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August 28, 2017 Commentary

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Italy: Police Beat Refugees During Eviction

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August 4, 2017 Dispatches

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A Study in Hypocrisy and Cruelty

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August 3, 2017 Commentary

Tear Gas or Pepper Spray, Abuse Is Abuse

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August 2, 2017 Commentary

No Way to Treat Children Fleeing Danger

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August 2, 2017 News Release

Greece: Huge Rise in Detention of Migrant Children

Move Unaccompanied Kids from Cells to Open Facilities

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July 26, 2017 News Release

France: Police Attacking Migrants in Calais

Government Ignores Widespread Reports of Ill-Treatment

French police detain two migrants, one a 14-year-old boy, before dispersing a late-night food distribution in Calais on June 29, 2017.
July 19, 2017 Report

Greece: Lone Migrant Children Left Unprotected

Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of Abuse

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July 17, 2017 News Release

Canada: Expedite Snowden-Linked Asylum Cases

Hong Kong Threatens to Deport Families Who Aided US Whistle-Blower

July 12, 2017 Report

EU/Greece: Asylum Seekers’ Silent Mental Health Crisis

Identify Those Most at Risk; Ensure Fair Hearings

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June 3, 2017 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: New Detentions of Fleeing Men, Boys

Notify Families; Allow Contact

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June 2, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Investigate Death in Immigration Lockup

End Indefinite Detention of Asylum Seekers

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June 1, 2017 News Release

EU/Greece: Pressure to Minimize Numbers of Migrants Identified As ‘Vulnerable’

European Pressure Affecting People with Disabilities, Others at Risk

Naima, 70, an older woman with a disability from Aleppo, Syria, with her daughter Hasne, in front of the shower area in Cherso camp, Thessaloniki. The showers are not accessible for people who use a wheelchair.
May 31, 2017 Report

Turkey: Education Barriers for Asylum Seekers

Afghan, Iranian Children Lack Status, Risk Child Labor

Sarvar and Marzina, Afghan asylum seekers in Denizli, with their son Matin. The couple cannot afford to send their 18-year-old daughter to school and are occasionally unable able to afford food.

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