migrant crisis

French police have been accused of "unprovoked and extreme" violence against refugees, including children, in the port of Calais.

Brothers also accused of forcing workers to sleep in huts and eat on the floor.

Angela Merkel threw open Germany's doors to migrants from war-torn nations, and some said it would be the end of her chancellorship.

The German Bundestag could be set for a new era after the election.

Almost 8,000 students were sent home as lessons were cancelled.

Activists and rights groups claim 800 refugees forcibly evicted without being offered alternative accommodations.

Report warns of abuses migrants face as they are trapped in Libya due to new anti-immigration policies.

The numbers trying to enter Europe have dropped, but Greece still faces huge strains on its resources.

Migrants regularly try to climb border fences so they can reach Europe.

Italy plans to send warships to Libyan waters and has drawn up rules that must be followed by NGOs that rescue migrants.

Controversial decision prompted anger on social media and was condemned by politicians.

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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has promised to 'systematically' deport illegal economic migrants.

In the six months of 2017 so far, nearly 85,000 migrants have arrived on the shores of Italy.

'Identitarian' movement expected to begin controversial mission off Libyan coast next month.

Hundreds of migrants slept crammed in tents in the old arrivals terminal, in scorching temperatures with little food and occasional bouts of crime and violence.

Plane full of deportees was due to leave this week.

At least 44 people, including children, died after vehicle en route to Libya broke down in Niger.

1,569 people have already died trying to make the deadly Mediterranean Sea crossing this year.

Critics have accused NGOs that rescue people in the Mediterranean of acting as a "ferry service" that encourages smugglers.

Investigators say identifying the victim will be hard as he was burned beyond recognition.

Selling migrants from West Africa is becoming a trend among smugglers in Libya.

More than 5,000 migrants rescued but Italian coastguard reports at least 20 deaths from drowning.

More than half of the Grande-Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France has been destroyed by a huge fire following violent clashes.

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Diaby, who is just 17, made the 4,000 km journey to France from Guinea dodging war and bandits.

No board of directors with an iota of humanity would be complicit in Australia's 'island of despair'.

The streets of this 13th century city have seen fierce battles between Le Pen supporters and anti-fascists over the arrival of refugees from Calais.

Rescue comes months after gang was found charging €10,000 to illegally smuggle migrants into UK.

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