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Thousands Of Refugees In Limbo At Budapest Rail Station
Thousands of refugees are stranded outside Budapest’s main international railway station a day after Hungarian authorities closed it to them, sticking by the European Union’s rules which prevent...
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Migrant Crisis: Refugees Flood Into Re-opened Hungary Train Station
Thousands of refugees have stormed into the main train station in Budapest after police re-opened it following a two-day standoff. Thousands had spent the night outside the station in the heart of the...
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Migrant Crisis: EU Sets Deadline To Relocate 160,000 Refugees
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called on EU countries to agree by next week to share 160,000 refugees, as thousands continued to stream across European borders, fleeing from war...
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Macedonia To Build Border Fence To Stop Flow Of Refugees
Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki has said that his country might follow Hungary’s example and build a border fence to stem the influx of refugees trekking through the Balkans to reach...
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Migrants Crisis: ‘One Million Refugees’ May Arrive Germany This Year
One million people may arrive in Germany seeking refugee status this year, up from the record 800,000 arrivals its government had earlier predicted, vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said. Aljazeera has...
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Migrants Crisis: Croatia To Block Refugees From Entering Slovenia
Croatia will not allow refugees to proceed northwards to Slovenia on their way to Germany, the country’s interior minister has said, as thousands of people streamed into the country from Serbia. Ranko...
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Migrant Crisis: Boat Collision Off Turkish Coast Kills Several Refugees
At least 13 refugees have died after their boat collided with a ferry off the Turkish coast on Sunday, officials there said, while the Greek coast guard fanned out in the choppy waters of the Aegean...
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Refugees Stuck At The Croatian Border With Slovenia
Hundreds of male refugees are stuck at the Croatian border with Slovenia, with some already waiting for three days in a stretch of no-man’s land between the two countries, hoping to get through....
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NEMA Receives Nigerian Refugees From War-torn CAR
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 197 Nigerians who escaped from the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) in Yola, Adamawa State. The Director, Search and Rescue,...
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Denmark Moves To Tighten Citizenship Requirements
Politicians in Denmark have agreed to make it more difficult to acquire citizenship in the country. The Northern European country last month cut benefits for asylum seekers in another move to deter an...
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Slovenia To Deploy Army To Help Stem Influx Of Refugees
Slovenia’s parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws that would enable the army to help police guard the border to stem the influx of refugees. The arrival of refugees has increased...
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Israeli Army Kills Two Palestinians In Refugee Camp Raid
Two Palestinians have been killed and four wounded during an overnight Israeli army raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the central occupied West Bank. Ahmed Jahajha, 21, and Hikmet Hamdan, 29, were...
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Refugees Drown As Boat Capsize Off Turkey
At least 18 people have drowned after a refugee boat capsized off the Turkish coast near Bodrum, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported. The wooden boat carrying refugees, including Syrians and...
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One Million ‘Refugees And Migrants’ Reached EU In 2015
The number of “refugees and migrants” arriving by land and sea to the European Union passed the one million mark this year, according to the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for...
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Refugees Bring New Life To Greek Businesses
Greek authorities say they could end up spending $500m this year trying to contain the refugee crisis, with further revenue losses from declining tourism. The European Union reimburses most of the...
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Protest In German City Over Attacks On Refugees
Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Stuttgart to condemn racism and violence against refugees, as the country becomes more conflicted on how to handle its massive influx of...
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US Senate Rejects Bill On Syrian And Iraqi Refugees
Politicians in the US have blocked a bill that would have made it harder for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the country. The result of Wednesday’s vote was 55-43, with “yes” votes falling short of...
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Denmark Passes Law Allowing Confiscation Of Refugees’ Valuables
Denmark‘s parliament passed measures on Tuesday aimed at deterring refugees from seeking asylum, including confiscating valuables to pay for their stay, despite protests from international human...
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Sweden To Expel Up To 80,000 Refugees
Sweden intends to expel as many as 80,000 refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose applications for asylum have been rejected. “We are talking about 60,000 people, but the number could...
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Tens Of Refugees Drown As Boat Sink Off Turkey
At least 33 refugees, including at least five children, have died after their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey to a Greek island, according to Turkish media. The refugees...
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Almost 40 Dead After Migrant Boat Sank Off Turkey
Almost 40 people drowned and 75 were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey‘s western coast on Saturday, according to local officials and the Turkish Dogan news agency. More...
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Australian Church Vows To Defy Govt., To Offer Sanctuary To Asylum-seekers
Australian church leaders say they will offer sanctuary to asylum-seekers facing removal to a remote Pacific camp, vowing to defy the government’s harsh immigration rules. The Anglican Dean of...
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Burundi Govt. Accused Of Hunting Refugees In Tanzania Camps
Refugees from Burundi, who fled violence in their country to neighbouring Tanzania, have accused their government of sending armed men into a UN-run refugee camp to hunt down opposition supporters....
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At Least 33 Refugees Drown Off Turkish Coast
At least 33 refugees drowned off Turkey’s Aegean coast as they tried to reach a Greek island, and a search and rescue operation was under way for the remaining passengers. Turkey’s private Dogan News...
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More Than 400 Refugees Have Died Trying To Cross Mediterranean Sea Into...
More than 400 people have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, and refugee crossings in the first six weeks of 2016 are running at nearly ten times the rate of the same period last...
