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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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Migrant arrivals across Med eight times higher than in Q1 2015

April 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

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

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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US urges diplomats’ and military’s families to leave Turkey

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency 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

March 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

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

March 28, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

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

March 25, 2016March 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

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

March 23, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

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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Athens concerned EU-Turkey refugee deal will not be honoured

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Less than a week after the EU-Turkey agreement on dealing with the refugee crisis, the Greek government appears concerned that the

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