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Merkel calls for refugee 'safe zones' in Syria
Apr 24, 2016 04:40German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is after creating safe zones to shelter Syrian refugees in their own country close to Turkish border, an idea strongly supported by Ankara amid UN and rights groups’ concerns.
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Turkey threatens to abandon refugee deal
Apr 19, 2016 10:18Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warns the EU to uphold its promise to provide visa-free travel for Turks by June or see Ankara walk away from a key refugee deal.
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Britain deported more teens to conflict zones than previosuly declared: Report
Apr 18, 2016 10:54The British government has deported three times more teenagers to their crisis-hit home countries than previously announced.
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Around 6,000 refugee children missing in Germany: Report
Apr 12, 2016 05:14Thousands of unaccompanied children and teenagers have reportedly disappeared in Germany over the past year amid concerns that they might have fallen into the hands of criminals and human smugglers.
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Macedonia police fire tear gas at refugees at Greek border
Apr 10, 2016 13:07Police in Macedonia have fired tear gas at hundreds of refugees, injuring dozens of people who were trying to break a border fence and get into the Balkan state.
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Afghan boy saves 15 trapped refugees via text message
Apr 10, 2016 08:54A seven-year-old Afghan boy has saved the lives of 15 suffocating refugees trapped in a locked truck in Britain by sending a text message for help.
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Germany may step up refugee deportations
Apr 09, 2016 08:34Germany should increase the number of deportations of asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected, says the government coordinator for refugee issues.
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Greece expels second batch of refugees to Turkey
Apr 08, 2016 09:00Greece has expelled a second group of refugees from its Lesbos island to Turkey as part of the controversial EU-Turkey refugee deal.
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Turkey warns it may stop implementing refugee deal
Apr 07, 2016 13:59Turkey has warned that it would stop implementing a historic deal with the European Union on curbing the flow of refugees to Europe if the EU fails to fulfill its promises.
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Some refugees may have been wrongly returned by Greece to Turkey: UNHCR
Apr 06, 2016 10:34The UN says some people in the first batch of refugees returned from the Greece to Turkey as part of an agreement between Ankara and the EU may have been dispatched mistakenly.