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Brazil

Refugees in Rio

Refugee team to compete in the Olympics for the first time, to highlight refugee crisis.

Cult

Refugee stories brought to life in 'Queens of Syria'

A group of refugees are taking to the stage in the UK to tell their stories through the play “Queens of Syria.

Germany

Bavaria's premier rejects Merkel's 'we can do this' refugee mantra

Around 800 right-wing protesters have gathered in Berlin to vent their anger over Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy.

Sport

IOC refugee team members arrive in Rio

They were previously running for their lives, now they are days away from running for an Olympic medal.

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Italy

1,000 migrants cross the Med to Italy since Tuesday

Around 1,000 migrants have arrived in Italy from North Africa in the last three days.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Merkel's robust attack on Islamist terror

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of all the top stories making waves around Europe.

Italy

Italian campaign warns would-be migrants against travelling to Europe

The Italian government has launched an awareness campaign aimed at would-be migrants considering travelling from Africa to Europe.

World

The critical role of education in Europe's refugee crisis

The world is witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War ll.

Hungary

Austria and Hungary agree to work together in wake of France church attack

The deadly, ISIL-claimed attack on a French church appears to have been the catalyst for a strengthening of relations between Hungary and Austria.

Germany

Failed asylum seeker kills himself and injures others in a blast in southern Germany

A Syrian who had been denied asylum in Germany a year ago died on Sunday when a bomb he was carrying exploded outside a music festival in Ansbach.

Germany

German machete attack "no link to terrorism" - police

A machete attack by a Syrian asylum seeker in the German town of Reutlingen had no apparent connection to terrorism.Police say the incident which left one woman dead and two others injured happened

Hungary

Hungary, xenophobia and feeding the fears of terrorism

Hungary is one of the most xenophobic countries in Europe according to a poll by the Pew Research Centre.

My Europe Series

Human trafficking - tracking a lost generation

More than 1.2 million people fled poverty and war in 2015 hoping to find a safe haven in Europe and many of the children who have made that journey are being exploited.

My Europe Series

Insiders investigates the exploitation of Syrian child labour in Turkey

Insiders visited southeast Turkey, home to a large number of Syrian refugees who have fled their war-torn country, and found many children forced to work.

Hungary

Human Rights Watch condemns Hungary for 'cruel and violent treatment' of migrants

Hungary has been criticised for the “cruel and violent treatment of migrants.

Italy

Nearly 78,000 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea so far this year

Four hundred and fifty migrants and refugees were rescued off Italy’s coast, the Italian coast guard has announced.

Italy

Italy new 'frontline' in Europe's refugee crisis, warns Frontex chief

Italy is once again on the ‘frontline’ of Europe’s refugee crisis, replacing Greece, the head of the EU’s border agency has said.

World News

Europeans believe refugee crisis will mean more terrorism - new survey

Concerns about jobs, crime and security among Europeans have risen since the start of the migration crisis about five years ago.

Turkey

Turkey: outrage after deadly fight between residents and refugees

A protest against Syrians living in the Beyşehir district of the Central Anatolian province of Konya took place after the funeral of an 18 year-old boy killed during a fight between refugees and…

Germany

Germany sees dramatic drop in asylum seeker numbers

The influx of people seeking asylum in Germany has fallen sharply, government figures show.