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German media say a councillor for Angela Merkel"s Christian Democrats is one of a group of men who tied a young Iraqi asylum-seeker to a tree after threatening a shop worker.

VIDEO: Germany refugees

2016-06-01 23:26, bbc.co.uk

Germany"s security chief has told the BBC that radical Islamists are trying to groom vulnerable refugees.

Shipwrecks

2016-05-29 10:22, bbc.co.uk

Up to 700 migrants feared dead in three shipwrecks off Libyan coast this week, UN refugee agency says.

Syria war: Battling on as a disabled refugee

2016-05-26 23:48, bbc.co.uk

How hard is it to be a Syrian refugee with a disability?

VIDEO: Gay refugees

2016-05-24 04:03, bbc.co.uk

Gay refugees from the Middle East have faced abuse and harassment in Dutch camps - but now LGBT charities have begun to step in.

Maldives ex-president

2016-05-23 19:20, bbc.co.uk

The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has been granted refugee status in the UK, his lawyer says.

VIDEO: New life for Syrian children in Turkey

2016-05-23 06:55, bbc.co.uk

Many Syrian refugees have moved to Turkey, and many children are now enrolled in schools there.

Greek judges tell refugee Turkey unsafe

2016-05-20 23:02, bbc.co.uk

A Greek ruling not to send a Syrian asylum seeker back to Turkey because it is not considered safe raises questions over the EU"s migrant deal.

VIDEO:

2016-05-20 09:55, bbc.co.uk

Refugees who fled the Nazis on the eve of World War Two are calling on the government to do more to get children out of the migrant camp at Calais.

VIDEO: The Iraqi refugees returning home

2016-05-18 06:24, bbc.co.uk

A growing number of people are returning to northern Iraq, according to a migration organisation.

VIDEO: Refugees set up

2016-05-17 23:45, bbc.co.uk

A group of refugees at Greece"s Idomeni camp decides to change the way the migrant story is portrayed.

VIDEO: What did Syrian refugees take from home?

2016-05-17 06:27, bbc.co.uk

Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Syria. They told BBC News what they chose to take with them.

VIDEO: Gay refugee couple separated by system

2016-05-17 06:24, bbc.co.uk

Unlike straight couples, gay refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria face an uphill struggle to stay together.

Jolie-Pitt: Refugee system breaking down

2016-05-16 11:22, bbc.co.uk

Angelina Jolie-Pitt, the UN refugee agency"s special envoy, warns the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down.

Turning migrants away

2016-05-16 07:55, bbc.co.uk

The UN high commissioner for refugees says the 60m people displaced globally is an issue involving everyone and turning migrants away "won"t work".

Action urged on

2016-05-16 06:35, bbc.co.uk

The UN high commissioner for refugees warns that the "global phenomenon" of refugees now requires a global response.

Call for

2016-05-16 00:41, bbc.co.uk

Save the Children is calling for greater commitment to ensure refugee children remain in school, the BBC"s chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reports.

VIDEO: How the global refugee crisis got so bad - in numbers

2016-05-15 00:51, bbc.co.uk

How the global refugee crisis got so bad

VIDEO: Inside the world

2016-05-13 23:58, bbc.co.uk

Inside the world"s biggest refugee camp

VIDEO: Why Uganda is so good for refugees

2016-05-13 08:37, bbc.co.uk

According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Uganda is the best country for those seeking asylum - the BBC went to find out why.

Big Greek wedding for refugees in camp

2016-05-09 01:30, bbc.co.uk

Refugee couple weds in muddy border camp

VIDEO: Young refugees find new lives in Germany

2016-05-08 23:30, bbc.co.uk

Young refugees from Afghanistan and Syria have fled war to find a new life in Germany.

VIDEO: Syria:

2016-05-06 14:32, bbc.co.uk

In the aftermath of an air strike on an Idlib refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people, Will Ross reports that there is "little hope of real ceasefire" in Syria.

Syria refugee camp strike

2016-05-06 04:29, bbc.co.uk

An air strike on a Syrian refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people could amount to a war crime, a senior UN official says.

