugees wait, just before another frontier
Sezar Hajmusa, 10, from Homs, Syria

Photos: In Athens, an abandoned hotel has become a refuge for asylum-seekers

Thousands of migrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan still languish in European cities, awaiting asylum and the rights and privileges that come with it. But life must go on in the meantime. And in Athens, that means the City Plaza Hotel.

Photos: In Athens, an abandoned hotel has become a refuge for asylum-seekers

Syrian refugees find an uncertain home in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is no oasis for Syrian refugees, where red tape leaves many in legal limbo.

Syrian refugees find an uncertain home in Bulgaria
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Islamic fashion in Istanbul

Islamic fashion takes off at the Islamic Fashion Expo in Istanbul.

Islamic fashion in Istanbul

As the Gaza aid flotilla sets sail, it's lead organizer stays home

Prominent Turkish charity bows out amid controversy and pressure from the government.

As the Gaza aid flotilla sets sail, it's lead organizer stays home

Biding time in Bulgaria

Migrants wait in detention as they hope to receive asylum in the EU.

Biding time in Bulgaria

Chinese cars, made in Bulgaria

China's first car plant in Europe just revved up. Can it succeed in a recession?

Chinese cars, made in Bulgaria

Occupy: Is Bucharest, Romania, Next? (PHOTOS)

For two weeks, thousands occupy capital and demand president's resignation.

Occupy: Is Bucharest, Romania, Next? (PHOTOS)

'Honor killing' targets Turkey's LGBTs

Father accused of murdering gay son still on the run as new cases emerge.

'Honor killing' targets Turkey's LGBTs

Bulgaria: Migrants' latest route to the EU

Bulgarians beef up border controls in hopes of entering the Schengen zone.

Bulgaria: Migrants' latest route to the EU