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Amnesty: EU-Turkey Migrant Plan Morally, Legally Flawed

Sun Mar 13, 2016 22:35:59

Amnesty International has strongly denounced as “flawed” a draft plan by the European Union (EU) to return refugees from Greece to Turkey, saying it could put vulnerable people at risk.

Migrants Put Toddlers Lying on Train Tracks to Protest Closed Border

Sun Mar 13, 2016 18:50:15

Asylum seekers stuck in a tent city at Idomeni on the border between Greece and Macedonia blocked train traffic and laid their children on rail tracks as part of a rally demanding that Macedonia reopen its border.

Turkey Can’t Force Migrants Back to Terror, War: Turkish FM

Wed Mar 9, 2016 19:49:20

Faced with widespread criticism, Turkey says it has no intention to send asylum seekers back to conflict zones under a potential agreement with the European Union aimed at stemming the flow of refugees into Europe.

More than 3,600 Refugees Arrived in Britain via Channel

Tue Mar 8, 2016 18:17:13

The latest figures show that over 3,600 migrants arrived in UK through the Channel between July and September last year.

Europe – Migrants – EU – Turkey – Summit – Negotiations EU Agrees to Work for Turkish Deal on Refugees by Summit next Week: Luxembourg PM

Tue Mar 8, 2016 10:59:13

The European Union has agreed to work for a deal with Turkey to defuse the migrant crisis by an EU summit at the end of next week, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said Tuesday after a Turkey-EU meeting in Brussels.

VIDEO: 13,000 Syrian, Iraqi Refugees Held Up at Greece Border with Macedonia

Tue Mar 8, 2016 08:25:21

As the European Union and Turkey try to thrash out tangible ways to deal with the massive refugee crisis sweeping the continent, upwards of 13,000 people are now stranded on the Greece-Macedonian border anxiously waiting for any news of what their fate holds.

18 Migrants Drown in Aegean Sea Crossing Turkey to Greece

Sun Mar 6, 2016 21:05:23

At least 18 refugees have lost their lives while attempting to cross from Turkey to Greece in the Aegean Sea, an official says.

Greek Protesters Criticize EU Policies on Migrants

Thu Mar 3, 2016 17:23:07

Thousands of Greeks have hit the streets in the capital, Athens, for a mass protest rally against EU policies towards refugees mainly coming from the Middle East.

VIDEO: Migrants Block Train in Protest at Macedonia Greece Border

Thu Mar 3, 2016 14:47:54

Frustrated migrants and refugees block a railway train from heading into Greece in protest over being barred entry to Macedonia, as aid workers warn over conditions at the border.

Europe – Migrants – UN Over 131,000 Refugees Reached Europe by Sea in 2016: UN

Tue Mar 1, 2016 16:48:56

More than 131,000 migrants and refugees have reached Europe via the Mediterranean this year, more than the total number in the first half of 2015, the United Nations said Tuesday.

In Erbil, Refugees Rummage Garbage to Survive VIDEO: Miserable Condition of Life for Refugees in Capital of Iraqi Kurdistan

Mon Feb 29, 2016 15:43:17

With the increasing number of refugees and the difficult living conditions in the camps in northern Iraq, dozens of Iraqis and Syrians who fled the war are looking into the garbage dump of Erbil in search of all that could be useful or salable: copper, plastic, iron pieces or even old boxes.

PICS & VIDEO: 22,000 Migrants Left Stranded in Greece, Nowhere to Go

Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:37:57

The humanitarian disaster unfolding on Greece’s borders, and beyond, has arrived on his doorstep in the very heart of the city.

Immigration – Migration – Rights – Greece Greece Says up to 70,000 Migrants May Be ‘Trapped’ Next Month

Sun Feb 28, 2016 13:47:14

Greece on Sunday said the tally of refugees and migrants on its soil could more than triple next month, reaching as many as 70,000 people, as a cap on border crossings by Balkan countries left them “trapped” in the country.

Germany’s Parliament Affirms Tighter Migrant Rules

Thu Feb 25, 2016 19:38:27

The German parliament has approved new restrictive measures aimed at speeding up the processing of refugees and containing the influx of newcomers into European Union (EU) countries.

VIDEO, Warning for New Influx to Europe: 1 Million Migrants Are on the Way

Thu Feb 25, 2016 15:46:57

A million more migrants will arrive in Europe this year, the EU’s borders chief declared yesterday. Fabrice Leggeri said it was impossible to halt the flood of arrivals who already number 110,000 this year.

ISIS Terrorists Killed Almost 4,000 in Iraq's Mosul: Sunni Politician

Wed Feb 24, 2016 17:55:21

The number of people executed by the ISIS terrorist group in the Iraqi city of Mosul has almost reached 4,000, the chairman of Iraq's Sunni Uniters for Reform Coalition, or Muttahidoon, said.

IOM: Migrants Flow to Europe Surpasses 110,000 in 2016

Tue Feb 23, 2016 18:08:54

Over 110,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Greece and Italy so far this year, says a leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration amid a huge influx of refugees into Europe.

Thousands of Migrants Stuck in Greece as Macedonia Limits Entry

Tue Feb 23, 2016 16:11:14

Thousands of refugees have been left stranded in Greece after neighboring Macedonia imposed additional border restrictions to curb the influx of asylum seekers.

Near 5,000 EU Citizens Have Secretly Returned to Continent after Being Trained by ISIS

Sun Feb 21, 2016 16:31:28

Thousands of ISIS trained militants are at large in Europe and waiting to strike as the continent faces its highest terror threat in over a decade, the EU's police chief has warned.

SEE World Press Photo of the Year That Goes to Migrant Crisis Issue

Thu Feb 18, 2016 14:22:05

World Press Photo of the Year goes to image of child crossing border fence related to refugee crisis.