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Republic of North Macedonia

Thousands of migrants enter Serbia as Macedonian border opens

More than 5,000 migrants entered Serbia on Sunday, resuming their journey to western Europe after the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia abandoned

Germany

Germany: Heidenau police officers injured in weekend of anti-migrant riots

More than 30 police officers have been reported injured in a weekend of riots in the eastern German town of Heidenau. Angry about the temporary

Greece

They arrive by their hundreds: The Long Journey, part 1

Jubilant upon arrival, hundreds of migrants per day reach the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union. Traffickers

Germany

Germany: tension flares over refugee arrivals in Heidenau

Tensions were running high in Heidenau, an east German town near Dresden, on Saturday, as right-wing protesters demonstrated against the arrival of

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Italy

Major Italian rescue mission for 3,000 migrants adrift off Libya

Some 3,000 migrants were on Saturday rescued off the coast of Libya, according to the Italian coast guard. The coastguard received SOS calls from 18

Germany

Germany: stones thrown at migrant buses entering Heidenau shelter

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has condemned anti-migrant violence in the eastern-German town of Heidenau. “We must never tolerate people in our

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM: hundreds of migrants enter, thousands stranded at Greek border

Heading north: migrants enter the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as it opens its southern border to 300 people, every two hours.

Republic of North Macedonia

Hundreds of migrants enter FYR Macedonia after earlier border clashes

Hundreds of migrants, including Syrian refugees, entered the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from Greece on Friday. The border crossings came

France

Calais struggles with its migrant hotspot status

With their eyes on the UK, Calais in France is the last stop on a long journey migrants hope will end on the other side of the Channel. In 1999 the

Hungary

Sziget festival-goers urged to donate tents to Hungary refugees

Festival-goers in Hungary have been encouraged to show solidarity to refugees entering the country – by donating their tents and sleeping bags

Greece

Tired but delighted: more migrants wash up in Kos

From a distance they almost look like holidaymakers, splashing about in the sea. But Monday morning’s dinghy-load brought the latest batch of

Greece

Kos: Greece brings in a ferry to process migrants

Refugees from Syria have begun registering on a passenger ferry moored in the harbour at Kos. The aim is to help the small Greek island cope with the

Greece

EU faces worst refugee crisis since Second World War - Migration Commissioner

The EU is set to release aid to Greece to help manage the increasing number of migrants arriving on its shores.

Greece

Kos: Greece sends cruise ship to help manage migrant numbers

A cruise ship arrives to take the pressure of Kos as the Greek island struggle with the increasing number of migrant arrivals.

Republic of North Macedonia

Balkan route now 'busiest irregular passage to EU' for migrants

Migrants in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have been seen surging onto a railway line in the southern town of Gevgelia, desperate

Rwanda

Red Cross reunites lost refugee children with families in Rwanda

Thousands of people live in Rwanda’s Mahama refugee camp. Most have fled deadly attacks and political turmoil in neighbouring Burundi. Burundian

Greece

Kos: Migrants head for Greek mainland, while thousands wait to be registered

Greek police have been working round the clock to register the thousands of Syrian refugees who have been stuck on the island after arriving from Turkey.

Greece

More migrants arrive on Greek island of Kos

Dozens of migrants have arrived on the shores of the Greek island of Kos as authorities there struggle to cope with the influx of those fleeing their

Greece

A second day of scuffles with police as the Greek island of Kos struggles to cope with hundreds of migrants

Scuffles broke out between migrants and police on Wednesday on the Greek island of Kos. It was the second consecutive day of clashes at a sports

Iraq

Displaced Yazidis hope to return home

At a refugee camp in Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan up to 18,000 Yazidis are said to have made the makeshift shelters their home. One year ago, Islamic