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Sweden's open-arm stance on refugees challenged by more than 160,000 asylum claims in 12 months
Jacob fled Mariupol in 2014 for Sweden as the war in eastern Ukraine raged
Isolated LGBTI Ugandans face traumatic persecution in Kenyan refugee camps
IBTimes UK meets LGBTI Ugandans who claim they suffer attacks despite seeking safety in Kenya.
World Refugee Day: Palestinians who fled Syria eye Europe over fears they have nothing to go back to
Many Palestinians who were forced out of Israel in 1948 have been exiles from Syria too.
World Refugee Day 2016: 60 powerful photos of desperate families trying to reach safety
Every day, thousands of families are forced to flee war and violence, leaving everything behind – except their hopes and dreams for a safer future.
Kenya: Stranded South Sudanese asylum seekers wait days to receive protection at border
Photo story: IBTimes UK follows the journey of a South Sudanese asylum seeker looking for protection in Kenya.
Kenya: Children and pregnant women reported among 300 South Sudanese denied asylum at border
IBTimes UK investigates claims that South Sudanese people fleeing instability are banned from seeking asylum.
Battle for Fallujah: 500 Isis fighters captured fleeing embattled Iraqi city posing as refugees
Iraqi forces have been screening men and teenage boys crossing their lines leaving Fallujah.
UN wants Eritrea probed over 'widespread' crimes against humanity
New report claims abuses widespread in Eritrea, but government rejects allegations.
Fire engulfs refugee centre in Duesseldorf
All 180 refugees in the hall were taken to safety.
Battle for Fallujah: Refugees tell of suffering as Iraqi army storms besieged city
Cases of starvation are being reported in the besieged Iraqi city.
Refugee crisis: More than 1,000 drown in Mediterranean's deadliest week
Hundreds have lost their lives in a series of shipwrecks over the past few days.
Britain's coastline not routinely policed 'at all' as fears rise over people smugglers targeting entry
'This is the worst we have ever seen it,' said Immigration Services Union general secretary Lucy Moreton.
World Humanitarian Summit: Ban Ki-moon calls for number of refugees to be halved by 2030
The summit has been called to address the humanitarian catastrophe facing the world in 2016.
Turkey's 'Little Syria' where sweets and ice-cream businesses give refugees a new start
Around 325,000 Syrians now live in Istanbul and the Fatih neighborhood has been christened "little Syria".
Bangladeshi refugee dies due to heart failure at Nauru detention centre
Second death within weeks reported on the Pacific Island, stirring controversy around Australia's immigration laws.
Australia turns back boatload of Sri Lankan refugees
Boat carrying 12 Sri Lankan nationals, including women and children, was intercepted near Cocos Islands.
Asylum seeker cannot be forced to have an abortion in Papua New Guinea, Australian court rules
A refugee who was allegedly raped on the shores of Australia is pregnant and wants a termination.
Syrian refugee couple tie the knot in muddy tent at Idomeni camp
Syrian refugees Sacher, 27, and Roychagia, 20, exchanged vows in a wedding ceremony in a tent in the mud.
Climate change: Middle East and North Africa to become uninhabitable forcing mass migration
Extreme temperatures will force millions of people to leave vast areas of the world.
Burundi's invisible victims: Internally displaced civilians are going hungry
EXCLUSIVE: Burundi IDP speaks to IBTimes UK about hiding in the bush, fear and hunger
EU to press ahead with plan to grant visa-free travel to Turkish citizens
European Parliament and EU governments to be asked to approve legislation in this regard.
Hundreds of left wing protestors arrested after German right wing conference clashes
Around 1,000 riot police kept the two sides apart outside the conference in Stuttgart.
Refugees in poor neighbourhoods more likely to develop diabetes, study claims
The quality of the neighbourhood influenced migrants' long-term risk of developing the disease.
Norway to offer refugees a bonus to return home
Refugees who volunteer to leave will be paid £800.
MPs reject Immigration Bill allowing the UK to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees
Labour and Lib Dem MPs say the Government is turning a blind eye to those in need.
Migrant crisis: EU hails Turkey as 'best example' on refugee treatment
EU-Turkey deal has led to sharp fall in illegal migration across Aegean, Donald Tusk says.
Canada: Basketball star who claimed to be 16 faces deportation after records reveal he is 29
Jonathan Nicola says he escaped war-torn South Sudan as a teen and now faces deportation.
Two suspected migrants pulled from dinghy off Kent coast after making their own 999 call
The men were spotted about a mile off the coast of Kent, near Dover, and were found after they made their own 999 call asking for help
Spanish and Italian coast guards save 115 migrants in Mediterranean Sea
The Spanish coast guard has released pictures showing 314 migrants overcrowded on a boat.
Swedish police hunt arsonist after attack at Arab school in Malmö
Arsonist drove his car at police officers and narrowly avoided hitting one of them.