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Karadzic slams war crimes verdict as ‘monstrous’

April 7, 2016 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is asking to be released from prison pending his appeal on his conviction for

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EU now says ‘no automatic return’ of migrants to Turkey

April 6, 2016April 7, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The European Union has made a surprise announcement that there will essentially be no automatic return of migrants from the

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As EU begins deportations, Pakistanis and other migrants call for help

April 5, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Around 10 a.m. Monday, Agma — a Pakistani electrician in a tiny tent city on a rocky Greek beach —

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Croatian Jews to boycott official Holocaust remembrance

April 5, 2016 VOANews Croatia

Croatia’s Jews will boycott the country’s official ceremony honoring the victims of the pro-Nazi regime of World War II, accusing

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Greece begins controversial deportations

April 4, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Greece and the European Union have begun deporting migrants from the islands of Lesbos and Chios, sending them to Turkey

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Controversial migrant deportations begin in Europe

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Greek officials say boats carrying scores of migrants have set sail from the Greek island of Lesbos headed to the

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Refugees held on Greek island wonder about their future

April 3, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Men lounge on concrete slabs a few meters from the barbed-wire-topped chain-link fence that surrounds this center in Lesbos, Greece.

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Turkey forcibly sending war refugees back to Syria, Amnesty reports

April 2, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Turkey has been rounding up and forcibly sending back about 100 Syrian refugees nearly every day since January, according to

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Europe prepares to deport migrants

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

On Monday, the European Union and Greece are scheduled to begin sending migrants, including Syrians, from the Greek Isles to

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