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Italy Rescues 2,400 Migrants as EU Leaders Reconvene to Finalize Deal With Turkey
European officials are meeting again with their Turkish counterparts to attempt to finalize a deal that would see a "one in, one out" system for migrants, as thousands have been plucked from boats.
Europe's Migrant Crisis Is a Crisis of Conscience, Whether Leaders Admit It or Not
It's time for European leaders to acknowledge the truth — the human rights principles the union was founded upon have been abandoned, and their state of denial is killing innocent people.
Investigating the Fatal Sinking of a Refugee Boat and the Brutal Treatment of Those Who Survived
At least 22 people died in September when a boat filled with refugees sank in the Aegean Sea. VICE News conducted extensive interviews with survivors about what happened that night, and in the days that followed.
German Anti-Immigrant Far-Right Party Makes Gains in Regional Elections
The country's far-right nationalist and anti-immigrant group AfD, or "Alternative for Germany" won seats in three states holding regional elections, exit polls indicated on Sunday.
In Photos: Inside Greece's Idomeni Camp, Where 13,000 Migrants Are Stuck in Purgatory
Thousands of people have been trapped in appalling conditions on Greece’s border with Macedonia since the the so-called Balkan Route to Western Europe was sealed off last week.
Clearing France's Migrant Camps: What's Next For Thousands of Evicted Refugees?
VICE News visited migrant and refugee camps in the French towns of Dunkirk and Calais to meet the people being violently evicted by the authorities.
Europe Will Close Main Migration Route at Today's Emergency Summit
It's a decisive moment for Europe today as leaders meet with Turkey and try to finally nail down a deal in which Ankara will get billions of euros in return for stemming the flow of migrants.
Macedonia Will Only Take Syrian Refugees From Cities It Deems Sufficiently War-Torn
Macedonian authorities have created peculiar new restrictions that mean Syrians from Aleppo are welcome to enter, but refugees from Damascus are not.
Two Human Smugglers Are Going to Prison Over Drowned Syrian Toddler Alan Kurdi
A photograph taken of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach went viral last year and became emblematic of the worldwide refugee crisis.
Migrants Sew Their Lips Shut in Protest at Calais 'Jungle' Demolition
As the violent demolition of a large section of the French migrant camp enters a third day, a group of Iranian men have sewn their lips shut in protest at how the camp's residents are being treated.
The Anti-Immigrant 'Soldiers of Odin' Are Expanding Across Europe
Named after the king of the gods in Norse mythology, the self-proclaimed patriots claim they want to protect locals from immigrants, but authorities say they are in fact the dangerous ones.
Violent Demolition of the 'Jungle' Refugee Camp in France Set to Resume
Hundreds of riot police moved into the Jungle yesterday, using tear gas and water cannons on migrants and dismantling shelters with chainsaws and mallets. NGOs say it's a humanitarian crisis.