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Hungary to hold referendum on EU refugee quota
Feb 24, 2016 12:31The Hungarian government is to call a national referendum on a plan by the European Union for mandatory relocation of refugees by the EU member states.
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Amnesty International censures Europe’s ‘shameful’ response to refugees
Feb 24, 2016 06:00Amnesty International has slammed as “shameful” the European countries’ response to the refugee crisis in Europe.
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German slams ‘shameful’ attacks on refugees in Saxony
Feb 23, 2016 09:10Germany has condemned a recent xenophobic assault on a refugee bus in the eastern state of Saxony, saying the attempt to prevent refugees from entering a shelter is “deeply shameful.”
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1000s of refugees stranded in Greece as Macedonia restricts entry
Feb 23, 2016 09:00Thousands of refugees have been left stranded in Greece after neighboring Macedonia imposed additional border restrictions to curb the influx of asylum seekers.
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Calais migrants ordered to leave by 3 days
Feb 20, 2016 16:58Many migrants and refugees living in a part of a camp on the outskirt of Calais known as the Jungle have been told to leave in the next three days or face eviction.
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Austria enforces plan to limit daily refugee numbers
Feb 19, 2016 10:37Austria was to impose daily caps on Friday on the number of refugees entering the country despite EU warnings that the move runs contrary to the 28-nation bloc’s law.
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Russia, France lambast German chancellor’s refugee policy
Feb 13, 2016 06:25Russia and France have criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy, saying the strategy is a “total failure” and not sustainable in the long run.
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PEGIDA supporters hold Europe-wide protests against refugees
Feb 07, 2016 06:07Supporters of the German far-right anti-Islam PEGIDA movement took to the streets of several cities across Europe on Saturday to express their opposition to the influx of refugees into the continent.
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‘Islamophobia’ behind refusing Syrian refugees in Guernsey
Feb 07, 2016 04:09The chief minister of the British dependency Island of Guernsey has cited “Islamophbia” for refusal to take any Syrian refugees fleeing the war-ravaged region.
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Australia resists pressure to allow refugees in
Feb 04, 2016 05:11Australia brushes off demands for the country not to send refugees back to detention camps in remote islands, saying their stay only encourages more asylum seekers to try to reach the country by boat.