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Anthony Furey: Concern Over Canada’s Immigration Targets Becomes Mainstream
Commentary One of the first major pledges of the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau upon forming government in 2015 was to bring in a large number of Syrian ...
January 8, 2023
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Over 500 Rohingya Flee Malaysian Detention, 6 Killed on Highway
More than 500 Rohingya migrants from Burma fled a Malaysian detention center on April 20, with six being ...
April 20, 2022
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Ukrainian Refugees Welcomed in Latin America, Though Few Are Staying
Nations beyond Europe are now seeing Ukrainians who have fled their homeland turn up at their borders since ...
March 24, 2022
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UK to Resettle up to 20,000 Afghans Under New Scheme
The UK is planning to give sanctuary to about 5,000 at-risk Afghan citizens by next year and up ...
August 18, 2021
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US-Turkey Relations Key to Solving Syria Conflict, Experts Say
While the United States and Turkey have not been on the friendliest of terms, the emerging geopolitical situation ...
October 21, 2019
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French President Vows to Shut Down Unacceptable Calais Camp
PARIS—French President Francois Hollande on Saturday confirmed plans to close the squalid Calais migrant camp known as "the ...
September 24, 2016
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EU Increases Aid to Migrants in Greece Ahead of Winter
THESSALONIKI, Greece—The European Union will add 115 million euros ($129 million) in funding to humanitarian organizations in Greece ...
September 10, 2016
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Europe’s Refugee Crisis Simmers Despite Efforts to Solve It
BERLIN—Faced with more than 1 million migrants flooding across the Mediterranean last year, European nations tightened border controls, ...
August 28, 2016
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Syrian Refugees Support Each Other in Britain
LONDON—A summer rainstorm pounded down on the eaves of Christ the Saviour church hall in London as Fardous ...
August 21, 2016
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Smuggling Surges in Greece as Migrant Frustrations Grow
With Turkey in crisis and Europe's borders closed, smugglers in northern Greece are expecting a profitable summer.
August 7, 2016
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Bavaria Governor Criticizes Merkel’s ‘We Will Manage’ Mantra
BERLIN—Bavaria's governor is distancing himself from Chancellor Angela Merkel's mantra that "we will manage" the refugee crisis following ...
July 30, 2016
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Brexit Minister: Some EU Migrants May Have to Leave UK
Some European Union citizens may not be allowed to stay in Britain after the U.K. leaves the bloc, ...
July 17, 2016
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Serbia to Send Army, Police on Borders Because of Migrants
Serbia will deploy joint army and police patrols on the borders with Bulgaria and Macedonia to curb illegal ...
July 16, 2016
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Children Pay the Highest Price in Refugee Crisis
It is estimated that approximately half of the 19.5 million registered refugees at a global level are children ...
June 20, 2016
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Hope Lost in Greece, Some Syrians Pay Smugglers to Get Home
Europe seemed like the promised land, worth risking their lives to reach. But in a muddy field on ...
June 11, 2016
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Migrants Stuck in Greece Grow to 57,458, on a Technicality
ATHENS, Greece—The number of refugees and other migrants trapped in Greece has grown in a day by about ...
June 7, 2016
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Burundi Violence Has Created a Refugee Crisis in a Strained and Volatile Region
Burundi has been caught in a violent political nightmare since 2015.
June 5, 2016
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UN: 700 Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean Shipwrecks
Over 700 migrants are feared dead in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy in the last few ...
May 29, 2016
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Angelina Jolie on Refugee Crisis: World Needs to Pull Together Like After World War II
Angelina Jolie, special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, explained her hopes that world countries will ...
May 16, 2016
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Rights Group Claims Turkish Border Guards Killed 5 Refugees
ANKARA, Turkey—A rights advocacy group claimed Tuesday that Turkish border guards have in the past two months killed ...
May 10, 2016
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Pair of Christian Refugees Promised Refuge by Pope Passed Over for Muslims Instead
A pair of Christian refugees from Syria said they were "let down" by the Pope, who had promised ...
April 25, 2016
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Jonathan Zhou
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Are Falling Into Slavery and Exploitation
Five years after the beginning of the Syrian conflict, Syrians now make up the largest refugee population in ...
April 19, 2016
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Katharine Jones
Where Have 4.8 Million Syrian Refugees Gone?
The Syrian civil war has forced more than 13.5 million Syrians to flee their homes. Approximately 4.8 million ...
April 18, 2016
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Jeffrey H. Cohen
Hundreds Hurt as Migrants Confront Macedonian Border Police
Migrants clashed with Macedonian police Sunday after trying to scale the fence separating Greece from Macedonia in the ...
April 10, 2016
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Migrants Stuck in Limbo in Serbia After Balkan Route Closure
Walking a winding path inside a thick oak forest at the border between Serbia and Croatia, Jiyan Ali ...
April 10, 2016
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How the EU Proposes to Change Its Asylum Laws
The European Union's response to the migration crisis that began in 2015 has had two distinct phases. While ...
April 9, 2016
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In Istanbul, an Arabic Bookstore Anchors Syrian Refugees
A rustic, three story-Arabic bookstore in old Istanbul has become an anchor for many Syrians who have stayed ...
April 3, 2016
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