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Papua New Guinea

Asylum seekers get 24 hour reprieve from Papua New Guinea camp eviction

Manus Island asylum-seekers get a 24-hour reprieve from eviction from the Papua New Guinea camp

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NGO and Libyan coast guard blame each other for botched migrant rescue

Seawatch said the Libyan coast guard caused panic by "beating and threatening" the migrants. Five of them died.

World

Rohingya crisis deepens in Bangladesh

Thousands more Rohingyas arrive in Bangladesh as they flee "ethnic cleansing" in neighbouring Myanmar.

World News

Australia rejects New Zealand refugee offer

The Australian PM has turned down an offer by his New Zealand counterpart to help asylum seekers saying he wants to work with the U.S.

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Papua New Guinea

New Zealand offer to take 150 refugees from Papua New Guinea camp

New Zealand has offered to take 150 refugees, who have currently barricaded themselves inside the Manus Island detention centre, in a bid to help Australia defuse the Papua New Guinea stand-off.

Greece

Refugees go on hunger strike in Athens

14 refugees have gone on hunger strike in Athens, demanding that authorities respect the legal limit of six months for family reunification.

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Rohingya Muslims continue to flee Myanmar

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar continue to wait along the Bangladesh border for permission from border patrol to allow them entry.

Focus

Empowering women to fight radicalisation

Women are central to the fight against youth radicalisation and the management of irregular migration.

USA

White supremacists hold rally in Tennessee

The 'White Lives Matter' rally brought hundreds of people out to protest against refugee resettlement in the state

World

Undocumented Afghan refugees get a chance at school in Iran

A milestone decree sees Iran open its schools to all refugee children, even the undocumented ones

Greece

Tensions grow on Greek island of Samos over overcrowded refugee camp

Tensions grow on the Greek island of Samos as more than 2,500 asylum-seekers share facilities for just 700.

Germany

Prostitution network discovered at Berlin refugee centre

Security guards at one Berlin refugee centre pimp out their wards for cash.

Bangladesh

"One of the greatest refugee crises of modern times"

UNICEF is calling for urgent help for refugee Rohingya children in southern Bangladesh

France

One year on and refugees return to Calais

France

French MEPs shower while clothed to demonstrate plight of Calais migrants

Green politicians send message to French government from the bathroom.

World News

Migrants being smuggled into Europe ‘under car bonnets’

Europol says the new trend shows how smugglers are having to find fresh ways to get people past border security.

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Rohingya refugees "stranded"

Myanmar

Over 180 dead as thousands of Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

Death toll rises as thousands of new Rohingya refugees flee violence and hunger in Myanmar for Bangladesh

Italy

Protests against citizenship for migrant children in Italy

Around 1,000 people have protested in Rome against giving citizenship to the children of migrants

Cult

Ai Weiwei exhibition focuses on immigration

A massive sculpture resembling a golden cage sits on display at the southeast entrance of Central Park in New York created by the Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei to bring attention to the global migrant crisis.