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migrant crisis
The Libyan Slave Trade Has Shocked the World. Here’s What You Should Know
By Casey Quackenbush
Over 250 African Migrants Feared Dead in Mediterranean
By Joseph Hincks
Calais Mayor Bans Charities From Handing Out Meals to Migrants
By Joseph Hincks
A Dystopian Vision of the Refugee Crisis
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'Fight for the Good': Lena Headey of
Game of Thrones
on Her Work With Migrants
The actress has released a video and picture series for Human Rights Day
By Tara John / London
December 10, 2016
Gambian Soccer Player Drowns While Trying to Reach Europe
She is one of 7,000 Gambian migrants who have fled the small west African country this year
By Kevin Lui
November 4, 2016
More Than 200 Migrants Drown in Mediterranean
This brings the count of people dead or missing in the Mediterranean to 4,220 this year
By Abigail Abrams
November 3, 2016
Migrants in Italy Allege Beatings, Electric Shocks and Sexual Abuse by Authorities, Says Amnesty
Amnesty collected testimonials from 24 people alleging that they were subjected to excessive force
By Tara John
November 2, 2016
How the 'Jungle' Migrant Camp Fits Into the History of Calais
Calais has come to represent the extremes of the current migrant crisis, in what is only the latest stage in its long history of migration — in both directions — across the Channel
By Fabrice Bensimon / History Today
October 26, 2016
Over 4,500 Migrants Rescued from Sea in a Day
Three babies were also born in the recovery mission
By Suyin Haynes
October 5, 2016
World Leaders Meet at U.N. to Talk Migrant Crisis
But hopes for a "global compact" may fall short
By Tara John
September 19, 2016
A Refugee's Night of Terror on the Mediterranean
A desperate crossing
By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
September 6, 2016
That Heartbreaking Photo of Alan Kurdi Was Taken a Year Ago. It Still Matters
But did it change anything?
By Olivier Laurent and TIME Photo
September 2, 2016
Chinese Tourist Loses Wallet, Lands in German Refugee Center
"He kept asking to get his passport back, which is the opposite of what most refugees do"
By Casey Quackenbush
August 8, 2016
British Lawmakers Slam 'Europe-Wide' Failure on Migrants
The E.U. and its member states were too slow and disorganised to tackle the crisis, report says
By Tara John
August 3, 2016
Hungary Prime Minister Says Migration is a 'Poison'
"For us migration is not a solution but a problem. .. not medicine but a poison"
By Casey Quackenbush
July 27, 2016
Italian Navy Recovers Ship Containing the Bodies of 300 Refugees
The ship sunk in the Mediterranean some 14 months ago
By Daniel White
June 30, 2016
4,500 Migrants Rescued on Mediterranean Sea
A sudden wave of departures from North Africa is thought to be prompted by calmer weather
By Rishi Iyengar
June 24, 2016
Unaccompanied Migrant Children Arriving in Europe Double
Some children report being forced into prostitution or "slave" labor at the hands of people smugglers to earn their transit
By Nash Jenkins
June 15, 2016
Bodies of 85 Refugees Wash Up on Libyan Beaches
Two children were among the victims
By Nash Jenkins
June 2, 2016
Paris Is Getting a Camp for Homeless Migrants
Hundreds of migrants in Paris are homeless
By Tara John
May 31, 2016
Greece Begins Moving Migrants From Refugee Camp
Thousands have been stranded at the squalid makeshift camp by the Macedonian border for months
By Nash Jenkins
May 24, 2016
E.U. Mulls Asylum Reforms
European officials are seeking a "more humane and efficient" strategy to handling the migrant crisis
By Nash Jenkins
April 7, 2016
Greece Won't Use Force to Move Migrants
Their influx has spiked again this week despite Turkey's pledge to stop their boats, a senior official in Athens tells TIME
By Simon Shuster / Athens
March 10, 2016
Europe's Migrant Deal Could Lead to More Anguish
Deal depends on Turkey's willingness to stop people smuggling and the refugees's desire to return to Turkey
By Simon Shuster / Idomeni, Greece
March 8, 2016
Migrants Stranded in Greece as Merkel Calls for Openness
The German Chancellor says Europe cannot allow Greece to "fall into chaos"
By Nash Jenkins
February 28, 2016
E.U. Leaders Struggle to to Control Migrant Crisis
Tensions are flaring between European powers as the migrant crisis worsens
By Nash Jenkins
February 25, 2016
Police Remove Migrants After Macedonia Closes Border
More than 1,000 migrants were stranded at the border, unable to enter Macedonia
By Nash Jenkins
February 23, 2016
Another Tragic Photo of a Drowned Child Refugee: ‘What Is Happening in the World?'
“I couldn’t hold myself together. I couldn’t look at his face,” says the photographer who witnessed the latest harrowing scene of drowned children
By Andrew Katz
February 1, 2016
Sweden to Deport Up To 80,000 Rejected Asylum-Seekers
The Scandinavian country received 163,000 asylum applications in 2015
By Rishi Iyengar
January 27, 2016
Refugees Are Braving the Arctic Winter
The frigid winter of northern Europe has not discouraged migrants from the Middle East
By Nash Jenkins
January 20, 2016
Over a Million Refugees Reached Europe by Sea in 2015
More than 80% landed in Greece, with most of the rest making landfall in Italy
By Rishi Iyengar
December 29, 2015
European Commission Challenges Inadequate Asylum Systems
More than 710,000 refugees entered the E.U. in the first nine months of 2015
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
December 11, 2015
Sweden to Seriously Restrict Refugee Numbers
New laws will restrict intake to the "E.U. minimum"
By Nash Jenkins
November 24, 2015
Paris Attacks Put E.U. Refugee Crisis Under New Scrutiny
Some European leaders have linked the ongoing influx of refugees to the atrocities in Paris
By Joanna Plucinska
November 16, 2015
Germany Can't Take Many More Migrants, Minister Says
The country is expected to receive 800,000 to 1 million refugees this year
By Nash Jenkins
November 9, 2015
Why European Leaders Are Repairing Ties With Putin
The migrant crisis is boosting Putin's popularity in Europe
By TIME Video
October 28, 2015
British Politician Says Leaving E.U. Will Bring Better Curries
By one approximation, the curry industry in the U.K. is worth $6.18 billion
By Nash Jenkins
October 21, 2015
Thousands Attend German Anti-Islam March
The group has exploited growing Islamophobia in Germany
By Nash Jenkins
October 20, 2015
E.U., Turkey Reach Deal on Tackling Migrant Crisis
Turkey has been a major waypoint for the flow of migrants from the Middle East into Europe
By Nash Jenkins
October 16, 2015
Princeton Professor Faces Libel Probe for Saying Poles Killed More Jews Than Nazis in WWII
The Warsaw Prosecutor's Office received 125 complaints about the article
By Joanna Plucinska
October 15, 2015
How Europe Is Spending Money on the Migrant Crisis
Find out where the money goes
By Joyce Lee
October 8, 2015
How Smugglers Are Profiting From the Migrant Crisis
“We save lives”
By Simon Shuster and Francesca Trianni
October 8, 2015
U.K. Muslims Start Anti-ISIS Magazine
The goal of Haqiqah is "to expose the reality behind ISIS"
By Joanna Plucinska
October 8, 2015
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