Tag: risking
The Ukrainian refugees risking their lives by returning home – BBC News
Millions of Ukrainians fled their country after Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Now many are returning to their homes in the east of the country, close to frontline fighting, against official advice. Many say they are homesick and are returning with their children to rebuild their lives, despite the continuing threat of attack by Russian forces. Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by…
The Ukrainian refugees risking their lives by returning home – BBC News
Millions of Ukrainians fled their country after Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Now many are returning to their homes in the east of the country, close to frontline fighting, against official advice. Many say they are homesick and are returning with their children to rebuild their lives, despite the continuing threat of attack by Russian forces. Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by…
Man risking his life to fight Italy's most powerful mafia – BBC News
The ‘Ndrangheta has grown to become Italy’s most powerful mafia – and one of the world’s most dangerous organised crime groups. For decades, one man – the Calabrian prosecutor Nicola Gratteri – has risked his life fighting them and is now overseeing the country’s biggest anti-mafia trial since the 1980s. The BBC has been to meet him and some of those caught in the grip…
Risking capture by Russia to evacuate the vulnerable from Ukrainian front line – BBC News
About 2,000 civilians are reportedly trapped by fighting in the front line town of Popasna in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, the main focus of Russia’s attempt to gain territory. Local officials have said food supplies in Popasna are expected to run out within a week – but all rescue efforts have been halted after three evacuation buses entered the region – but only one returned….
Why are migrants risking it all to cross the deadly Darien Gap? | The Stream
This year a record number of more than 100,000 migrants have risked their lives traveling through the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle area between Panama and Colombia. The Darien Gap is one of the main routes for migrants heading from South America to the United States. Migrants and their families who travel through the 97-kilometre stretch face the threat of violence and extortion schemes from…