Poland slams Belarus, sends extra troops to border
Warsaw has accused Minsk of an "organized storming" of its borders after four people, apparently refugees, were found dead. Poland is sending 500 additional troops to the region.
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More than 185 migrants rescued, calls for EU to prevent Mediterranean deaths
Over the past few days nearly 190 migrants have been rescued by private rescue ships. Protesters who formed a human chain at the weekend, stretching from the North Sea to Italy, have demanded a coordinated European sea rescue operat1
New refugee camp on Samos 'like a prison', says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has spoken out against a new center for asylum seekers that was opened by the EU and the Greek government on September 18 on the Greek island of Samos, saying that it is "like a prison".
37 refugees arrive in Italy via university corridors
A group of 37 refugees arrived in Italy last week as part of the UNICORE - University Corridors for Refugees project. Thanks to sholarships, they will continue their studies at 23 universities in the country.
Greece opens first refugee holding camp on Samos island
The new facility is one of five being built with EU funds. Rights groups have complained that the Samos camp, with its barbed-wire fences and surveillance cameras, is more like a jail.