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Meet the Taekwondo warriors rising from the dust and ashes of Syria

In partnership with Media City

"My brothers and I trained tirelessly, even competing among ourselves in the tent."

18/09/2023

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What will happen to Turkey's EU migrant deal if the opposition wins?

The influx of migrants and refugees in the last decade had a big impact on relations between Turkey and the European Union.

30/03/2023

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Eight children among Syrian refugees killed in Turkey house fire

Investigators believe the blaze was caused by a stove heater.

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'Little Amal' puppet of a young Syrian refugee visits COP26 in Glasgow

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How do Syrians in Denmark feel about claim it's safe to go home?

What do Syrian refugees in Denmark think about the nation's deportation furore? Meet Rahima, a 20-year-old refugee from Aleppo.

06/05/2021

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Denmark accused of 'sacrificing the future' of Syrian children

Denmark has said it is safe for Syrian families to return to their home country, but immigration and children's rights advocates do not agree

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Refugees in Iraq use the power of radio to tell their stories

For the thousands of Syrian Kurds exiled in Iraq, this community radio station helps to keep the community connected.

13/11/2020

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Euroviews. As coronavirus sweeps Europe, unaccompanied refugee children are becoming more vulnerable ǀ View

As an American expat mother and volunteer working with refugee families, I didn’t think the situation for mother and child refugees could get much worse in Europe, but indeed it has.

04/05/2020

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Euroviews. COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate against refugees with disabilities. Neither should our response ǀ View

Security Council members vowed to do their best to make sure that the needs of people with disabilities were part in the humanitarian response in Syria and beyond. Now that the world is trying to defeat COVID-19, here’s your chance to make good on that promise.

10/04/2020

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Euroviews. Gunshots, summary trials, deportations: the reality for refugees in the EU-Turkey stand-off ǀ View

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s cynical move to open his western EU borders to allow refugees and migrants to leave - while keeping his southern border to Syria shut to asylum seekers desperate to escape the onslaught there - poses an enormous challenge to Greece and the European Union.

05/03/2020

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Euroviews. A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View

The EU could pursue a track focused on mutual economic benefits, creating attractive trade incentive programs in exchange for Turkey continuing its difficult task. Direct aid is helpful, but perhaps the most sustainable and realistic approach is for Europe to set a new higher mutual trade volume.

25/02/2020

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Nearly 300,000 displaced from Idlib by Syrian government bombardment

Weeks of intensive aerial bombardment has sent huge numbers fleeing northwards closer to the Turkish border.

04/02/2020

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Europe’s problem with jihad, and the shocking aftermath of the mass recruitment of European’s to ISIS, is far from solved.

23/09/2019

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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.

20/06/2019

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NGOs slam European Union over treatment of Syrian refugees

In an open letter to European leaders, 25 NGOs have accused the Union of trapping refugees in “unsustainable, ineffective and dangerous” conditions.

18/03/2019

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Homesick artist fills artworks with scents from Syria

Syrian artist Sara Naim is in exile in Paris. Although she cannot go back to her home country, she incorporates its scents in her art with the help of olive oil soap bars.

03/03/2019

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Belgian councillor arrested on suspicion of selling humanitarian visas

Belgian police have arrested a city councillor on suspicion of selling humanitarian visas to refugees

17/01/2019

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Human Rights Watch says the Syrian government is using a controversial new property law to prevent displaced residents returning to their homes in former rebel-held areas.

17/10/2018

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Syria 'ready' for refugees to return, says Foreign Minister

Syria says it's ready for the voluntary return of refugees and is appealing for help to rebuild the country devastated by a more than seven-year long war.

29/09/2018

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Cyprus struggles with increased influx of asylum seekers

More than 140 refugees arrived in just four days from September 1 to 4, in what the Cypriot government said was a significant spike in irregular immigration.

09/09/2018