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Over 300,000 have crossed Mediterranean this year: UNHCR
Sep 20, 2016 08:54The United Nations refugee agency says more than 300,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean Sea so far this year in the hope of reaching the wealthy European countries.
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Iran calls for global efforts to tackle refugee crisis
Sep 20, 2016 08:42Iran’s Interior minister has called for a global contribution to the safe repatriation of the refugees and migrants hosted by the Islamic Republic for many years.
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Rights groups urge boycott of Hungary's anti-refugee vote
Sep 15, 2016 02:59Two dozen human rights groups have urged voters in Hungary to boycott an “inhumane” government-sponsored referendum on relocating refugees.
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UK charity says child refugees denied fundamental rights
Sep 15, 2016 02:38A UK-based charity has warned that chronic underfunding of aid programmes is having a devastating impact on child refugees around the world.
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One injured in fire at Dutch refugee center
Sep 14, 2016 08:14A fire has been ignited at a camp sheltering refugees in the Netherlands, injuring at least one person.
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Merkel defends refugee policy despite electoral loss
Sep 07, 2016 12:00German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again defended her stance on allowing asylum seekers into Germany despite her party’s loss at local elections apparently over the government’s refugee policy.
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French capital to host stranded refugees in camps
Sep 06, 2016 14:49French officials have announced plans to open two new refugee camps in the capital Paris to accommodate those stranded on the streets.
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UK ready to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees
Sep 05, 2016 08:46The British government has secured enough places to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the course of next four years, Home Secretary Amber Rudd says.
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German protesters slam EU-Turkey refugee deal
Sep 03, 2016 11:53Protesters in the German capital of Berlin have condemned a refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union which they say could pave the way for the mass deportation of asylum seekers.
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Denmark seeks law enabling police to reject refugees at borders
Aug 30, 2016 15:09The Danish government is seeking a statutory power to reject asylum-seekers at the border, the latest coming from European countries once boasting about their hospitality toward refugees.