Deadly air strike on Syria refugee camp

2016-05-05 16:56, bbc.co.uk

Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in an air strike on a Syrian refugee camp near the Turkish border, monitors say.

Has EU found solution for flawed asylum rule?

2016-05-04 23:20, bbc.co.uk

Can EU plan to revamp asylum rule succeed?

EU plans fines for refusing refugees

2016-05-04 11:55, bbc.co.uk

Reforms to EU asylum rules planned by the European Commission would see financial penalties for countries refusing to take in asylum seekers.

Asylum boat reaches Australia territory

2016-05-04 01:54, bbc.co.uk

A boat of asylum seekers has reached the Cocos Islands, a remote Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.

Syrian refugee students rebuild from Beirut

2016-05-03 23:18, bbc.co.uk

Syrian refugee students rebuild from Beirut

Asylum seeker dies of burns in Australia

2016-04-29 05:05, bbc.co.uk

A 23-year-old Iranian asylum seeker who set himself on fire at Australia"s detention centre on the island of Nauru has died.

Australia to hold PNG talks on refugees

2016-04-27 23:57, bbc.co.uk

Australia and Papua New Guinea will hold urgent talks over asylum seekers held at a centre ruled unconstitutional by the PNG Supreme Court.

Migrant Crisis: Changing attitudes of a German city

2016-04-27 23:09, bbc.co.uk

Changing attitudes in one German refugee city

Austria passes tough new asylum law

2016-04-27 15:36, bbc.co.uk

The Austrian parliament passes a controversial new law restricting asylum rights and allowing most claimants to be rejected directly at the border.

PNG to shut Australia detention camp

2016-04-27 07:16, bbc.co.uk

Papua New Guinea says it will shut a detention camp used by Australia to send asylum seekers, after its court rules such a facility is unconstitutional.

VIDEO: Syrian refugee carries flame through camp

2016-04-26 21:50, bbc.co.uk

A Syrian refugee who was a sportsman before losing part of his leg in a bombing has carried the Olympic flame through an Athens refugee camp.

Syrian refugee carries Olympic flame

2016-04-26 16:50, bbc.co.uk

A Syrian refugee who was a sportsman before losing part of his leg in a bombing carries the Olympic flame through an Athens refugee camp.

Syrian refugee to carry Olympic flame

2016-04-26 15:14, bbc.co.uk

A Syrian refugee who was a sportsman before losing part of his leg in a bombing is to carry the Olympic flame through an Athens refugee camp.

Australia migrant camp in PNG

2016-04-26 07:31, bbc.co.uk

Papua New Guinea"s Supreme Court rules that the detention of asylum seekers and refugees by Australia on Manus Island is unconstitutional.

VIDEO: Refugees chosen by Pope:

2016-04-22 00:20, bbc.co.uk

Pope Francis" decision to bring 12 refugees from Syria on his own plane back from the Greek island of Lesbos made headlines around the world, and two of them have told the BBC their story.

VIDEO: Somali:

2016-04-21 22:33, bbc.co.uk

The few survivors of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees that capsized in the Mediterranean, have been speaking of their ordeal.

VIDEO: Somali refugee:

2016-04-21 22:33, bbc.co.uk

The few survivors of a boat carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees that capsized in the Mediterranean, have been speaking of their ordeal.

German refugees

2016-04-20 16:25, bbc.co.uk

German YouTube users searching for anti-immigration videos are being shown adverts of refugees talking about the prejudices they encounter.

VIDEO: Turned away from Bulgaria, then orphaned

2016-04-20 08:25, bbc.co.uk

A British man who is fighting to bring four orphaned refugee children to the UK has told the BBC their parents died after Bulgarian border guards turned the family away.

Pulitzer winner speaks of refugee

2016-04-20 04:08, bbc.co.uk

Viet Thanh Nguyen, a former Vietnamese refugee, has won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. He told the BBC people have nothing to fear from refugees.

Pope visits Greek migrant camp

2016-04-16 08:46, bbc.co.uk

Pope Francis visits a detention camp on the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees who are trying to reach northern Europe.

