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Images on EU Parliament protest criminalisation of humanitarian work

"We all have the responsibility to ensure that everyone’s human rights are respected" says Secretary General of Caritas Europa

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Fears mount for over 20 African migrants missing in Mediterranean Sea

There are fears that at least 20 migrants from Africa may have lost their lives in the Mediterranean while attempting to reach Spain from Morocco

Afghanistan

In pictures: These are the children of Afghanistan's refugee crisis

The war in Afghanistan is raging on and the future will likely see even more children forced to flee their homes and embark on a dangerous journey in the hope of safety elsewhere.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The UK’s harsh stance on refugees is hypocritical ǀ View

Toxic attitudes to refugees and migrants across our country have steadily been on the rise since the Brexit referendum, while our European neighbours are putting us to shame in welcoming refugees in large numbers.

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World Refugee Day: 70 million displaced is 'wake up call for leaders'

A record number - 70 million people - are displaced in the world currently, as of World Refugee Day 2019. We spoke to the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council on how to solve the crisis.

USA

Syrian refugee charged with plotting to bomb Pennsylvania church

Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, recorded a video of himself pledging an oath of allegiance to the leader of ISIS, court documents say.

Uganda

Italian football club train refugees in Uganda to 'promote peace'

Italian football club Sampdoria held a training camp for refugees and local children in Uganda to promote sports and peace.

USA

Watch: Yoko Ono refugee boat installation goes on display

Visitors are invited to paint their thoughts and feelings about immigration on and around the boat.

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Yoko Ono refugee boat installation goes on display in New York

Visitors are invited to paint their thoughts and feelings about immigration on and around the boat.

World

70 million people have been forced from their homes around the world

More 70 million people have been forcibly displaced around the world because of war, conflict, and persecution, according to a new report by the UN Refugee Agency. The findings suggest that more people are displaced globally than currently live in all of France.

World News

'Europe has got to catch up' on refugee policy: IRC president

Euronews spoke to International Rescue Committee president David Miliband in Brussels.

France

Huge painting unveiled near Eiffel Tower to support migrant rescuers

French street artist Saype hand-sprayed a series of clasped hands across the 15,000 square metres of the Champs de Mars.

Greece

Seven drown off the Greek island of Lesbos after boat overturns

Seven people have drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos after their boat overturned, said the Greek coast guard.

Greece

Exclusive: Police clash with refugee camp residents on Samos, Greece

Police fired warning shots and used tear gas, they "beat up" some of those demonstrating, an NGO told Euronews.

Greece

Watch: Diving club volunteers saving migrants off Greece

"When we go to help refugees and find dead children, in their eyes we see the souls and eyes of our own children,” said diver Stelios Hatziandreou.

Greece

Inside the migrants' jungle in Samos

A former political science lecturer and civil rights activist, Sarah fled Uganda where her security was at risk. She has been surviving in the so-called migrants "jungle" on the greek island of Samos for 8 months. She takes us on a tour of what she calls hell on earth.

Tunisia

'They went under one after one': Survivor recounts migrant boat horror

A survivor of a migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean has told how he watched fellow passengers slip away and sink to their deaths.

My Europe Series

Migrants and Greeks in Samos share anger and despair

Samos is less than two kilometres away from the Turkish coast and it's one of several so-called "hotspots" for asylum seekers on the Greek islands of the north Aegean Sea.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 30: Greek voters focused on local issues

The team concluded that the Greek voters they spoke to feel the European Union is too remote, especially in the wake of the financial crisis that they have endured.

World

Refugees in Jordan are buying groceries with eye scans

Across Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, blockchain technology is helping the United Nations cut costs and combat corruption.