Refugees held on Greek island wonder about their future
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
Turkey has been rounding up and forcibly sending back about 100 Syrian refugees nearly every day since January, according to
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Migrant arrivals across Med eight times higher than in Q1 2015
At least 170 000 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in the first three months of 2016, a
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Europe prepares to deport migrants
On Monday, the European Union and Greece are scheduled to begin sending migrants, including Syrians, from the Greek Isles to
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US urges diplomats’ and military’s families to leave Turkey
Once Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan boarded the presidential plane to travel to Washington, the US ordered the families of
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US gives $20M more in Europe migrant aid
The United States is providing an additional $20 million to Europe to aid international efforts to respond to the migrant
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Diplomatic row deepens over Turkey press freedom trial
A diplomatic dispute between Ankara and its Western allies continues to grow over the presence of senior foreign diplomats at
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Europe migrant crisis: Main threat to Bulgaria from Greek, not Turkish, border – PM Borissov
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told Parliament on March 25 that he does not expect a massive influx of migrants
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Turkey demands EU meet commitment to visa-free travel
Just days after the announcement of a European Union-Turkey refugee deal, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the bloc, saying it
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