Tensions at the Greece-Macedonia border remain high after weekend violence. Macedonian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of refugees and migrants who attempted to force their way across the fenced Greek-Macedonian...
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon today called on countries to resettle nearly half a million Syrian refugees — so far places have been found for only about 185,000. His remarks came at...
Reaction to Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels continues, both in Belgium and beyond. The country observed a moment of silence Wednesday and began three days of mourning for the at least 31 confirmed deaths;...
Just days after the EU-Turkey deal took effect, the UNHCR says it can no longer provide aid at the now-closed refugee centers in Greece. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio The realities of just...
The EU and Turkey all but sealed a controversial deal Friday aimed to curb the flow of migrants into the European Union. Under the agreement, all migrants arriving on Greek shores will be returned...
The European Union’s bid to close the so-called Balkan route for refugees seeking asylum is coming under fire from the United Nation’s refugee agency. And already Slovenia has announced that from midnight tonight it...
Borders drawn across the African continent continue to have geopolitical repercussions even into the 21st century. In 2002 the International Court of Justice at Hague issued a ruling in a territorial dispute between Nigeria...
The pace of migrants trying to travel through the Balkans to northern Europe continues unabated. The most recent crisis point is at the border between Greece and Macedonia. More than ten thousand people are...
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In Syria, government forces backed by Russian airstrikes are driving rebels from their stronghold in the northern countryside. That’s causing a new wave of refugees now massing on the Turkish border. The huge swell...
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