Refugees
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Anti-migrant party beats Angela Merkel's CDU party on home turf
Speed Read Poll is first of five regional votes to take place before Germany's national electon next September
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Chinese tourist mistaken for refugee and held for two weeks in Germany
Speed Read Traveller is fingerprinted and applies for asylum before authorities using translation app realise their mistake
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Austrian presidential election: Far-right candidate defeated
Speed Read Alexander Van der Bellen victorious after tight race against anti-immigration party's Norbert Hofer
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Manus Island refugee camp declared unconstitutional
Speed Read Papua New Guinea to close Australian detention centre after Supreme Court ruling
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Islamic State 'attacking refugee camps' in Syria
Speed Read Asylum-seekers dig holes to protect themselves as militants take over camp on Turkish border
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Brazil's tourism minister resigns on eve of Rio Olympics
Speed Read Henrique Alves becomes third government official in a month to resign over country's Petrobas scandal
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Haunting refugee crisis image wins World Press Photo 2015 – see the pictures
Speed Read Prize goes to Australian photographer Warren Richardson who camped out at the Hungary border
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Charlie Hebdo: is Alan Kurdi cartoon racist?
In Depth Controversial magazine's drawing of drowned Syrian refugee sparks racism debate around world
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2015: A bad year for...
Speed Read From desperate refugees to the struggling NHS – it has been a year of tragedy and misfortune for many
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Calais migrant crisis: life in the 'Jungle' in pictures
In Depth Photographer Zacharie Rabehi captures daily life for the 6,000 people living in the camp
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Hungary stands accused as refugees are 'fed like cattle'
In Depth The government response has been shameful, say observers – but ordinary Hungarians are mobilising
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Refugee crisis: why so many risk all to reach Europe
In Depth War in Syria and a failed state in Libya have led to the biggest displacement of people in a generation
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Refugee crisis: why Germany opened its doors (and maybe we should too)
In Depth Demographic changes are increasing the burden on the working age population
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Alan Kurdi: how one boy came to encapsulate an entire tragedy
In Depth Photograph of three-year-old Syrian refugee seen as 'tipping point' in Europe's migrant crisis
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