A Tripped Syrian Refugee Finds a Home in Spain

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Last September, photos and video of a Syrian refugee named Osama Abdul Mohsen and his young son being tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman as he tried to flee border police near Serbia went viral. While much outrage was focused on the actions of the journalist Petra Laszlo (who was fired shortly afterward), Mohsen’s story caught the attention of a soccer training school near Madrid, Spain. The school found Mohsen a job as a liason officer, and now he spends his time between Spanish language classes, his new job, and two of his sons in their new home in Getafe. His wife and two more children remain in Turkey, waiting for visas to enter Spain.

How Calais' 'jungle' migrant camp has now become a mini city - complete with restaurants, a theatre, book shops and free wifi

• More than a dozen shops have opened, along with restaurants, libraries, an information centre and makeshift hotels
• Main strip is the Market where an art gallery, theatre and Eritrean nightclub - which serves beer - are situated
• Camp started as a stopping place for migrants as they waited to be smuggled illegally out of France to Britain
• For more of the latest news from the Calais refugee camp visit www.dailymail.co.uk/refugeecrisis

By JOSH WHITE IN CALAIS FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 23:28 GMT, 6 December 2015 | UPDATED: 14:43 GMT, 7 December 2015

A way of life destroyed: Intimate photos of relaxed Sunday lunches and playing by the pool give a rare insight into life in the once-beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo before it was laid to ruin by ISIS thugs

• Stunning images of family life in Syria before Islamic State lay siege
• Children's birthday parties and family lunches are seen along with visits to Aleppo attractions
• Aleppo's ancient buildings and even its new amusement park are pictured before they were reduced to rubble 
• The Beloune family was forced to flee when extremists fired on their home
• IS looters took more than $1 million of equipment from their business
• The battle for control of Syria's largest city by various forces has destroyed many neighbourhoods

By FRANK COLETTA FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 22:07 GMT, 28 November 2015 | UPDATED: 01:04 GMT, 29 November 2015

Migrant blunder splitting Germany in two: Weeks ago, Merkel threw open Germany's doors. Today, amid fears it's importing anti-Semitism, many worry their way of life is under threat

• Angela Merkel controversially opened the country to all Syrians in August
• Most Germans were at first buoyant, delighted to be able to help refugees
• But thousands of economic migrants grasped the chance to enter Europe 
• Germany is now divided, as many claim it is facing a population time bomb

By SUE REID IN GERMANY FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 23:21 GMT, 27 November 2015 | UPDATED: 23:53 GMT, 27 November 2015

Welcomed to Europe

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As politicians debate the status of refugees, volunteers are working tirelessly to provide them with basic care.

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The Citizens of Nowhere

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Spotlight - Nov 8, 2015 - 15 Photos
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Greg Constantine has spent a decade photographing people with no documentation, and no rights. Working with various refugee groups and non-governmental organizations, Constantine has visited stateless communities in 18 countries—including Sri Lanka, Kenya, Kuwait, Crimea, Italy, and the Dominican Republic.

His new book, Nowhere People, gives an unparalleled view of what it is like to be denied citizenship. "In most cases, they cannot work legally, receive basic state health-care services, obtain an education, open a bank account or benefit from even the smallest development programs," Constantine said. "As non-persons, they are excluded from participating in the political process and are removed from the protection of laws, leaving them vulnerable to extortion, harassment and any number of human-rights abuses." Without passports or any identification papers, these families typically cannot travel to pursue a better life, and at the same time, are at risk of deportation from their own homes.

The migrants left high and dry: Thousands continuing to trudge through the Balkans are at risk of trench foot as freezing weather leaves them constantly wet, prompting EU plan to fly arrivals from Greece

• Thousands of migrants face death and ailments such as trench foot due to freezing winter marches through Balkans
• Fears over the health and lives of those desperate to reach the Eurozone have prompted emergency EU measures 
• It hopes to persuade refugees in Greece to remain where they are to wait for free flights to countries offering asylum
• Yesterday the head of the EU warned Syrian refugee families faced 'perishing' in icy Balkans rivers and waterways
• See full coverage of the European migrant crisis at www.dailymail.co.uk/migrantcrisis

By COREY CHARLTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 19:34 GMT, 26 October 2015 | UPDATED: 01:57 GMT, 27 October 2015

Thousands of Migrants Are Crossing the Balkans on Foot

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In Focus - Oct 26, 2015 - 32 Photos
ALAN TAYLOR

On October 17, Hungary closed its border with Croatia, blocking thousands of refugees still traveling from Mediterranean landing points to central and northern European countries, forcing thousands to shift their routes. An estimated 58,000 migrants and refugees heading to Germany and Austria have arrived in Slovenia over the last week alone. The smaller Balkan countries are still straining to cope with the influx of refugees, as they have most of this year. Colder weather has started making the journey even more difficult, as men, women, and children from war-torn and impoverished regions of the Middle East and Africa continue their journey north.

