Refugee Crisis
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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On board to Athens. One woman with a ticket said "we forget suffering, now we start again." #lesvos #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CObOFrwXAAIiREB.jpg
by Erin Boudreau via twitter 9/9/2015 1:43:18 AM -
Mytilene mayor tells @mevansCBC : I felt like I was alone holding a bomb with the fuse slowly burning. #cbc #refugees http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CObPrWiXAAAq-s-.jpg
by Erin Boudreau via twitter 9/9/2015 1:50:14 AM -
Kids who came to Lesbos on smuggler's boats. Read: the spotters on the beach. #CBC cbc.ca/1.3218593 #refugee http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CObRVn0WcAAetUv.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/9/2015 1:57:30 AM -
Mytilene mayor tells @mevansCBC : I felt like I was alone holding a bomb with the fuse slowly burning. #cbc #refugees http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CObPrWiXAAAq-s-.jpg
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Our cameras capture the endless despair of refugees in Europe. youtu.be/XJGtOZBredU #refugeescrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CObN6s4WsAEwDqD.jpg
by The National via twitter retweeted by NahlahAyed 9/9/2015 2:19:02 AM -
Syrian refugees find mercy on the island of Lesbos: Margaret Evans
On Tuesday, after weeks of ignoring the situation of thousands of migrants stuck in limbo, authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos managed to register 15,000 people in just 24 hours, Margaret Evans reports. -
- Associated Press
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has renewed her demand for compulsory sharing of refugees among European Union countries and insisted that the migrant crisis is a challenge for every nation in the 28-member bloc.
Merkel addressed the German parliament's annual budget debate on Wednesday just as the head of the European Union's executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, called for the compulsory relocation among EU countries of another 120,000 refugees.
Germany has taken in more migrants than any other EU country. Merkel said: "We need a binding agreement on a binding distribution of refugees among all member states, according to fair criteria."
Merkel said "it would be a step if we achieved what Jean-Claude Juncker is proposing today" but that the challenge is deeper than just sharing refugees. - Associated Press
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#Lesvos this morning. Hundreds of #refugees still boarding ferries to #Athens. @CBCWorldReport #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COc6hwYWcAAqsOe.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/9/2015 10:02:14 AM -
A surprise: how many mothers travel alone w kids. One lost contact w/ husband. He left 3 mos ago #CBC #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COc5Kn9XAAACTmW.jpg
by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/9/2015 10:03:03 AM -
- Thomson Reuters
The European Commission's proposals for a regional response to an influx of migrants include several positive points but Slovakia still opposes mandatory quotas, Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak said on Wednesday.
"(Commission President Jean-Claude) Juncker's proposal has several positive points," he told reporters.
He said Slovakia rejected proposals on how many migrants must be taken by each EU member state and also opposed giving the Commission, the EU's executive branch, too much power in dealing with the migration crisis. - Thomson Reuters
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Hungary's N1TV internet channel confirms that camerawoman who kicked and tripped migrants entering the country across the border with Serbia has been fired.
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Refugee crisis: EU urges nations to share 160,000 refugees
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday called on EU countries to agree by next week to share 160,000 refugees, warning that Greece, Italy and Hungary can no longer cope alone. -
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Refugees walk in the cornfields near Hungary's border fence #CBC #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COdVKNlWwAA1eeI.jpg
by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/9/2015 11:33:24 AM -
Only 9 Syrian refugee cases offered on private sponsor list
Only nine Syrian refugee cases are on a list relied upon by private sponsor groups who bring refugees to Canada. Groups say the number of cases continues to be inadequate to meet demand. -
Australia agrees to take in additional Syrian refugees
Australia will accept 12,000 refugees from Syria on top of its current humanitarian intake quota and extend air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq into Syria, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday. -
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Syrian boy waiting to register. Authorities in Lesbos registered 15,000 people in a single day. #refugeecrisis #cbc http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COdaLM8XAAAFi5W.jpg
by Erin Boudreau via twitter 9/9/2015 11:55:19 AM -
More than 4000 #refugees left Lesvos on the morning ferries after authorities gave travel permits to thousands. #CBC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COdac9jWEAAbY9B.jpg
by Margaret Evans via twitter 9/9/2015 11:56:33 AM -
- Associated Press
Police in southern Denmark have shut down a section of highway after a large group of migrants left the place where they were staying after entering Denmark by train from Germany, and started
walking on the highway north of Padborg on the Danish-German border. According to Denmark's TV2, they are chanting "Sweden, Sweden"
Also in southern Denmark, police stopped three trains with migrants who had crossed the strait separating northern Germany and the Danish island of Lolland. A group of up to 35 who fled earlier in the day from the ferry terminal is Roedby have now returned, they said. - Associated Press
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Glenn Davidson, former Syrian ambassador, calls on Canada to accept more refugeees
The former Canadian ambassador to Syria says the country should be able to increase the number of Syrian refugees it accepts “quite significantly” but doing so will require more than a desire to help. -
On refugee crisis, PM must heed more than public opinion
On the strength of a remarkably powerful image from Turkey, Canadian public opinion decisively and suddenly wants this country to start accepting Syrian refugees by the thousands, or, even better, by the tens of thousands. But public policy is not written in response to a single picture, Neil Macdonald writes. -
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New data: #Syria’s neighbours are buckling under the strain. Other countries must play their part in refugee crisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COdiXjYWgAAVgqv.png
by UN Refugee Agency via twitter 9/9/2015 1:04:23 PM -
- Associated Press
Authorities in the Polish capital, Warsaw, have banned a protest against Muslim refugees that was planned for the city centre on Saturday, saying it is driven by out-of-place hatred.