Pope arrives on Greek migrant camp visit

2016-04-16 07:59, bbc.co.uk

Pope Francis arrives on the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees who are trying to reach northern Europe.

Pope arrives for Greek migrant camp visit

2016-04-16 07:20, bbc.co.uk

Pope Francis arrives on the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees trying to reach Europe.

Pope to visit Greek migrant camp

2016-04-16 02:53, bbc.co.uk

The Pope is due to visit the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees trying to reach Europe.

Migrant fined for Nauru suicide bid

2016-04-15 17:46, bbc.co.uk

An Iranian asylum seeker is fined for trying to kill himself during an attempt to move him and his daughter from an Australian-funded camp on Nauru.

VIDEO: What attracts EU workers to the UK?

2016-04-13 20:12, bbc.co.uk

While the crisis of refugees fleeing Syria has dominated the headlines, more migrants heading for the UK are coming from southern Europe.

Berlin museum tours inspire Mid-East refugees

2016-04-11 23:00, bbc.co.uk

Berlin museum tours prove a hit with refugees

French action urged over Calais children

2016-04-09 02:27, bbc.co.uk

The Children"s Commissioner for England asks the French government to help lone children in Calais"s refugee camp to be reunited with relatives in UK.

Germany sees huge fall in asylum claims

2016-04-08 15:01, bbc.co.uk

Germany says it has seen a dramatic slump in asylum applicants in recent months after southern countries closed their borders to migrants.

EU proposes reforms to asylum rules

2016-04-06 12:32, bbc.co.uk

The European Commission proposes alternatives for a "more humane and efficient" way of handling asylum claims in response to the migrant crisis.

EU to review asylum claim system

2016-04-06 04:46, bbc.co.uk

The European Commission is due to unveil options for reforms to the way EU countries handle asylum claims in response to the migrant crisis.

VIDEO: Migrants protest in Lesbos camp

2016-04-05 15:48, bbc.co.uk

Thousands of migrants being held in camps in Greece have applied for asylum, which could slow the rate of returns to Turkey under a European Union deal.

VIDEO: School offers hope to refugee children

2016-04-05 02:54, bbc.co.uk

A learning centre in Indonesia is offering refugee children a rare chance of education while they wait in limbo.

Australia-held asylum children freed

2016-04-03 10:48, bbc.co.uk

The Australian government says the last remaining asylum-seeking children being held in mainland detention centres have been freed.

Turkey

2016-04-01 08:53, bbc.co.uk

Turkey has forced thousands of refugees to return to Syria in breach of international law, a new report by Amnesty International says.

VIDEO: The Syrian refugee who

2016-03-28 23:59, bbc.co.uk

The Syrian who"s become a big hit in Germany

VIDEO: How refugees reacted to reporter

2016-03-28 17:09, bbc.co.uk

The BBC"s disability news correspondent, Nikki Fox, has been to the camp to see how those with a disability, who are some of the most vulnerable, survive.

Refugees rescue far-right politician

2016-03-22 23:40, bbc.co.uk

A far-right German politician is rescued by two Syrian refugees after he crashes his car in a tree, German media report.

VIDEO: How Lesbos camp will become courthouse

2016-03-22 06:23, bbc.co.uk

A fortified migrant camp on Lesbos will need to become a giant courthouse to process asylum applications, as James Reynolds reports

Turkey and Greece in migrant deal talks

2016-03-21 04:23, bbc.co.uk

Turkish and Greek officials are set to discuss how to implement the new deal on repatriation of migrants, as the influx of asylum-seekers continues.

Migrant influx continues despite deal

2016-03-20 23:15, bbc.co.uk

Hundreds of asylum-seekers have arrived in Greece by sea despite the start of a deal between the EU and Turkey to tackle the influx of migrants.

Kosovo PM

2016-03-20 16:29, bbc.co.uk

The brother of Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa was one of many seeking asylum in Germany last year.

