Refugees

Coronavirus risks taking heavy toll on migrants in Europe

With Europe now the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the EU has slammed shut its external borders to halt the spread of Covid-19.

Refugees in Asia face delays, pushbacks as coronavirus shuts borders

Aid agencies are particularly concerned about the spread of virus in large, crowded camps, including Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, home to about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled persecutions in Myanmar in 2017.

EU, Turkey should ink deal on refugees - Hungary

Brussels, Ankara should realistically negotiate refugee issue, says Hungarian foreign minister

Germany halts refugee intake programme with Turkey as borders close

The Interior Ministry has halted the programmes on refugee resettlement "due to the restrictions on travel."

EU border restrictions will hit transfers of child refugees - UN official

"The temporary shutdown of cross-border movement within the EU will inevitably impact when and how vulnerable children in Greece are relocated to Germany, Finland and other states," a senior UNICEF official said.

Child dies in fire in Greek migrant camp

The fire burned through two containers used as living quarters by people in the Moria camp, as well as some tents, a spokesman said.

In pictures: Refugees show no let up in determination to cross into EU

Weeks after making their way to the Greek border region, refugees and migrants are holding out despite Greek attempts to push them back.

Turkey rescues 34 asylum seekers from boats in Aegean

Turkey announced in February it would no longer stop refugees and migrants from reaching Europe via land, while banning boat crossings as too dangerous, accusing the EU of failing to keep promises under the 2016 refugee deal.

Greek border gas bombs made worse through giant fans

EU and Greek officials said they will offer 5,000 asylum seekers a $2,260 stipend to return home, an offer which does not apply to those refugees arriving via Turkey in the last two weeks.

Greece has 'secret site' for migrant pushbacks – report

Greece is detaining migrants at a secret extrajudicial location before deporting them to Turkey without processing their asylum claims, a New York Times report says. Meanwhile, EU asks Greece to probe violence against refugees.

Volunteers from Istanbul rise above the political fray to help refugees

As refugees on the Greek-Turkish border continue to reel from decisions taken in far-away places their ordeal shows no sign of abating.

Turkish President Erdogan urges NATO support in critical period

“NATO is in a critical period in which it should clearly show the alliance’s solidarity [with Turkey],” President Erdogan told reporters during a press conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg.