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As thousands of refugees and migrants from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries in crisis move west and north through Europe, they are encountering a new set of obstacles and humiliations. Follow live coverage of the crisis from CBC's foreign correspondents.

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by Kazi Stastna edited by MacKaycbc 9/8/2015 12:45:31 AM

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Still expecting more refugees to cross into Austria? Policeman at Hungarian border: the source is "inexhaustible" #CBC #refugeecrisis

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 4:48:50 PM
Here's the UK with the details on its plan for Syrian #refugeecrisis #cbc twitter.com/independent/st…

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 4:48:54 PM
This is what relief looks like #CBC #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COSyhw2WUAA1W_5.jpg

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 4:48:58 PM
A sprint on the last leg of an epic journey from another continent #CBC #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COSMfpmW8AAytST.jpg

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 4:49:07 PM
A young Afghan boy who arrived on Greek island of Lesvos from Turkey 2day. At least 5 refugee boats landed. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COUELBdWEAAYvG8.jpg

by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/7/2015 4:49:45 PM
#Refugees arriving on the coast of Lesvos from Turkey this morning. Mostly people from Syria and Afghanistan. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COTGturWEAAeKIr.jpg

by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/7/2015 4:49:49 PM
Hundreds of asylum seekers sleeping on sidewalks around Mytilene port on Lesbos. Thousands arriving each day. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COR1zKvWgAAwm_K.jpg

by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/7/2015 4:50:26 PM
.@UNHCR #infographic on the current #refugeecrisis in the Mediterranean. #Syria #EU http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COUOCXPXAAAGvPP.jpg

by SECURITY FIRST. via twitter 9/7/2015 5:11:11 PM
Latest on refugees/migrants crisis: Slow crossing causes tension and scuffles at Macedonian border apne.ws/1ISUtOt

by The Associated Press via twitter 9/7/2015 5:15:34 PM
Latest on refugees/migrants crisis: Francois Hollande says France will welcome 24,000 refugees, back quota plan apne.ws/1LeywLA

by The Associated Press via twitter 9/7/2015 5:15:40 PM
Latest on refugees/migrants crisis: Hungary's leader mocks EU migrant quote plan, asking "how will this work?" apne.ws/1VIoutv

by The Associated Press via twitter 9/7/2015 5:15:57 PM
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Reuters is reporting that Hungary's defence minister, Csaba Hende, has resigned after a national security council meeting held to discuss the huge influx of refugees and migrants arriving in the country. The country, which has seen more than 100,000 people arrive, many fleeing conflict in the Middle East, last week proposed measures that would allow it to deploy the army to its borders in a bid to stem the inflow. Hende is to be replaced by Istvan Simicsko, also a member of the ruling conservative Fidesz party.

by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 5:22:31 PM
AP PHOTOS: Children are most vulnerable in 24 hours of European migration: apne.ws/1NlyuYq

by The Associated Press via twitter 9/7/2015 5:25:23 PM
A migrant family from Syria waits outside a refugee camp at a fair ground in Munich. An estimated 20,000 people arrived in Germany over the weekend. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters)

by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 5:32:19 PM
Agence France-Presse
@AFP
Children look at weapons seized from IS group in Kobane, Syria. #photo by Yasin Akgul http://t.co/8c1KzFbBLu
9:32 AM - 07 Sep 2015
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Many of the refugees arriving in Europe have fled the city of Kobane, where fighting between Kurdish forces and ISIS has escalated in recent months.
by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 5:40:42 PM
Child refugees suffer accidents, beatings, rape on way to Sweden #migrantcrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COUUhV6WwAEtZq4.jpg dlvr.it/C507HL

by Timothy Large via twitter 9/7/2015 5:42:20 PM
Czech, Slovaks hold firm against refugee quotas after EU proposal #migrantcrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COUJBW7WIAAd6lO.jpg dlvr.it/C4zSPB

by Timothy Large via twitter 9/7/2015 5:42:47 PM
For one Syrian migrant, a hefty price buys a "5-star" journey to Europe #migrantcrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COUOQX5WsAAaEMG.jpg dlvr.it/C4zcq8

by Timothy Large via twitter 9/7/2015 5:43:01 PM
Canada will accept 10,000 #Syrian #refugees in 3 years.
Germany is expecting 10,000 today. #cbcnn #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COIxuNaUYAEIqhN.jpg

by NatashaFatah via twitter 9/7/2015 5:48:57 PM
This is all moving very fast. #cbc #refugeecrisis twitter.com/nytimes/status…

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 5:55:29 PM
Hungary's defence minister apparently resigns over #refugeecrisis . the country could deploy the army to protect borders next week. #cbc

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 6:08:34 PM
The Wall Street Journal's gallery of drawings by refugee children waiting at the Keleti train station in Budapest shows glimpses of hope, joy and fond memories of home but also the violence and war that brought them to Hungary http://graphics.wsj.com/migrant-childrens-drawings/

This drawing by Mitra, 8,depicts her happy memories of life in Afghanistan. (Wall Street Journal)

by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 6:10:28 PM
Austrian Regina Plumes helps hand out homecooked food. "I have to do this. My father was a refugee too."#cbc #austria http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CONbxweWcAAfUfW.jpg

