Pope visits migrants on Lesbos
Pope Francis visited the Moria detention camp on the island of Lesbos Saturday. Some men, women and children wept as
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Greece
New clashes between migrants, Macedonian police
Macedonian police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at a crowd of migrants trying to climb a fence on
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UNHCR: Idomeni violence ‘matter of great worry’
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the April 10 violence at the border between
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Refugee crisis: Bulgaria sending further 300 military to border
Bulgaria is to deploy a further 300 military personnel to its borders to control the flow of refugees, Prime Minister
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Spat between Athens and Skopje over clashes at Idomeni
Greece’s envoy in Skopje handed two protest notes on April 11 to the government of the Republic of Macedonia after
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Macedonia police deploy tear gas on refugees at Idomeni
Macedonian police have deployed a battery of nonlethal force on refugees at Idomeni. Refugees who’ve been stuck at the crossing
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Migrant deportations between Greece and Turkey resume
In the face of protests, Greece has resumed deporting migrants to Turkey as part of a controversial European Union-Turkey deal
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Greece sees first day that no refugees, migrants arrive by sea
On April 5, not one migrant or refugee arrived by sea in Greece, the first day that this has been
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Pope Francis to visit migrants on Lesbos
Pope Francis will make a short trip to the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16 to meet with refugees
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