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Refugees from Chechnya unsuccessfully seek refuge in Poland

Almost every day at the Belarusian-Polish border, hundreds of Chechens try to apply for refugee status. Only a small number succeed, despite interventions from NGOs and lawyers.

Libya

16-year-old migrant survives sinking in which 146 are feared drowned

The Italian Coastguard says more than 1,100 migrants have been picked up at sea in the last two days. One body has been recovered.

Libya

More than 200 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean

More than 200 migrants are feared dead after their capsized boats sank off the coast of Libya.

Italy

Libya is promised money and equipment to help fight the people smugglers

Italy has hosted a meeting of interior ministers from eight European Union countries, including Germany and France, to strengthen support for last month's agreement to help Libya fight human trafficki

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Hungary

Hungary's 'border hunters' trained, armed and ready for action

Hungary's 'border hunters' armed and ready to go

Greece

Children trapped in 'endless misery' at Greek refugee camps - report

Children waiting in Greek migrant camps for decisions from authorities on their asylum applications are cutting themselves, attempting suicide and using drugs to cope with “endless misery,” internatio

USA

Veteran Mexican politician in solidarity with migrants

Mexico’s leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is in New York to show solidarity with his fellow countrymen living in the city.

Netherlands

Turkey 'to impose diplomatic sanctions' on the Netherlands

Turkey says it will impose 'whatever diplomatic sanctions it has' on its NATO ally the Netherlands in an escalating row between the two nations.

Turkey

Turks squeeze oranges in anti-Dutch protest

Turkey and the Netherlands are currently experiencing a tense diplomatic period, after Turkey’s foreign minister Cavusoglu was stopped from entering the Netherlands to attend a political…

Netherlands

All you need to know about the Netherlands' general election

He wants to halt Muslim immigration, close all mosques and ban a Koran that he compares to Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.

World News

Woman power and immigration - this week in pictures

People attend a rally calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye’s arrest in central Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2017.

Mexico

Mexico slams US plans to separate undocumented migrant children from their parents

The gulf between Mexico and the USA grows wider.

USA

Hawaii launches first legal challenge to Trump travel ban

Hawaii has become the first US state to request an emergency order halting President Donald Trump’s revised travel restrictions, or in the words of its attorney general, ‘Muslim Ban…

USA

Illegal immigration numbers fall across US-Mexican border

The number of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States from Mexico declined by 40 percent from January to February, according to government figures.

Europe News

Alarm in Brussels over new Hungary asylum law

Hungary’s hardline new asylum law has sent shockwaves through the European Parliament, with some MEPs calling for a plenary session to address it.

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Protest against revised travel ban in US

Chanting “No Trump!

Europe News

Greek mayors urge more help with migratory flows

The migration flows from Turkey to Greece were dramatically reduced after the EU- Turkey deal signed, local Greek officials said on Tuesday.

World News

Top EU court rules member states don't have to issue visas to refugees

The EU’s top court said on Tuesday that member states don’t have to admit people on humanitarian grounds, even if they are at risk of torture or inhumane…

USA

US housing secretary Carson compares slaves to immigrants

Ben Carson, President Trump's secretary for housing and urban development, has sparked outrage for comparing US African slaves to “immigrants”

Europe News

Protest held in support of refugees

A group of demonstrators on Monday held a protest in support of refugees close to the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.