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Germany has taken in almost one million refugees this year...
The number of arrivals currently stands at four times the total for all of 2014.
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Dec 7th 2015, 1:13 PM
'Prostitution happens a lot, but what can you do? You have to eat'
A new report identifies that women and girls with disabilities are “a particularly at risk group for sexual violence” during humanitarian crises.
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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:00 AM
Turkey and the EU have agreed a €3 billion aid deal to stem the flow of migrants into Europe
Turkey insists the money is “for migrants, not for Turkey”.
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Nov 29th 2015, 9:10 PM
Ikea has designed an amazing new shelter for refugees
It can last up to three years, while current UN tents only last about six months due to harsh weather conditions.
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Nov 28th 2015, 11:30 PM
France to EU: We need to wake up and defend ourselves against terrorists
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuv said Paris received no warnings about Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
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Nov 20th 2015, 8:39 AM
Seven children among 14 drowned after boat sinks off Turkey
It comes as politicians from sixty nations, including Ireland, gather for a summit in Malta.
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Nov 11th 2015, 8:35 AM
Four babies among 11 dead after boat overturns off Greece
Ten of the dead were found in the cabin of their boat.
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Nov 1st 2015, 1:29 PM
Far-right extremists planned to set fire to migrant camps in Germany
It’s the latest incident in a wave of violence against migrants and their supporters, in Germany.
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Oct 22nd 2015, 8:23 PM
Woman gives birth on board migrant boat in the Mediterranean
The 25-year-old mother was making her way to Europe from Cameroon.
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Oct 20th 2015, 4:19 PM
"Would we choose Isis or the regime? We want neither, we want a third choice..."
29-year-old Syrian Motasem Hajali has lived in Ireland since February 2014.
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Oct 17th 2015, 8:00 AM
'Devastating and incredible': Irish volunteers on life in the Jungle
“You’re in France and within five or six steps you’re walking into a third world country.”
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Oct 11th 2015, 9:15 AM
One-year-old baby dies on migrant boat bound for Greece
The boat began sinking during the night according to the Greek ministry of shipping.
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Oct 9th 2015, 7:00 PM
This photographer's 'migrant chic' fashion shoot hasn't gone down very well
He has since taken it offline.
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Oct 8th 2015, 6:38 PM
Body of baby boy found washed up on beach of Kos hotel
Authorities believe the child was part of a migrant family which tried to reach Kos in a dinghy.
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Oct 4th 2015, 8:09 PM
Channel Tunnel closed as migrants occupy complex
The cross-channel rail line has been a repeat target for migrants attempting to reach Britain.
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Oct 3rd 2015, 7:48 AM
In a remote Greek cemetery, a nameless dead child with no-one to claim her
All that is known of the little girl is that she was seven, and that she died in search of a better future.
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Oct 3rd 2015, 7:45 AM
Charity asks people to STOP donating items for refugees as they're inundated
People have donated over €80,000 and thousands of items.
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Sep 28th 2015, 4:28 PM
Banksy's theme park taken apart to build refugee shelters
After five weeks and 150,000 visitors, the artist’s take on Disneyland is no more.
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Sep 28th 2015, 10:47 AM
This 11-year-old from Cork is busking twice a week to raise money for refugees
Milo McCarthy has raised over €7,000 since starting the appeal.
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Sep 24th 2015, 9:30 PM
North Korea is in no doubt who it blames for the refugees 'sweeping the whole of Europe'
North Korea, by contrast, is a “cradle of happy life”.
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Sep 24th 2015, 7:17 AM
US commits to taking in 100,000 refugees in 2017
Meanwhile, at least 13 migrants including six children died off the coast of Turkey earlier today.
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Sep 20th 2015, 6:10 PM
Photos: Migrants treated for suffocation and broken bones after police crackdown
There has been widespread condemnation of Hungary in the wake of the police actions, and the introduction of tough new laws.
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Sep 19th 2015, 9:45 AM
These people have locked themselves in a container for 24 hours
There’s just one very small portable toilet.
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Sep 18th 2015, 4:45 PM
There's a Syrian refugee family living in the Vatican
They’ve been there since Pope Francis called on parishes to take in a family.
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Sep 18th 2015, 1:07 PM
Body of another drowned toddler washes up on beach in Turkey: report
The reported tragedy comes just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.
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Sep 18th 2015, 12:14 PM
Croatia closes borders after 'mayhem' of migrants breaking through police lines
The country experienced an influx of people after Hungary introduced tougher measures earlier this week.
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Sep 18th 2015, 7:29 AM
'Mayhem' as crowds of migrants break through police lines in Croatia
Authorities in the country have said they expect an influx of over 20,000 people in the next two weeks.
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Sep 17th 2015, 10:38 PM
Chaos as Hungarian police fire tear gas and water cannon at migrants
Tensions had been building for several hours after refugees were left at the fence without food, water or information.
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Sep 16th 2015, 10:21 PM
Fine Gael councillor defends letter saying Syrian 3-year-old's family 'were not fleeing for their lives'
Darren Scully appeared on Today FM’s The Anton Savage Show this morning.
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Sep 16th 2015, 11:50 AM
Google is doing its bit to help ease the migrant crisis today
The search behemoth has included something a little different on its main page this morning.
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Sep 16th 2015, 10:52 AM
Migrant crisis latest: ANOTHER emergency summit has been hastily arranged
It comes as Hungary effectively closes its border with Serbia – trapping several hundred people on the Serbian side.
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Sep 15th 2015, 10:36 PM
Fine Gael councillor says drowned Syrian 3-year-old and family "were not fleeing for their lives"
Former mayor of Naas Darren Scully made the statement in a letter to the Sunday Times. Scully was forced to resign as mayor after being caught up in a racism row in 2011.
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Sep 15th 2015, 11:35 AM
Hungarian police close main entry point for refugees
Austria has also said it will follow Germany’s example and temporarily reinstate border controls.
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Sep 14th 2015, 5:30 PM
Charity box with hundreds of euro for refugee crisis stolen from Dublin burrito bar
It is estimated the collection box had up to €450 in it.
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Sep 14th 2015, 1:08 PM
Refugees 'won't get to choose what country they go to'
“That doesn’t exist anywhere in the world.”
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Sep 13th 2015, 12:22 PM
'If somebody destroyed your house and raped half your family, what would you do?'
Irish citizen Ghandi Mallak says no Syrian wants to flee their county, they are forced to – and anyone in their position would probably do the same.
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Sep 12th 2015, 7:45 PM
This Sky News report on a refugee crossing to Greece is causing a bit of a stir
Journalist Alex Crawford joined a group of people making the journey from Syria to Greece.
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Sep 11th 2015, 10:07 PM
What will happen when the bed-pledgers are contacted to make good on their promise?
‘Is pledging a bed a true sign of solidarity or just an empty promise to ease first-world guilt?’ asks Brian O’Flynn.
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Sep 11th 2015, 11:30 AM
Disturbing video shows fenced-in refugees fed sandwiches 'like animals in pen'
Women and children were caught in the chaotic scrum.
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Sep 11th 2015, 8:52 AM
Poll: Do you support Ireland's plan to take in 4,000 refugees?
Details were announced this morning.
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Sep 10th 2015, 9:54 AM
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