Heba Gowayed

Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University

  • People escaping the Russian invasion of Ukraine reunite with others at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing in eastern Poland. As of 27 February, at least 368,000 people had fled to neighbouring countries, according to the UN. Nathan Laine/ABACA via Reuters Connect
    People escaping the Russian invasion of Ukraine reunite with others at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing in eastern Poland. As of 28 February, at least 500,000 people had fled to neighbouring countries, according to the UN.

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