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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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New Clashes On Greek 'Hotspot' Island Ahead Of Planned Migrant Returns
Three migrants were hospitalised on Friday after a brawl in a camp on the Greek "hotspot" island of Chios, the ANA news agency said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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A Mosaic Of A Syrian Family's Flight
Interviews with 20 relatives, in Iraqi Kurdistan, in Istanbul, in five German towns and by phone in Syria, tell a story of a family chewed up by one party to the Syrian conflict after another: the Syrian government, the Islamic State, neighboring countries, the West.
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Amnesty Reports Mistreatment Of Refugees In Turkey
Amnesty International says Turkey has rounded up scores of refugees and asylum-seekers since September and transported them to detention centers where some were mistreated or forcibly returned to Syria and Iraq.
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White House Hits Turkey Over Vote 'Intimidation'
The White House on Monday voiced displeasure at the "intimidation" of Turkish journalists during an election that bolstered the already strong hand of longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey Will 'Never Allow' Kurdish State in Syria, Warns President Recep Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria after major gains by Kurdish fighters.
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Turkey Opens Biggest Refugee Camp for 35,000 From Kobani
Turkey opened its biggest refugee camp on Sunday to house 35,000 people fleeing fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamist militants in Syria's Kobani, national disaster management agency AFAD said.
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Turkey Response to Syria Refugee Crisis Showing Strains: Amnesty
Turkey's widely-admired response to the refugee crisis sparked by the war in neighbouring Syria is now showing its limitations, with hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees living in destitution and others being denied entry, Amnesty International warned on Thursday.
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Turkey Fears Influx of Millions of Syrian Refugees: Foreign Minister
Turkey could face an influx of two to three million more Syrian refugees if President Bashar al-Assad's forces or Islamic State insurgents advance around Aleppo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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New Clashes On Greek 'Hotspot' Island Ahead Of Planned Migrant Returns
Three migrants were hospitalised on Friday after a brawl in a camp on the Greek "hotspot" island of Chios, the ANA news agency said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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A Mosaic Of A Syrian Family's Flight
Interviews with 20 relatives, in Iraqi Kurdistan, in Istanbul, in five German towns and by phone in Syria, tell a story of a family chewed up by one party to the Syrian conflict after another: the Syrian government, the Islamic State, neighboring countries, the West.
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Amnesty Reports Mistreatment Of Refugees In Turkey
Amnesty International says Turkey has rounded up scores of refugees and asylum-seekers since September and transported them to detention centers where some were mistreated or forcibly returned to Syria and Iraq.
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White House Hits Turkey Over Vote 'Intimidation'
The White House on Monday voiced displeasure at the "intimidation" of Turkish journalists during an election that bolstered the already strong hand of longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey Will 'Never Allow' Kurdish State in Syria, Warns President Recep Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria after major gains by Kurdish fighters.
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Turkey Opens Biggest Refugee Camp for 35,000 From Kobani
Turkey opened its biggest refugee camp on Sunday to house 35,000 people fleeing fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamist militants in Syria's Kobani, national disaster management agency AFAD said.
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Turkey Response to Syria Refugee Crisis Showing Strains: Amnesty
Turkey's widely-admired response to the refugee crisis sparked by the war in neighbouring Syria is now showing its limitations, with hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees living in destitution and others being denied entry, Amnesty International warned on Thursday.
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Turkey Fears Influx of Millions of Syrian Refugees: Foreign Minister
Turkey could face an influx of two to three million more Syrian refugees if President Bashar al-Assad's forces or Islamic State insurgents advance around Aleppo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