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/7/2015 6:19:04 PM
#Shameful images as #Hungary seeks to force #refugees trying to transit to Germany into camps. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CN_Bw8kWsAA527c.jpg

by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/7/2015 6:20:28 PM
#migrantcrisis - A refugee from Syria prays after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos. By @atzortzinis #AFP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COTrJ7DWIAQ0acF.jpg

by AFP Photo Department via twitter 9/7/2015 6:36:48 PM
MACEDONIA - Migrants walk towards a train heading to Serbia near Gevgelija. By @RAtanasovski #AFP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COJCeyFWcAADJhn.jpg

by AFP Photo Department via twitter retweeted by RAtanasovski 9/7/2015 6:41:26 PM
Whether or not they have visas, #migrants are people w/ the same #HumanRights as all of us facebook.com/unitednationsh… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COEaAxCWEAA_faO.jpg

by UNrightswire via twitter 9/7/2015 6:44:45 PM
Aurelia BAILLY
@AureliaBAILLY
#migrants board a train after crossing the Macedonian-Greek border near Gevgelija. #AFP @RAtanasovski http://t.co/ZpU4iSTwdn
8:38 AM - 07 Sep 2015
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Aurelia BAILLY
@AureliaBAILLY
#migrants wait to board a train to Serbia near Gevgelija, yesterday. #AFP Photo by @RAtanasovski http://t.co/awCQ504fx3
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5:26 AM - 06 Sep 2015
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Frédérique Geffard
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MACEDONIA - Migrants cross the border line between Greece and Macedonia near Gevgelija. By @RAtanasovski #AFP http://t.co/aL3ZTuEV1f
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5:39 AM - 05 Sep 2015
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by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 6:55:38 PM
AFP photogtapher Robert Atanasovski has been documenting the refugee crisis on the Macedonian-Greek border. AFP photo editors Frédérique Geffard and Aurelia Bailly have been tweeting some of his work.

by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 6:57:23 PM
U.S. received 17,000 #Syrian #refugee referrals from UN.
Accepted 1,500.
That's 9%.
#cbcnn #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CON5LWPWUAAxq2s.jpg

by NatashaFatah via twitter 9/7/2015 7:07:57 PM
Refugees make their way to Munich from Budapest
By foot, bus and train, refugees make their way from Keleti station in Budapest to Munich, Germany, with stops in Austria along the way.

by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 7:19:19 PM
Aid worker tends to 1 of the youngest refugees arriving on #Lesvos today. Watch @CBCTheNational #RefugeeCrisis #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COUx03EWoAAgr_b.jpg

by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/7/2015 7:42:06 PM
Katica Djurovic
@zoontangmarg
This man brought his dog all the way from Syria @Ruptly #refugees #migrants http://t.co/UCKv4caS0W
10:43 AM - 07 Sep 2015
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Broadcast journalist Katica Djurovic of Ruptly has been documenting the migrants' journey through Hungary.
by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 8:18:29 PM
Agence France-Presse
@AFP
First train in a week takes migrants from Budapest to Vienna https://t.co/iGePhYdhkd
1:00 PM - 07 Sep 2015
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by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 8:33:13 PM
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What would be a fair distribution of migrants in Europe? See the different quota proposals: http://t.co/u0tBiYrkck http://t.co/4yrjt3chyy
1:06 PM - 07 Sep 2015
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As European leaders continue to discuss how to distribute the thousands of refugees flooding into Europe, The New York Times examines the quotas the EU proposed - and rejected - this past spring and how close the various countries are to meeting them.
by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 8:41:25 PM
The Times of London
@thetimes
Angelina Jolie Pitt and Arminka Helic on the global refugee crisis http://t.co/nF3AZSUAHW http://t.co/bSOLLN1ToC
7:40 AM - 07 Sep 2015
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by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 8:49:20 PM
- in Vancouver
It was only a matter of time before celebrity humanitarian Angelina Jolie weighed in on the refugee crisis. In an opinion piece written with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Arminka Helic, she called on Europe to prioritize refugees fleeing war over economic migrants.

by Kazi Stastna 9/7/2015 8:49:26 PM
Cyprus says it could take up to 300 preferably Christian refugees: reut.rs/1Qk7Z3N http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COT7jYPVEAAKSbE.jpg

by Reuters Top News via twitter 9/7/2015 9:00:52 PM
In rich Gulf Arab states, some feel shamed by refugee response: reut.rs/1Nlaftd http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COTRee0WgAA1hOX.jpg

by Reuters Top News via twitter 9/7/2015 9:03:12 PM
AP images capture 24 hours of the migration influx that's unfolding on Europe's shores: apne.ws/1JNXlhg

by The Associated Press via twitter 9/7/2015 9:41:44 PM
"Schengen will fall apart if it will not be strengthened." #refugeecrisis #EU buff.ly/1K29mDb

by ECFRheadlines via twitter 9/7/2015 10:26:37 PM
AUSTRIA - Clothes and drinks for migrants stand in front of a house near Nickelsdorf. By @vladimirsimicek #AFP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COOxt_7XAAA_G0s.jpg

by Frédérique Geffard via twitter 9/7/2015 10:29:03 PM
'Absolutely inhuman' @eitzenbe on conditions of #Roszke refugee camp cbc.ca/1.3218167 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COVUa7qW8AEFeYH.jpg

by As It Happens via twitter retweeted by CBCNews 9/8/2015 12:14:09 AM
Girls from Syria happy to have warmth, food and 'stuffies' in Hamm, Germany. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)

by Kazi Stastna 9/8/2015 12:43:37 AM
A look at the conditions at Hungary's border with Serbia #cbc #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COXoNpAWwAAGEuH.jpg

by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/8/2015 10:04:27 AM

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