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Another boat tragedy leaves over 90 refugees missing off Libya
Oct 28, 2016 02:11Nearly 100 refugees are feared dead after their unseaworthy vessel sustained damage and sank following departure from the Libyan coast.
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Refugee death toll in Mediterranean hits record high in 2016: UN agency
Oct 26, 2016 16:26The UN refugee agency, also known as the UNHCR, says the number of refugees who died in the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Europe in 2016 has reached an all-time high.
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Fires rage across French refugee camp amid evacuation
Oct 26, 2016 11:09Massive fires have been raging overnight through the refugee camp in the French port city of Calais that has been at the center of much controversy recently. This as authorities have been trying to evacuate thousands of refugees to other reception centers across the nation.
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France starts evacuation of refugees from notorious camp
Oct 24, 2016 08:02French authorities have started the evacuation of refugees from the notorious Calais camp amid simmering tensions between police and residents of the slum-like facility known as “The Jungle.”
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Greece rejects UN criticism about deported Syrians
Oct 22, 2016 14:23Officials in Greece have defended a decision to deport 10 refugees to Turkey, saying none of the Syrians had sought to stay in Greece as claimed by the United Nations refugee agency, also known as the UNHCR.
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1000s take part in Australia rallies in support of refugees
Oct 22, 2016 10:45Thousands across Australia have participated in nationwide rallies in more than 25 cities in support of asylum seekers in the country after recent calls by a lawmaker to enforce a refugee ban.
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Berlin-based NGO says armed men attacked refugee boat off Libya
Oct 21, 2016 11:57A Berlin-based non-governmental organization says armed men aboard a vessel presumably belonging to the Libyan Coast Guard have attacked another boat packed with about 150 refugees off Libya.
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Fire erupts at another refugee center in Sweden
Oct 21, 2016 11:45A building housing refugees in Sweden has been burned in a suspected arson attack, in a second such incident this week.
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Thousands protest against PEGIDA in Germany on group’s second anniversary
Oct 18, 2016 11:24About 8,000 opponents of the anti-Muslim and anti-refugee PEGIDA movement have taken to the streets in eastern Germany to protest against the formation of the far-right group.
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France set to dismantle 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais soon: Minister
Oct 15, 2016 03:26France says it will begin soon completely destroying the sprawling “Jungle” camp in the northern port city of Calais, home to thousands of refugees waiting to cross into Britain.