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Greece Asked To Launch Probe After Video Shows Migrants Abandoned At Sea
In the video, refugees are shown being driven in a white van to a remote spot on the Aegean island before being forced into a high-speed inflatable boat.
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17 Migrants Dead After Ship Capsizes Off Greece Coast
At least 16 women migrants and one boy died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving refugees in the Aegean Sea in under a day.
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First Woman On Paralympic Refugee Team Urges Others To Try Sport
Tokyo Paralympics: Alia Issa is one of the two flagbearers for the Paralympic refugee team.
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Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands
Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
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'Chickens Vs Aliens' And Other Modern Myths By Syrian Refugee Children
In the fairy tale of "The Travelling Princess", the heroine is granted one wish: to travel through foreign lands, meet new friends and share her riches with the people she meets
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19-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Olympic Swimmer Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador
She escaped the bombs of Syria, and almost drowned when her dinghy capsized off Greece, but Yusra Mardini then competed at the Olympics and has now been appointed a UN goodwill ambassador to be a voice for people seeking shelter from war.
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Remember Toddler Aylan Kurdi, UNICEF Chief Says Ahead Of Refugee Summits
World leaders attending two major summits on the global refugee crisis this month must step up actions such as keeping families together and scaling back detention to stem the growing number of children in danger as they flee war, the head of UNICEF said on Wednesday.
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Sun-Powered Phone Charger Gives Migrants In Greece Free Electricity
For refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline -- as long as its battery lasts.
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Migrants Stuck In Greece Grow To 57,458, On A Technicality
The number of refugees and other migrants trapped in Greece has grown in a day by about 5,000 to 57,458 after officials started counting people in a U.N. housing program.
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Greek Authorities Begin Evacuation Of Idomeni Refugee Camp
Greek authorities have begun an operation to gradually evacuate the country's largest informal refugee camp of Idomeni.
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Migrants Seek New Routes Into Balkans After Formal Borders Sealed
After weeks stranded at a closed border in northern Greece, migrants and refugees are seeking out new, irregular routes to get into Macedonia, clambering through forests and over hills under the cover of darkness.
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Pope Makes Provocative Trip To Greece As Europe Deports Migrants
Pope Francis travelled to Greece today for a brief but provocative visit to meet with refugees at a detention centre as the European Union implements a controversial plan to deport them back to Turkey.
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Pope Francis, Orthodox Leaders To Visit Greek Front Line Of Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis and the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians will set aside centuries of dispute on Saturday when they visit a Greek island on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis to highlight the plight of refugees.
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Pope Francis To Visit Greece To Highlight Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis will visit Greece on April 14-15, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the front line of Europe's migrant crisis and thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
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Greece Asked To Launch Probe After Video Shows Migrants Abandoned At Sea
In the video, refugees are shown being driven in a white van to a remote spot on the Aegean island before being forced into a high-speed inflatable boat.
-
17 Migrants Dead After Ship Capsizes Off Greece Coast
At least 16 women migrants and one boy died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving refugees in the Aegean Sea in under a day.
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First Woman On Paralympic Refugee Team Urges Others To Try Sport
Tokyo Paralympics: Alia Issa is one of the two flagbearers for the Paralympic refugee team.
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Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands
Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.
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Nearly 2,000 More Migrants Reach Turkey-Greece Border After Gates Open
Around 2,000 more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece on Sunday after Turkey opened its gates to Europe saying it could no longer cope with refugees from war-torn Syria.
-
'Chickens Vs Aliens' And Other Modern Myths By Syrian Refugee Children
In the fairy tale of "The Travelling Princess", the heroine is granted one wish: to travel through foreign lands, meet new friends and share her riches with the people she meets
-
19-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Olympic Swimmer Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador
She escaped the bombs of Syria, and almost drowned when her dinghy capsized off Greece, but Yusra Mardini then competed at the Olympics and has now been appointed a UN goodwill ambassador to be a voice for people seeking shelter from war.
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Remember Toddler Aylan Kurdi, UNICEF Chief Says Ahead Of Refugee Summits
World leaders attending two major summits on the global refugee crisis this month must step up actions such as keeping families together and scaling back detention to stem the growing number of children in danger as they flee war, the head of UNICEF said on Wednesday.
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Sun-Powered Phone Charger Gives Migrants In Greece Free Electricity
For refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline -- as long as its battery lasts.
-
Migrants Stuck In Greece Grow To 57,458, On A Technicality
The number of refugees and other migrants trapped in Greece has grown in a day by about 5,000 to 57,458 after officials started counting people in a U.N. housing program.
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Greek Authorities Begin Evacuation Of Idomeni Refugee Camp
Greek authorities have begun an operation to gradually evacuate the country's largest informal refugee camp of Idomeni.
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Migrants Seek New Routes Into Balkans After Formal Borders Sealed
After weeks stranded at a closed border in northern Greece, migrants and refugees are seeking out new, irregular routes to get into Macedonia, clambering through forests and over hills under the cover of darkness.
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Pope Makes Provocative Trip To Greece As Europe Deports Migrants
Pope Francis travelled to Greece today for a brief but provocative visit to meet with refugees at a detention centre as the European Union implements a controversial plan to deport them back to Turkey.
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Pope Francis, Orthodox Leaders To Visit Greek Front Line Of Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis and the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians will set aside centuries of dispute on Saturday when they visit a Greek island on the front line of Europe's migrant crisis to highlight the plight of refugees.
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Pope Francis To Visit Greece To Highlight Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis will visit Greece on April 14-15, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the front line of Europe's migrant crisis and thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
