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Smugglers Prey On Migrants Desperate To Find Back Doors to Europe
Shortly after landing on the Greek island of Lesbos in a waterlogged dinghy from Turkey, Rahin Salami, an Afghan citizen hoping to reach Germany, boarded a ferry for the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Halfway through the ride, he later recounted, a man in a black jacket approached.
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Cross-Channel Migrant Smugglers Jailed For 5 Years In France
Five leaders of a smuggling network that ferried Albanian migrants across the Channel from France to Britain were sentenced to five years in prison by a court in western France on Thursday.
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Angela Merkel Declares European Union Asylum Rules 'Obsolete' as Navies Tackle Smugglers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday Europe needs to rewrite its "obsolete" asylum rules to tackle the migrant crisis as European warships went into action against people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
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Europe Tracks Army of 30,000 Migrant Smugglers
With the world still reeling from images of a drowned Syrian boy, European authorities say it is their top priority to fight an army of an estimated 30,000 people-smuggling suspects blamed for such tragedies.
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For Many Refugees, Journey to Europe Begins on Facebook
Would-be migrants hoping to flee war in the Middle East are using Facebook as their compass for finding the people smugglers they hope will get them to a better life in Europe.
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Italy Rescuing More Migrants From Second 'Drifting' Ship
An Icelandic Coast Guard ship was towing a cargo vessel to Italy with about 450 migrants who were abandoned by smugglers, leaving the vessel navigating without a crew, authorities said today.
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Sudan Man's Search for 'Better Life' Died in Desert
Alaadeen put himself in the hands of people smugglers to take him somewhere better than impoverished eastern Sudan but he never made it.
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Smugglers Prey On Migrants Desperate To Find Back Doors to Europe
Shortly after landing on the Greek island of Lesbos in a waterlogged dinghy from Turkey, Rahin Salami, an Afghan citizen hoping to reach Germany, boarded a ferry for the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Halfway through the ride, he later recounted, a man in a black jacket approached.
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Cross-Channel Migrant Smugglers Jailed For 5 Years In France
Five leaders of a smuggling network that ferried Albanian migrants across the Channel from France to Britain were sentenced to five years in prison by a court in western France on Thursday.
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Angela Merkel Declares European Union Asylum Rules 'Obsolete' as Navies Tackle Smugglers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday Europe needs to rewrite its "obsolete" asylum rules to tackle the migrant crisis as European warships went into action against people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
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Europe Tracks Army of 30,000 Migrant Smugglers
With the world still reeling from images of a drowned Syrian boy, European authorities say it is their top priority to fight an army of an estimated 30,000 people-smuggling suspects blamed for such tragedies.
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For Many Refugees, Journey to Europe Begins on Facebook
Would-be migrants hoping to flee war in the Middle East are using Facebook as their compass for finding the people smugglers they hope will get them to a better life in Europe.
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Italy Rescuing More Migrants From Second 'Drifting' Ship
An Icelandic Coast Guard ship was towing a cargo vessel to Italy with about 450 migrants who were abandoned by smugglers, leaving the vessel navigating without a crew, authorities said today.
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Sudan Man's Search for 'Better Life' Died in Desert
Alaadeen put himself in the hands of people smugglers to take him somewhere better than impoverished eastern Sudan but he never made it.
