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Migrants sew their mouths shut in quest for Mexico passage to US border
The border city of Tapachula has been filled with thousands waiting for papers to be able to freely cross the country
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Human rights abuses in Yemen won’t continue with impunity: UN
UN envoy to Yemen dismayed by country’s 'tragic' ending of 2021
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Danish ex-minister convicted in 'child bride' impeachment case
The former minister was accused of ordering the separation of all asylum-seeking refugee couples
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WATCH: Orthodox priest shouts 'Pope, you are a heretic' at Francis in Athens
Witnesses say the priest shouted loud enough for the pope to hear the commotion
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7 refugees die in minibus crash in Greece
8, including driver injured in accident, say Greek police sources
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Eight migrants found dead in boat near Spain's Canary Islands
62 migrants, all of them men except a 12-year-old boy, were rescued by coastguards
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Modi seeks 'forgiveness' from India's poor over coronavirus lockdown
Indian PM urges people to understand there was no other option except lockdown
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Online game 'Razor Wire' highlights migrants' hardship
Anti-immigration sentiment is on the rise in Slovenia since 2015 migrant crisis
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'Urgent' donations needed to deal with Venezuela's migrant crisis: UN envoy
UN special envoy for Venezuelan migrants called Tuesday for international donations
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France, Malta will take 50 rescued migrants each: PM
Earlier Italy and Malta were at loggerheads again over who will offer safe harbour to 450 migrants
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Scores of migrants missing in Mediterranean: Libyan Navy
90-100 people missing after boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea
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Sharks attack migrants headed to Europe
Migrants from Pakistan, Somalia, Ghana, Ethiopia and Nigeria were among those rescued
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Fate of child migrants uncertain before France demolishes Jungle camp
The Jungle has become a symbol of Europe's failure to solve the migration crisis
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More than 130 bodies recovered from migrant boat capsize off Egypt
Rescuers say they rescued at least 169 people but confusion remains over how many might still be missing
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Germany expects 300,000 asylum seekers this year: official
Nearly 1.1 million asylum seekers arrived in Germany last year
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Worldwide concern over 'too many immigrants': study
In all, 49 percent of those surveyed in 22 countries said there were 'too many immigrants'
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Small aid ships play big role in Europe's migrant crisis
3,000 of 50,000 migrants rescued were saved by small boats
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Erdogan defends plan for offering Syrians Turkish citizenship
Devlet Bahceli warns that Erdogan's plan would cheapen Turkish citizenship and cause ethnic conflict
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Record 65 million people displaced worldwide: UN
The number of people displaced globally rose by 5.8 million in 2015
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Between 700-900 migrants may have died at sea this week: NGOs
About 14,000 have been rescued since Monday amid calm seas
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Migrants rescued off Sicily are not Syrians, UN says
'There were hardly any Syrian migrants among the 800 people rescued off Sicily' UN and IOM
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Merkel warns of return to nationalism unless EU protects borders
With over 28,500 migrants arriving since January 1, Italy is the principal entry point for migrants arriving in Europe
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Merkel basks in Obama refugee policy praise as critics grouse
Obama says embattled Merkel demonstrated real political,moral leadership in letting in more than 1.1 million people in
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For Germany's new arrivals, bank account is passport to integration
'No more appointments today' reads a sign at a bank in Berlin where refugees are queuing to open an account
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Visa deal or no migrant deal, Turkey warns EU
Turkey firm over the contentious issue of visa-free travel for its citizens
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EU 'sold out to Turkey' over refugee deal: Hungarian PM
PM Viktor Orban says 'The security of the European Union cannot be in the hands of a power outside the EU'
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Sharing the refugee burden
The civil war in Syria is now in its sixth year and almost five million Syrians have fled the conflict
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Thousands protest in European capitals to support migrants
In Athens, police said 1,500 people took to the streets while media put the figure at 3,000
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Anguish as Kabul family buries 10 drowned migrants
Between January and mid-February alone, 320 people have died crossing the Aegean Sea
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Austria warns EU survival at stake in migrant crisis
So far, joint EU efforts to halt the influx, including a deal with Turkey, have failed to bear fruit
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Sweden plans to house migrants on cruise ship
The Ocean Gala, built in 1982, will be transformed into a floating hotel anchored in a Baltic Sea port
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Hungary charges Syrian with 'terrorism' after border riot
The 40-year-old Ahmed H. is charged with inciting the crowd to violence and repeatedly threatening the security forces
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Migrants' boat capsizes off Turkish coast, 22 drown
Separately, 11 migrants died and three were rescued when another boat sank further south off the coast
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Migrant crisis: EU accepts Pakistan’s deportation terms
Islamabad will receive advance notice of deportees
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Cameron under fire for 'bunch of migrants' comment
Many tweets pointed out the irony of his earlier tribute to the victims of Nazi repressions on Holocaust Memorial Day
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Denmark passes tough migrant law as Nordic refugee welcome dims
The "jewellery bill" is the latest attempt by Denmark's minority centre-right government to curb immigration
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EU warns Pakistan over migrant cooperation
In December Pakistan sent back at least 30 undocumented migrants that Greece was trying to repatriate
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Pakistani migrant killed on Greek-Macedonian border as EU vows tighter security
Two other Pakistanis were hurt in the early morning attack allegedly carried out by Afghans, according to local police
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After Paris attacks, Greek migrant tests remain cursory
After two militants involved in the Paris attacks came through a Greek island, Athens faces scrutiny over screening
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Swedish tabloid seeks rightful owner of migrant love letter
A journalist found the letter in a waterproof bag on a beach where boatloads of migrants have been arriving daily
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Islamic State may be trying to exploit refugee debate: German minister
Germany's justice minister warns against drawing a hasty link between refugees and perpetrators of Paris attacks
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Refugee boy drowns near Greek island after boat engine explodes
Greece has been overwhelmed this year by a migration crisis unseen in Europe since World War II
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EU to speed up deportations to tackle migrant crisis
Europe has been seeking to clamp down on people smugglers in the Mediterranean, where more than 3,000 people have died