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Germany

Prostitution network discovered at Berlin refugee centre

Security guards at one Berlin refugee centre pimp out their wards for cash.

Bangladesh

"One of the greatest refugee crises of modern times"

UNICEF is calling for urgent help for refugee Rohingya children in southern Bangladesh

France

One year on and refugees return to Calais

France

French MEPs shower while clothed to demonstrate plight of Calais migrants

Green politicians send message to French government from the bathroom.

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World News

Migrants being smuggled into Europe ‘under car bonnets’

Europol says the new trend shows how smugglers are having to find fresh ways to get people past border security.

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Rohingya refugees "stranded"

Myanmar

Over 180 dead as thousands of Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

Death toll rises as thousands of new Rohingya refugees flee violence and hunger in Myanmar for Bangladesh

Italy

Protests against citizenship for migrant children in Italy

Around 1,000 people have protested in Rome against giving citizenship to the children of migrants

Cult

Ai Weiwei exhibition focuses on immigration

A massive sculpture resembling a golden cage sits on display at the southeast entrance of Central Park in New York created by the Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei to bring attention to the global migrant crisis.

France

France to send missions to Chad and Niger to bring back refugees

French president announces measures alongside promise to crack down on economic immigrants.

Bangladesh

Rohingya Muslim refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

Rohingya Muslim refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

Libya

Armed faction captures key Libyan port of Sabratha as concern for migrants grows

Afghanistan

Amnesty urges halt to Afghan refugee returns from EU

Human rights group Amnesty International is urging European nations to stop sending Afghans who do not qualify for asylum back to what it describes as their "deeply unsafe" home country.

Greece

Greek paralympian scheme gives new hope to refugee children

A scheme to help disabled refugee children resume their lives though sport is taking off in Greece.

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Aid workers struggle to help Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar

Aid workers are scrambling to help the Rohingya Muslims now crowded into the Cox's Bazar region of southern Bangladesh

World

Pre-paid debit cards for refugees in Turkey

The EU cash based programme allows refugees to make purchases for food and other essential items

World

Syrian refugees in south-east Turkey: one story from Sanliurfa

Hadige's family settled outside Sanliurfa, south-east Turkey 3 years ago.

Myanmar

Euroviews. View: Despite the headlines, the world is not doing enough for the Rohingya

Children are on the frontline of this crisis and they need help urgently, writes Mike Novell

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU seeks new migration policy

World News

Fact check: How many refugees has each EU country taken in?

Two years on, has Europe shown solidarity with Greece and Italy?