refugees

Germans demonstrate in Berlin to support refugees

Mar 28, 2016 02:51

Nearly 1,000 people have taken to the streets in the German capital of Berlin to show their support for refugees and protest against racism and Islamophobia.
Greece empties refugee camp as arrivals slow down

Mar 26, 2016 14:39

Greece has started evacuating refugees from a major border camp as the country starts to see near-zero arrivals as a result of a deal between the European Union and Turkey.
EU risks compromising values with Turkey deal: UN’s HR chief

Mar 16, 2016 05:38

The United Nations (UN)’s human rights chief has slammed the European Union (EU) for potentially compromising its human rights principles by demanding that Turkey take back refugees reaching Europe from its shores.
Slovenia seals off border with higher fence

Mar 15, 2016 06:23

Slovenia has reinforced border restrictions by installing more durable barriers along its frontier with neighboring Croatia as part of measures to prevent the refugees from passing through the country to reach northern Europe.
Three refugees drown trying to enter Macedonia

Mar 14, 2016 12:40

At least three Afghan refugees have died while trying to swim a river near the Greece-Macedonia border to enter the Balkan state.
EU-Turkey refugee plan morally, legally flawed: Amnesty

Mar 13, 2016 15:43

Amnesty International has strongly denounced as “flawed” a draft plan by the European Union (EU) to return refugees from Greece to Turkey, saying it could put vulnerable people at risk.
refugees demand Greek-Macedonian border opening

Mar 13, 2016 14:52

Hundreds of refugees have staged a protest on Greece’s border with Macedonia, demanding the opening of the border.
Turkish coastguards beating refugees with poles, video shows

Mar 13, 2016 03:10

Shocking footage has emerged showing Turkish coastguards attacking a boat full of refugees on their way to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Iraqi refugee rescues victims of plane crash in western Germany

Mar 12, 2016 05:29

An Iraqi refugee in western Germany has rescued the victims of a plane crash from the burning wreckage, a heroic act despite harsh blows of xenophobic attacks against asylum seekers in the European country.
Turkey’s FM: Ankara can’t force refugees back to war, terror

Mar 09, 2016 15:45

Faced with widespread criticism, Turkey says it has no intention to send asylum seekers back to conflict zones under a potential agreement with the European Union aimed at stemming the flow of refugees into Europe.