EU finalises Turkey migrant return deal

2016-03-18 18:11, bbc.co.uk

Turkey and European Union leaders reach a deal over the migrant crisis, which will see failed asylum claimants in Greece returned to Turkey.

EU finalises Turkey migrant deal

2016-03-18 16:04, bbc.co.uk

Turkey and European Union leaders reach a deal over the migrant crisis, which will see failed asylum claimants in Greece returned to Turkey.

VIDEO: Meet the Syrian refugee rapper

2016-03-18 00:03, bbc.co.uk

Nineteen-year-old Tammam from Syria has been using hip hop as a way to document his experience.

Palestinian wins global teaching prize

2016-03-13 17:28, bbc.co.uk

A Palestinian teacher who grew up in a refugee camp has been named as the most exceptional teacher in the world, winning a $1m prize.

Ex-refugee wins $1m global teacher prize

2016-03-13 17:28, bbc.co.uk

A Palestinian teacher who grew up in a refugee camp has been named as the most exceptional teacher in the world, winning a $1m prize.

Merkel faces test in regional elections

2016-03-13 04:50, bbc.co.uk

Germans are set to vote in three regional elections seen as a test of support for Chancellor Angela Merkel"s policy towards refugees.

VIDEO: Syrian refugee plays piano for Ai Weiwei

2016-03-12 19:43, bbc.co.uk

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei set up a piano in the middle of a refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border.

VIDEO: MSF fears French migrant camp closure

2016-03-09 05:43, bbc.co.uk

Medical charity MSF is concerned the national government in France will try to close down a new refugee camp it has built with support from local government near the northern town of Dunkirk.

EU and Turkey hold

2016-03-07 13:56, bbc.co.uk

The EU holds a key summit with Turkey on tackling the refugee crisis, as a rift within the bloc emerges on declaring the main Balkans route closed.

EU to discuss closing key migrant route

2016-03-07 11:16, bbc.co.uk

The EU will discuss closing the Balkan route for migrants, as leaders meet for an emergency summit on Europe"s worst refugee crisis since World War Two.

VIDEO: Turning 21 in a refugee camp in Lesbos

2016-03-07 09:53, bbc.co.uk

Rami is a tattoo artist from Iran, and he recently turned 21, spending his birthday in a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos.

EU seeks to close key migrant route

2016-03-07 08:14, bbc.co.uk

The EU will seek to close the Balkan route for migrants, as leaders meet for an emergency summit on Europe"s worst refugee crisis since World War Two.

At least 18 dead as migrant boat sinks

2016-03-06 15:47, bbc.co.uk

At least 18 people are drowned on the Turkey to Greece migrant route, as Macedonia starts blocking refugees from areas in Syria it considers peaceful.

VIDEO: Family portraits in a refugee camp

2016-03-05 08:14, bbc.co.uk

Alexia Webster sets up make shift photography studios in refugee camps and prints out the photos for her subjects.

EU asylum seekers

2016-03-04 12:18, bbc.co.uk

The number of people seeking asylum in the European Union in 2015 reached 1,255,600 - more than double the previous year, new figures suggest.

VIDEO: Migrant influx at Macedonia border

2016-03-04 11:21, bbc.co.uk

Around 12000 refugees, mostly from Syria and Iraq , are now camped near the border between Greece and Macedonia border at Idomeni.

Syrians jailed over Alan Kurdi death

2016-03-04 10:05, bbc.co.uk

Turkey jails two Syrians over the drowning of Syrian boy Alan Kurdi whose death focused attention on the refugee crisis last year.

A new life in Canada for Syrian refugees

2016-03-04 00:23, bbc.co.uk

Syria refugees start life in a new home

UN: Europe

2016-03-01 16:51, bbc.co.uk

Europe is "on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis" because of a rapid build-up of migrants in Greece, the UN refugee agency warns.

Tighter Greek border strands migrants

2016-02-26 17:26, bbc.co.uk

Large numbers of migrants and refugees are stuck in Greece as Balkan countries announce further restrictions on the number crossing their borders.

Greek pressure mounts as borders shut

2016-02-26 16:04, bbc.co.uk

Large numbers of migrants and refugees are stuck in Greece as Balkan countries announce further restrictions on the number crossing their borders.