The decision follows a government announcement that Poland will be able to accept more refugees that the 2,000 originally declared and a declaration from Catholic leaders that the church will do its best to help immigrants. - Associated Press
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked leaders of Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to a meeting on migration and refugees in New York on September 30.
Statement from Ban's office says he spoke with the leaders by telephone and "encouraged the European Union countries to live up to their obligations and the standards they have set."
Ban "underlined the need for compassion and global solidarity, and applauded the inspiring examples that have been displayed all over Europe by private citizens and civil society," according to a statement from spokesman for Ban. -
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Refugees from Syria and Iraq speak with doctors before a medical check after their arrival at the Hubert Renaud centre in Cergy-Pontoise, France, on Wednesday. France has said it will take in 24,000 refugees as part of European Union plans to welcome more than 100,000 in the next two year. (Jacky Naegelen/Reuters)
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RAW: Australia PM accepts 12,000 Syrian refugees
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- Associated Press
Danish railway company DSB says all train service has been halted between Germany and Denmark after Danish police stopped hundreds of migrants arriving by train across the border.
Danish police spokeswoman Anne Soe says about 100 migrants who arrived from Germany on Wednesday are refusing to leave a train in the Danish port city of Roedby. She says they don't want to be registered in Denmark.
Under EU rules people seeking asylum should do so in the first EU country they enter and not travel from one country to another.
Many of the migrants say they want to go to Sweden, Norway or Finland, because they have relatives there or believe that the conditions for asylum-seekers are better. - Associated Press
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Refugee reality check: the truth about sponsoring
Ron Rosell opens up about his experiences sponsoring refugees, including four from Syria. -
Europe's new front...at Hungary's border with Serbia. Parl to discuss sending army to protect it #CBC #refugeecrisis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COeNPceWgAABRQs.jpg
by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/9/2015 3:38:29 PM -
Many many families...with small children. Nearly all here are Syrian #cbc #refugeecrisis #whoarethey http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COeNhCLWUAAvgDx.jpg
by Nahlah Ayed via twitter 9/9/2015 3:39:38 PM -
Nahlah Ayed reports on refugees crossing porous Serbia-Hungary border
CBC's Nahlah Ayed reports from the border between Serbia and Hungary, a key flashpoint in Europe's fast-changing refugee and migration crisis, where people are slipping under razor wire into Europe. -
UPDATE: US is studying how it can resettle more refugees fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria u.afp.com/ZT27by AFP news agency via twitter 9/9/2015 4:41:55 PM -
A group of migrants is seen at Padborg Station, Denmark, Wednesday, after they crossed the Danish-German border. Many refugees are moving across Denmark from Germany to reach Sweden. Danish train operator DSB said trains are not running between Denmark and Germany due to exceptional passport checks at the border. (Alex Luka Ladime/Scanpix/Reuters)
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Migrants welcomed in Europe after gruelling journey
People gathered with signs and supplies at train stations in Germany, Austria, France and Spain, eager to greet incoming migrants, after Hungary unexpectedly opened its borders, allowing thousands of asylum seekers to pass following days of confrontation and chaos. -
"Lesbos is Greek" - a small anti-immigration demo at the port in Mytilene tonight. #CBC #refugeecrisisby Erin Boudreau via twitter 9/9/2015 5:22:00 PM
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'Frustration' among groups trying to sponsor Syrian refugees
Government list of refugees pre-approved for private sponsorship has just 9 Syrian cases, despite growing crisis -
53% des français sont désormais favorables à l'accueil des migrants et réfugiés @BFMTV - On en parle dans #20hpol http://pbs.twimg.com/media/COeuaGvXAAECEzG.jpg
by 20H Politique via twitter 9/9/2015 6:04:05 PM -
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- Associated Press
Officials say the United States is prepared to increase the number of refugees it resettles by 5,000 next year as European countries struggle to accommodate tens of thousands of refugees from the Middle East and Africa.
Two officials and a congressional aide said that Secretary of State John Kerry told members of Congress in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the United States will boost its worldwide quota for resettling refugees from 70,000 to 75,000 next year. A fraction of those refugees would be from Syria. - Associated Press
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Migrant crisis: Denmark-Germany rail links suspended - BBC News
BBC NewsDenmark suspends rail links with Germany after hundreds of asylum seekers are stopped at the border amid an EU-wide migrant crisis.
