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May 17, 2016 Commentary

EU plans for Libya risk crossing migration 'red lines'

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May 10, 2016 Report

Turkey: Border Guards Kill and Injure Asylum Seekers

Border Lock-Down Puts Syrian Lives at Risk

Turkish soldiers patrol in Hatay province along Turkey's new border wall with Syria in February 2016.

April 27, 2016 News Release

Austria: Drastic, Unjustified Measures against Asylum Seekers

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April 27, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: EU Deportations Resume, Troubles Abound

A Frontex officer (L) escorts a deportee onto a boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 4, 2016.

April 25, 2016 Commentary

Open Hotspots Again

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April 19, 2016 Report

EU/Greece: First Turkey Deportations Riddled With Abuse

Text Messages Show Fear, Then Silence

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April 18, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: ISIS Knocks on the Door of Turkey’s “Safe Zone”

Ikdah camp in Syria near Turkish border

April 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Refugee Sanctuary on Lesbos the Pope Should Visit

Mural painting welcoming asylum seekers and migrants at PIKPA, a volunteer-run camp on Lesbos island, Greece. Since 2012 thousands of people fleeing war and persecution who have reached the island have found shelter at PIKPA.

April 14, 2016 Report

Greece: Asylum Seekers Locked Up

Wretched Conditions for People in Need

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April 8, 2016 News Release

EU: Asylum Proposals Go in Wrong Direction

Politics Shouldn’t Trump Refugee Rights

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April 4, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Asylum Seekers Stuck Outside Transit Zones in Hungary

Asylum seekers in Roszke waiting for days to be admitted to the transit zone, Hungary, March 31, 2016.

March 31, 2016 News Release

UN Meeting Ducks Syria Refugee Responsibility

Meager Pledges as 92 Countries Meet

Syrians arrive at a camp for internally displaced persons on the outskirts of Azaz town, 5 kilometers south of Bab al-Salam and Turkey’s closed Öncüpınar border post on February 6, 2016.

March 24, 2016 Report

Greece: Humanitarian Crisis at Athens Port

EU, Greek Authorities Should Urgently Address Needs

Asylum seekers and migrants at a makeshift camp at the port of Piraeus, queuing for distribution of survival kits by the Hellenic Red Cross. In the absence of any visible government support or personnel the day to day operation of the camp is dependent on

March 15, 2016 News Release

EU: Turkey Mass-Return Deal Threatens Rights

Would Harm Refugees, Undermine EU’s Principles

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March 8, 2016 News Release

EU/Turkey: Mass, Fast-Track Returns Threaten Rights

Outline Deal Reveals Contradictory Positions on Refugee Protection

A Syrian family with children was forced by Macedonian security forces to remain in the no-man's land between Greece and Macedonia for five days without shelter after being caught trying to enter Macedonia irregularly.

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