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3 Migrants Killed In Shootout Near Serbia-Hungary Border
Three people were killed and another wounded in a shooting between migrants on Friday near Serbia's border with Hungary, state-run television RTS reported.
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Austria Says May Sue Hungary Over Migrants, Plans New Border Restrictions
Austria's interior minister threatened on Wednesday to sue Hungary if it refused to take back migrants crossing their shared border, in an escalation of tensions over immigration ahead of next month's presidential election.
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Hungary Jails 10 Migrants For Up To 3 Years For Border Crossing
A Hungarian court on Friday sentenced 10 migrants to between one and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border during a riot in September 2015, after Hungary built a razor wire fence to seal its frontier with Serbia.
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Slovenia to Use Army to Help Guard Border in Migrant Crisis
Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws later today to enable the army to help police guard the border, as thousands of migrants flooded into the country from Croatia after Hungary sealed off its border.
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Islam Was 'Never Part of Europe': Hungary's Viktor Orban
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his hardline stance against refugees, the vast majority of whom are Muslim, saying in an interview published on Friday that Islam "has never been part of Europe".
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Hungary Closing Croatian Border at Midnight: Foreign Minister
Hungary will close at midnight (2200 GMT) its border with Croatia, a major entry point for tens of thousands of migrants bound for northern Europe, Hungary's foreign minister said Friday.
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After Vowing to Keep Migrants Out, Hungary Takes Some in
At least 1,000 migrants crossed by train and bus northward into Hungary from Croatia today under the watch of Hungarian security forces sworn to keep them out - a snapshot of the confusion and contradiction of a divided Europe.
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UN Rights Chief Calls Hungary 'Callous, Xenophobic, Anti-Muslim'
Hungary's tough treatment of refugees arriving at its border hoping to find asylum in the European Union has been "xenophobic and anti-Muslim" and at times violated international law, the UN human rights commission chief said on Thursday.
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Record 5,809 Migrants Enter Hungary in New Surge
A record 5,809 migrants entered Hungary in a new surge on Sunday, smashing the previous day's record of 4,330, Hungarian police said Monday.
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Hungarian Authorities Rush to Complete Anti-Migrant Barrier
The four-metre-high (13-foot-high) barrier being built along Hungary's 175-kilometre (110-mile) border with Serbia is aimed at stopping the several thousand migrants who enter Hungary - and therefore the EU - every night.
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Standed for Days, Over 1,000 Migrants Leave Budapest Train Station on Foot for Austria
More than 1,000 migrants stranded for days at Budapest's main train station left the building on Friday, intent on walking to the Austrian border, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
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European Union Pushing to Relocate Many More Migrants Across Bloc
European Union officials are preparing to push EU governments to take in many more asylum-seekers from pressured frontier states, including Hungary, and seeking to overcome resistance to a quota system in eastern Europe.
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Hungary Migrant Crisis Escalates as Police Fire Teargas
Hungary's migrant crisis escalated Wednesday as police fired teargas at its main processing centre and the government announced it was sending 2,000 "border hunters" to stem the flow of record numbers of people entering from Serbia.
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3 Migrants Killed In Shootout Near Serbia-Hungary Border
Three people were killed and another wounded in a shooting between migrants on Friday near Serbia's border with Hungary, state-run television RTS reported.
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Austria Says May Sue Hungary Over Migrants, Plans New Border Restrictions
Austria's interior minister threatened on Wednesday to sue Hungary if it refused to take back migrants crossing their shared border, in an escalation of tensions over immigration ahead of next month's presidential election.
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Hungary Jails 10 Migrants For Up To 3 Years For Border Crossing
A Hungarian court on Friday sentenced 10 migrants to between one and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border during a riot in September 2015, after Hungary built a razor wire fence to seal its frontier with Serbia.
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Slovenia to Use Army to Help Guard Border in Migrant Crisis
Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws later today to enable the army to help police guard the border, as thousands of migrants flooded into the country from Croatia after Hungary sealed off its border.
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Islam Was 'Never Part of Europe': Hungary's Viktor Orban
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his hardline stance against refugees, the vast majority of whom are Muslim, saying in an interview published on Friday that Islam "has never been part of Europe".
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Hungary Closing Croatian Border at Midnight: Foreign Minister
Hungary will close at midnight (2200 GMT) its border with Croatia, a major entry point for tens of thousands of migrants bound for northern Europe, Hungary's foreign minister said Friday.
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After Vowing to Keep Migrants Out, Hungary Takes Some in
At least 1,000 migrants crossed by train and bus northward into Hungary from Croatia today under the watch of Hungarian security forces sworn to keep them out - a snapshot of the confusion and contradiction of a divided Europe.
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UN Rights Chief Calls Hungary 'Callous, Xenophobic, Anti-Muslim'
Hungary's tough treatment of refugees arriving at its border hoping to find asylum in the European Union has been "xenophobic and anti-Muslim" and at times violated international law, the UN human rights commission chief said on Thursday.
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Record 5,809 Migrants Enter Hungary in New Surge
A record 5,809 migrants entered Hungary in a new surge on Sunday, smashing the previous day's record of 4,330, Hungarian police said Monday.
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Hungarian Authorities Rush to Complete Anti-Migrant Barrier
The four-metre-high (13-foot-high) barrier being built along Hungary's 175-kilometre (110-mile) border with Serbia is aimed at stopping the several thousand migrants who enter Hungary - and therefore the EU - every night.
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Standed for Days, Over 1,000 Migrants Leave Budapest Train Station on Foot for Austria
More than 1,000 migrants stranded for days at Budapest's main train station left the building on Friday, intent on walking to the Austrian border, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
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European Union Pushing to Relocate Many More Migrants Across Bloc
European Union officials are preparing to push EU governments to take in many more asylum-seekers from pressured frontier states, including Hungary, and seeking to overcome resistance to a quota system in eastern Europe.
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Hungary Migrant Crisis Escalates as Police Fire Teargas
Hungary's migrant crisis escalated Wednesday as police fired teargas at its main processing centre and the government announced it was sending 2,000 "border hunters" to stem the flow of record numbers of people entering from Serbia.