Number of migrants entering Germany DOUBLES with 40,000 expected to arrive this weekend alone

• Government has deployed some 4,000 troops to 'provide a helping hand'
• Most new-arrivals expected in southern Munich, but concerns it can't cope
• Germany became hot-spot for Syrians after waiving EU rules in August
• Efforts to soften up eastern EU neighbours made little progress on Friday

By IMOGEN CALDERWOOD FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:21 GMT, 12 September 2015 | UPDATED: 15:01 GMT, 12 September 2015

FIFTEEN young children - including four babies - among 34 refugees who drowned after their boat sank off Greek island

• Crammed dinghy collapsed 100m from the Greek holiday island of Lesbos
• Elsewhere 34 refugees drowned off Farmakonisi, 12 miles from Turkey
• Thought to be largest recorded death toll from any accident in Greek waters since the migrant crisis began

By THOMAS BURROWS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 15:25 GMT, 13 September 2015 | UPDATED: 22:00 GMT, 13 September 2015

Thousands of exhausted migrants make it to the promised land: 5,000 refugees arrive in Germany and Austria - as George Osborne calls on Europe to tackle the 'evil Assad regime and Isis'

• The buses are taking them to Austria's capital Vienna and Germany, which expects to take in over 800,000 this year
• They began the 100-mile march to the border after Hungary cancelled international trains heading to the two nations
• Hungary reversed its hard-line stance on migrants after being 'overwhelmed by sheer numbers of unwanted visitors'
• More than 50,000 exhausted migrants entered Hungary last month and a record 3,300 entered country on Thursday 

By JAY AKBAR FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 07:29 GMT, 5 September 2015 | UPDATED: 16:40 GMT, 5 September 2015

Ferrying people to safety: Thousands of people board ships in Kos as part of emergency measures to relieve Greek island of migrant crisis

• Greek government has sent a cruise liner for people to register and ease growing migrant pressure on island of Kos
• An estimated 200 people arrive on the tiny island every day, where around 7,000 refugees are sleeping on the streets
• Thousands of people are stranded on the island, waiting to be processed to continue their journey into Europe 
• Giant vessel will act as a floating registration centre, as volunteers say they can't cope with numbers

By IMOGEN CALDERWOOD and KATE PICKLES FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:06 GMT, 14 August 2015 | UPDATED: 21:59 GMT, 14 August 2015

Number displaced worldwide hits record high - UN report

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18 June 2015
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The number of people displaced by war, conflict or persecution reached a record high of nearly 60 million around the world in 2014, a UN report says.

There Have Never Been More Displaced People Across the World Than Now

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Now Greek island of Lesbos suffers migrant influx: Second popular British tourist spot begins to overflow with illegal immigrants with 300 arriving each day

• An average of 300 migrants are arriving every day at another popular British tourist spot, the Greek island Lesbos
• It comes after dozens more Sryian migrants floated into Kos after 5km overnight voyage from Turkey last night
• An estimated 1,500 people have arrived on the shores of Kos in past week and most of them are now sleeping rough
• Makeshift refugee camp has been established but Greek authorities struggling to cope with number of needy people

By JACK CRONE and SAM TONKIN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:00 GMT, 2 June 2015 | UPDATED: 21:38 GMT, 2 June 2015

Indonesia believes most migrants at sea not Rohingya – Australia

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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Indonesia estimated that only 30% to 40% of the thousands still stranded at sea were Rohingya

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Published 11:48 AM, May 23, 2015

More than 1,600 starving Bangladeshi and Burmese Muslim refugees rescued from Indonesian waters after being abandoned by human traffickers

• Boats carrying hundreds of refugees found drifting off coast of Indonesia
• They had been at sea for two months while some had not eaten for days
• Many of them were Rohingyas Muslims fleeing discrimination in Burma
• Human traffickers escaped on other boats as the vessels approached land

By JULIAN ROBINSON FOR MAILONLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 06:57 GMT, 11 May 2015 | UPDATED: 12:13 GMT, 11 May 2015

Burundian refugees flee to Rwanda amid violence before polls – in pictures

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Kate Holt

Thursday 7 May 2015 09.56 BST

Thousands of people have been arriving in Bugesera, Rwanda, in the past few weeks to escape pre-election violence in Burundi after President Pierre Nkurunziza declared his intention to stand for a third term. Of more than 40,000 Burundians who fled in the past month, more than half crossed into Rwanda

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Global Trends 2013: UNHCR Releases Annual Refugee Statistics

Iraq Crisis: Finding a Place to Stay

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Added: 16 Jun 2014

Tens of thousands of people have fled to Erbil and Duhok governorates in Iraq's Kurdistan region over the past week, sheltering in schools, mosques, churches and temporary camps following a surge of violence in parts of central and northern Iraq. UNHCR and its partners have been working to meet the urgent shelter needs. The refugee agency has delivered close to 1,000 tents to a transit camp being built by the authorities and NGOs at Garmawa, near Duhok.