Refugees & Displacement

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 5.1 anxiety · 5.1 anger · 2.6 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-08-20). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• United States (81)
• Israel (79)
• Bangladesh (53)
• Malaysia (52)
• Afghanistan (50)
• India (39)
• United Kingdom (24)
• Sudan (20)

Countries where Refugees & Displacement coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage +274.1%, reader interest +6.1%.

Top recent articles

1. More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021 — ypradio.org
2. More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021 — ksmu.org
3. More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021 — waer.org
4. Buni meets Nigerian refugees in Chad , pledges support for repatriation — premiumtimesng.com
5. More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021 — ksut.org
6. More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021 — wknofm.org
7. Ukrainian refugees open America's first ever jellyfish museum in Florida — independent.co.uk
8. Gov Buni visits Nigerian refugees in Chad — vanguardngr.com
9. Hamas condemns new war crime as Israel kills 10 in crowded Gaza hubs | Israel - Palestine conflict News — aljazeera.com
10. Myanmar Rohingya Repatriation Plan : A Misleading Attempt ? — thedailystar.net
11. Family named after three die in sea off Shoreham beach — bbc.co.uk
12. Randeep Sarai in Libano : denuncia loccupazione israeliana e annuncia aiuti umanitari — notizie.it
13. — hilltimes.com
14. Gazzede karakola saldırı : 9 ölü — odatv.com
15. 9 Palestinians killed , 15 injured by Israeli strike on Gaza police station — middleeastmonitor.com
16. Caucasian Knot | Representatives of the Chechen diaspora at the rally in Switzerland called for an end to the deportation of refugees from Germany. — eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu
17. Kanada : İsrailin Lübnandaki varlığı yasa dışı işgal — haberler.com
18. Irankunda reage a comentários de senadora australiana – Observador — observador.pt
19. 9 Palestinians killed , 15 injured by Israeli strike on Gaza police station — aa.com.tr
20. Sri Lanka moves to ease return of refugees from India after decades in wait — newindianexpress.com
21. Police confirm family who drowned off Sussex coast were Palestinian refugees — manchestereveningnews.co.uk
22. Pai refugiado palestiniano morre afogado com a mulher e a filha em Inglaterra — sapo.pt
23. Israelske angrep på Gaza : Ni døde og flere sårede , ifølge sykehuskilder — aftenposten.no
24. Tchad : intégrer les statistiques agricoles des zones de réfugiés à lEst dans le système national — alwihdainfo.com
25. IZRAEL NASTAVLJA DA SEJE SMRT : Vazdušni napad na policijski punkt u Gazi , ubijeno devet ljudi — novosti.rs
26. Напад Израела на полицијски пункт у Гази , деветоро страдало — politika.rs
27. Severe food shortages hit Malawi refugee camp – Channel Africa — channelafrica.co.za
28. الاتحاد الأوروبي يدعم الجنائية الدولية بعد عقوبات أمريكية على مسئولين بها — shorouknews.com
29. Gazakrieg : Israelische Armee ermittelt zu Tod von Hind Rajab und Sanitätern — spiegel.de
30. MPs demand answers on South Africa growing refugee appeals backlog — citizen.co.za
31. El Ejército israelí abre una investigación por el asesinato a manos de sus tropas de la niña palestina Hind Rajab — elconfidencial.com
32. Kecamatan Cakung Koordinasi dengan Sudin Lingkungan Hidup Tangani Tumpukan Sampah di TPS — jakarta.tribunnews.com
33. Sri Lanka to ease immigration process to expedite return of refugees from India : Govt tells parliament — dailyexcelsior.com
34. Lebanon: 860,000 displaced people have returned home, but humanitarian crisis remains 'immense' — globalsecurity.org
35. Lebanon: 860,000 displaced people have returned home, but humanitarian crisis remains 'immense' — Global Issues — globalissues.org
36. Sri Lanka to simplify immigration process for refugees returning from India — orissapost.com
37. İsrail askerleri Batı Şeriada biri gazeteci 22 Filistinliyi gözaltına aldı — aa.com.tr
38. 난민 2만7000명 유입 , 독일 탓 ?… 이탈리아 돈으로 보상하라 이유 봤더니 — biz.heraldcorp.com
39. Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria : miles ayudan — elcaribe.com.do
40. Africa : Millions of Africans Are Displaced Without Crossing a Border - and Their Needs Are Often Overlooked — allafrica.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Refugees & Displacement receiving right now?

As of August 20, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.099% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 14 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Refugees & Displacement increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 274.1% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before). The topic is currently surging by Geotone's z-score measure.

What is the tone of news coverage about Refugees & Displacement?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -9.75, which reads as strongly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every two hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.