Foreign students fleeing Ukraine say they face segregation, racism at border

Race is featuring prominently in the emerging refugee crisis in Ukraine.  Yesterday, there were many reports that the global welcome of Ukrainian refugees — as well as the news reporting on the refugees — differs dramatically from the global response to Syrian refugees a few years ago.

Today, there are reports of discrimination against foreign students from India and Africa seeking to flee Ukraine.  CNN, for example, reports that, as the Russian invasion continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country claim that they have experienced racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials.  One African medical student told CNN that she and other foreigners were ordered off the public transit bus at a checkpoint between Ukraine and Poland border.