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Italian coast guards rescue migrants as vessel capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea

The Italian coast guard rescued 63 migrants from the Meditteranean Sea on Monday after their vessel capsized.

24/04/2018

Europe News

'Words are my only weapons' - Syrian activist's push for peace

Now a refugee in Belgium, Yahia Hakoum left Syria after protesting against Assad regime and allegedly being tortured in prison

23/04/2018

World News

Boat carrying 76 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia

A boat carrying 76 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar has arrived in Indonesia. Rights group fear more members of the Muslim minority will attempt the dangerous sea-crossing.

21/04/2018

Turkey

EU Commission slams Turkey in annual report on country's accession prospects

The report is highly critical of Ankara's crackdown on human rights and civil liberties

17/04/2018

Myanmar

Myanmar announces first Rohingya repatriation

Myanmar says it has repatriated the first family of refugees from its mainly Muslim Rohingya minority, after some 700,000 fled to Bangladesh to escape a military crackdown

15/04/2018

Greece

Young refugees in Greece face losing their shelter due to funding shortfall

NGO ARSIS runs seven homes for around 200 unaccompanied minors. They say a delay in government funding could result in shelters being closed

13/04/2018

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey: When the path to safety for Syrians is anything but | View

The European Union must ensure apparent border security funds to Turkey are not used to "hunt down" fleeing asylum seekers, and step up aid to establish proper reception centers.

04/04/2018

World

Venezuela exodus: thousands flock to Colombia for food and water

In this Aid Zone Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to the Colombia city of Cúcuta to see the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the country's border with Venezuela.

29/03/2018

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10,000 Ethiopians flee to Kenya after botched security operation

Around 10,000 Ethiopians - mainly members of the Oromo ethnic group - crossed into Kenya earlier this month, according to the Kenyan Red Cross Society, after several civilians were killed in what the Ethiopian military said was a botched security operation targeting militants.

29/03/2018

Hungary

Hungarian government rehashes UKIP anti-migrant poster in new ad

An old photo used by Britain's eurosceptic party UKIP that was used in a 2016 Brexit campaign poster has found a new home – a Hungarian government anti-immigration ad.

28/03/2018

Venezuela

Venezuelans flee to Colombia to escape economic meltdown

In a special report Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to the Colombia border to witness the mass exodus of Venezuelan migrants.

26/03/2018

Turkey

Turkey refugee deal: following the money

The EU has hailed the 2016 deal struck with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants a success, but Erdogan’s government accuses the bloc of falling short on its promises. Ahead of the two sides meeting to discuss the second instalment of funding, Euronews dug into the data.

24/03/2018

Syria

Assad visits troops in Ghouta as civilians flee

Assad visits troops in Ghouta as civilians flee the besieged region in their tens of thousands.

19/03/2018

Germany

Germany: Storm in a coffee cup

Syrian refugees have responded on social media after a far-right German politician, who visited their war-ravaged country, accused them of drinking coffee in Berlin at the taxpayers' expense

16/03/2018

World News

Syrian children share scars of war, dreams of home

Four Syrian children have penned letters recalling their memories of the war that has torn apart their homes, their perilous journeys to Europe, and looking forward to their hopes for the future.

14/03/2018

Greece

Life in Limbo on Lesbos: A WhatsApp interview

Euronews interviews Amal, an asylum seeker living on Lesbos, who has limited access to internet and the phone. She gave her accounts on what life is like at Moria refugee camp via WhatsApp

14/03/2018

Colombia

Venezuelans 'starving' on Colombian border

UN warns of humanitarian crisis "unprecedented in the western hemisphere" if Colombia does not get more aid to feed a million refugees.

13/03/2018

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Venezuelan refugees crisis in Brazil keeps worsening

The Venezuelan refugee crisis in Brazil has worsened, with hundreds pouring into the country on a daily basis, official statistics showed.

12/03/2018

Bangladesh

Rohingya: UN rights chief wants claims of atrocities referred to ICC

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, also urged Myanmar’s government to allow monitors into the country. His call was backed in an interview with Euronews by Andrew Gilmour, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights

09/03/2018

Austria

Facebook 'bans' video of politician saying migrants make Vienna filthy

A senior politician in Hungary has hit out at Facebook after his video criticising immigrants in Vienna was 'banned' on the social network.

07/03/2018