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Rwanda To Relocate Burundi Refugees
Rwanda says it plans to relocate Burundian refugees to other host countries, days after being accused of attempts to destabilise its neighbour. Plans for the relocation of an estimated 70,000 refugees...
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French PM Rejects Permanent Quota System For Refugees
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rejected on Saturday the idea of a permanent quota system for distributing refugees across Europe, putting Paris at odds with Germany ahead of a summit to discuss...
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Refugees Attempt Suicide By Hanging From Tree In Greece
Two men have attempted to commit suicide by hanging themselves from a tree in a central Athens square, in one of the latest scenes of desperation as thousands of refugees remain stranded inside Greece...
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Desperate Refugees Riot At Greek-Macedonia Border
A riot broke out as hundreds of desperate refugees stranded at the Greece-Macedonia border smashed down a gate guarded by security forces on Monday. The razor-wire barrier was ripped open and border...
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Thousands Of Refugees Turn Out For German Jobs Fair
Thousands of job-seeking refugees have attended an employment fair in the German capital of Berlin which attracted 211 prospective employers from a number of fields, including information technology,...
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Crisis Looms As A New Wave Of Refugees Reach Europe
The number of refugees flowing into Europe has soared in the first two months of the year amid tighter borders and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, prompting warnings from agencies and rights...
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Refugees Lose Hope As More Countries Shut Borders
The Hungarian government has announced the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops and police officers on its border with Serbia, as it extended a nationwide state of emergency in response to the...
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Turkey And EU Reach Landmark Deal On Refugees
Turkey and the EU have reached a controversial deal European leaders hope will stop the flow of refugees to the continent in return for political and financial concessions for Ankara. Turkish Prime...
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Refugees Continue To Arrive In Greece Despite EU Deal
Refugee boats continued to arrive in Greece in the eastern Mediterranean, despite a recent deal between the EU and Turkey – whereby refugees will be deported back to Turkey – coming into effect. At...
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Priest In Trouble After Allegedly Losing Money Meant For Refugees While Gambling
Police have launched an investigation into a Chaldean Catholic priest from London, Ont., after church officials reported more than $500,000 slated for refugee sponsorship was lost to gambling. Father...
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Deportation Of Refugees From Greece To Turkey Begins
Under tight security, police on the Greek island of Lesbos have put people on boats bound for Turkey, the first to be deported under a European Union plan to stem the flow of refugees to Europe....
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Deported Refugees Arrive In Turkey As Part Of EU Deal
An enormous and complex logistical operation involving thousands of EU and other officials was launched to ship migrants and refugees from Greece back to Turkey under a controversial accord between...
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Iraqis and Afghans drown as boat sinks off Greek island
At least five people, including a child, drowned on Saturday after their small vessel carrying Iraqis and Afghans capsized in the eastern Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard told Al Jazeera. The latest...
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EU Leaders Praise Turkey For Its Treatment Of Refugees
European leaders say a new deal with Turkey to stop refugees and migrants from making dangerous journeys is working. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU officials visited a refugee camp in...
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Austria Adopts Strict Laws To Keep Out Refugees
Austria has adopted one of Europe’s toughest laws on refugees, days after a far-right politician surged to victory in the first round of a presidential election. Under the terms of the new law, which...
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China tops list of countries most welcoming to refugees
People in China, Germany and Britain were ranked as the world’s most welcoming to refugees in findings published by human rights organisation Amnesty International. On Wednesday, the rights group...
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Human rights groups urges EU to protect Syrian refugees
Rights groups аnd activists hаvе urged thе EU tо dо mоrе tо protect refugees fleeing war аnd persecution fоllоwіng thе rесеnt deaths оf scores trуіng tо reach Europe іn overcrowded boats. In thrее...
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Bodies of drowned refugees wash up on Libyan shores
Thе bodies оf аt lеаѕt 85 people whо drowned trуіng tо cross thе Mediterranean Sea wеrе fоund washed uр оn beaches nеаr thе Libyan city оf Zuwarah, а Red Crescent official hаѕ said. Al-Khamis...
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Refugees to have own team at the Rio Olympics games
A 10-strong refugee team іѕ tо compete аt thе Olympic Games іn Rio de Janeiro lаtеr thіѕ year аѕ “a symbol оf hope,” thе International Olympic Committee (IOC) said. “These refugees hаvе nо home, nо...
View Article10,000 Nigerian refugees return back home from Cameroon
A total of 10,500 of the 79,000 Nigerian refugees forced to flee their homes in Borno State to Cameroon by Boko Haram insurgents about two years ago, have returned back home. The Borno State Governor,...
View ArticleBreaking!!! European Union announces plan to take 50,000 Refugees
The European Union has unveiled plans to take 50,000 refugees from Africa and the Middle East. More to come… The post Breaking!!! European Union announces plan to take 50,000 Refugees appeared first on...
View Article40,000 Cameroonian refugees to receive support from United Nations
Thousands of people have fled Cameroon’s violence-hit anglophone regions into neighbouring Nigeria in recent weeks, the UN said Tuesday, adding it was preparing to help 40,000 refugees from the unrest....
View Article149 refugees return home from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday received 149 Nigerian returnees who had been stranded in Libya, bringing the total number brought back to the country in the last five weeks to...
View ArticleEnugu governor receives state’s returnees from Libya
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Cameroon Returns 1,300 Nigerian Refugees To Borno
The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has received the second batch of additional 855 Nigerian refugees repatriated from neighbouring Cameroon. Cameroonian officials, led by the Governor of...
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