Asylum seekers

2016-02-26 13:33, bbc.co.uk

Germany does not know the whereabouts of 130,000 asylum seekers who registered last year, officials say.

VIDEO: A look around the Calais

2016-02-24 13:04, bbc.co.uk

Part of the Calais refugee camp known as the "Jungle" could face closure depending on the decision of a French court.

Germany sends home rejected Afghans

2016-02-24 12:38, bbc.co.uk

A special flight from Germany carrying 125 deported Afghans arrives in Kabul, as European countries try to reduce the numbers of asylum seekers.

VIDEO: When a Trump fan met a Muslim refugee

2016-02-23 04:15, bbc.co.uk

The BBC goes for brunch with a Donald Trump supporter, a Muslim refugee from Syria and the Alabama pastor trying to bridge the divide.

Migrant attacks reveal dark side of Germany

2016-02-22 18:56, bbc.co.uk

Soul-searching and revulsion after refugee attacks

Migrants stranded by Macedonia closure

2016-02-22 12:52, bbc.co.uk

Thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded near Athens and on Greece"s northern border after Macedonia stops allowing Afghans in.

VIDEO: Asylum baby to be sent back to Nauru

2016-02-22 05:24, bbc.co.uk

The Australian government says a Nepalese baby who was being treated in a hospital in Brisbane will be deported back to a detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru.

VIDEO: Why is Australia returning baby to Nauru?

2016-02-22 05:24, bbc.co.uk

The Australian government says a Nepalese baby who was being treated in a hospital in Brisbane will be deported back to a detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru.

Asylum baby

2016-02-21 22:46, bbc.co.uk

An asylum-seeker baby that sparked a hospital standoff has been released into detention in Australia, but will be sent offshore, the government says.

Australia relents over baby deportation

2016-02-21 04:57, bbc.co.uk

The Australian government cancels the deportation of an injured baby and her mother to an offshore asylum seekers" centre following protests.

Germany Syrians now waiting for their families

2016-02-20 03:36, bbc.co.uk

The Syrian refugees now waiting for families to join them

German protesters target migrant bus

2016-02-19 18:52, bbc.co.uk

Protesters chanting "we are the people" try to stop asylum seekers from getting off their bus at a shelter for refugees in a German village.

Austria daily migrant cap begins

2016-02-19 09:57, bbc.co.uk

Austria introduces a cap on migrants and refugees allowed into the country - despite the European migration commissioner describing it as "plainly incompatible" with EU law.

Austria sets asylum claims cap

2016-02-17 22:42, bbc.co.uk

Austria will impose a daily quota on asylum claims and limit the flux of migrants travelling through the country.

Australia rejects calls to let baby stay

2016-02-15 04:07, bbc.co.uk

Australia"s government says it will stand firm on its asylum seeker policy amid protests over a one-year-old girl"s impending deportation to Nauru.

Doctors side with Australia asylum baby

2016-02-13 11:52, bbc.co.uk

Protesters gather at a Brisbane hospital in support of doctors refusing to discharge an asylum seeker baby facing deportation to an offshore immigration camp.

VIDEO: What is happening on Turkey/Syria border?

2016-02-13 01:01, bbc.co.uk

Thousands of refugees are fleeing the conflict in Aleppo after a recent surge in the military operations by the government backed by Russian airstrikes

Rwanda seeks to expel Burundi refugees

2016-02-12 11:03, bbc.co.uk

Rwanda says it plans to relocate Burundian refugees to other host countries, days after being accused of attempts to destabilise its neighbour.

Rwanda to relocate Burundi refugees

2016-02-12 09:17, bbc.co.uk

Rwanda says it plans to relocate Burundian refugees to other host countries, days after being accused of attempts to destabilise its neighbour.

Poles held in Sweden asylum centre plot

2016-02-09 18:13, bbc.co.uk

Fourteen Polish far-right activists are arrested in Sweden accused of planning to attack asylum seekers with axes and knives, police say.