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March 4, 2016 News Release

EU/Turkey: Don’t Negotiate Away Refugee Rights

Deal to Limit Migration Deeply Flawed

Asylum seekers and migrants descend from a large fishing vessel used to transport them from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos. October 11, 2015.
March 1, 2016 News Release

EU/Balkans/Greece: Border Curbs Threaten Rights

Discriminatory Actions Causing Chaos, Crisis

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February 18, 2016 Witness

Safe, Yes, and Waiting for What’s Next

Hassan fled Damascus and after arriving in Berlin began volunteering at a refugee center, handing out clothes, food and baby carriages.
February 12, 2016 Commentary

The Right Plan—and the Wrong One—to Address the Refugee Crisis

A group of children among hundreds of asylum seekers and migrants staying in freezing conditions at a gas station near the Greek border with Macedonia. January 29, 2016.
February 11, 2016 Report

Greece/Macedonia: Asylum Seekers Trapped at Border

Blocked Access to Asylum; Beatings by Soldiers; Poor Conditions

Two young Iranian sisters at the Idomeni border crossing between Greece and Macedonia. The border crossing is closed to all except those from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan who intend to seek asylum in Germany or Austria, stranding other asylum seekers and
February 8, 2016 Commentary

Fear and Loathing of Refugees in Europe

Asylum seekers and migrants descend from a large fishing vessel used to transport them from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos. October 11, 2015.
February 3, 2016 News Release

Norway/Russia: Don’t Jeopardize Asylum Seekers

Fast-Track Returns Put Refugees at Risk

Refugees and migrants gather near a checkpoint on the Russian-Norwegian border in Murmansk region, Russia on October 30, 2015.
February 1, 2016 Commentary

A way for Europe to remove chaos from the migration crisis

Asylum seekers and migrants descend from a large fishing vessel used to transport them from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos. October 11, 2015.
January 29, 2016 Letter

Letter and memorandum to donors attending the “Supporting Syria and the Region” conference

January 29, 2016 Commentary

Turkey Alone Can’t Solve Europe’s Refugee Crisis

January 28, 2016 News Release

EU/Greece: Share Responsibility for Asylum Seekers

End Political Squabbling, Focus on Rights

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January 27, 2016 News Release

European Union: Refugee Response Falls Short

Migration, Security Crisis Challenge Divided Union on Rights

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January 20, 2016 Report

Bulgaria: Pushbacks, Abuse at Borders

Halt Summary Returns, Beatings, Robbery of Asylum Seekers

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January 18, 2016 Commentary

Germany Shouldn’t Lose Its Nerve—or Its Heart—on Refugees

Cologne Central Station
January 13, 2016 Commentary

For Europe, Integrating Refugees Is the Next Big Challenge

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