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Amnesty slams European Union refugee policy
Nov 19, 2016 11:19Leading human rights group Amnesty International has slammed the European Union over its stance on refugees, saying the policies do not protect the rights of asylum seekers.
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At least 100 missing as refugee boat capsizes off Libya in Mediterranean
Nov 17, 2016 11:56At least 100 people have been reported missing after a boat carrying 130 refugees capsized off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Cyprus police rescue more than 120 stranded refugees
Nov 10, 2016 17:09Police in Cyprus have rescued more than 120 refugees, who were left afloat on a boat off the island’s northwestern coast.
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France opens refugee shelter in Paris
Nov 10, 2016 10:55Authorities in France have opened a 400-bed shelter for refugees in northern Paris, as part of a plan to organize asylum seekers from a slum-like facility in the port city of Calais.
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France evacuates new refugee camp in Paris
Nov 04, 2016 11:48Police in France have started evacuating refugees from a makeshift camp in northeastern Paris that had recently become a shelter for many of the asylum seekers evacuated from a bigger camp in the port city of Calais.
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Italian police deny allegations of abusing refugees
Nov 04, 2016 03:59Italy’s police have rejected a report by prominent rights group Amnesty International that their forces used violence and brutality in dealing with refugees.
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Mediterranean shipwrecks kill 240 refugees: IOM
Nov 03, 2016 15:10The UN’s migration agency says at least 240 refugees have lost their lives after two more boats sank off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.
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French authorities evacuate children from Calais camps
Nov 02, 2016 08:11French authorities have started evacuating some 1,500 unaccompanied children living near the notorious Calais refugee camp in northern France, known as “The Jungle.”
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UN official in Australia to probe refugee abuse
Nov 01, 2016 10:56A senior UN investigator has arrived in Australia to launch a probe into the country’s much-criticized treatment of asylum seekers held in remote islands.
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Irregular refugees face permanent ban from Australia under proposed law
Oct 30, 2016 05:51Australia is planning to bar the refugees who arrive in the country illegally by boat from ever being able to apply for asylum.