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<title><![CDATA[A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dozens queue every week in Athens to apply for asylum]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR and other humanitarian groups urge Greece to give foreigners unhindered access to the asylum procedure. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mediterranean takes record as most deadly stretch of water for refugees and migrants in 2011]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[According to UNHCR estimates, more than 1,500 people drowned or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe in 2011. This makes 2011 the deadliest year for this region since...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 1,500 drown or go missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2011 

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<description><![CDATA[UNHCR figures also show that a record 58,000 irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees managed to make it to Europe by sea last year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boat tragedy off Moroccan coast, 4 dead, several boats rescued off Maltese, Italian and Libyan coasts

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<description><![CDATA[UNHCR received news late last week of a rescue by the Moroccan Royal Navy of a vessel with more than 60 people. 53 people on board were rescued while four were found to have died. The boat was found a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three face justice in Athens for attacks on foreigners]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A rare court trial brings charges for the stabbing of an Afghan asylum-seeker after a wave of racist attacks.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[As states increase border controls, UNHCR calls for sensitivity for those fleeing persecution]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[We are concerned whenever states propose measures that aim at preventing irregular migrants from entering their territory without simultaneously putting concrete guarantees in place for those seeking international...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jan 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges EU investment in asylum support for Greece]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[It was announced yesterday (Monday) by the European Commission that the Greek Government has requested the deployment of Rapid Border Intervention Teams from FRONTEX, the EU's Border Management Agency,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR says asylum situation in Greece is 'a humanitarian crisis']]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is today calling on Greece to urgently accelerate implementation of its planned asylum reform. This is in light of the continued absence in Greece of a functioning asylum system, an issue with important...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges Greece to step up implementation of asylum reform]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR calls on Greece to accelerate implementation of its planned asylum reform. This is in light of the absence of a functioning asylum system.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sixteen people drowned attempting to cross the Evros river border between Turkey and Greece
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<description><![CDATA[Athens, 1 July - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has heard from the Police Chief in Orestiada in northern Greece that sixteen people drowned while trying to cross the Evros River on 29 June. Eleven of the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief Guterres backs planned Greek asylum reform]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes plans by the Greek government to undertake an ambitious reform of the country's asylum system and pledges full support.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR delegation visits detention centre on Greek island, urges closure]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR official calls for a crowded detention centre on the Greek island of Lesvos to be closed after visiting the facility with a government minister.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR alarmed by detention of unaccompanied children in Lesvos, Greece]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week UNHCR staff visited the detention centre at Pagani on the Greek Island of Lesvos. They were shocked at the conditions in the facility, where more than 850 people are held, including 200...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Concern for asylum-seekers, refugees left homeless after makeshift camp closed in Greece]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR expresses concern about the fate of hundreds of irregular migrants following the closure of a makeshift camp in the Greek city of Patras. A fire later destroys the camp.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asylum seekers homeless in Patras after camp is razed to the ground]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is concerned about the fate of hundreds of irregular migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, following the closure over the weekend of a makeshift camp in the Greek city of Patras. Early...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Greece's new immigration policies based on "dangerous generalizations"]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A newspaper interview with the head of UNHCR's office in Athens looks at new policies in Greece aimed at tackling irregular immigration and how this is affecting asylum-seekers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece's infrastructure struggles to cope with mixed migration flow]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Greek police arrested some 13,000 irregular migrants and asylum seekers on Lesvos last year, straining the island's detention and asylum infrastructure.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dozens dead or missing in Gulf of Aden; boat people figures rise]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Amid a fresh Gulf of Aden tragedy, UNHCR says its estimates show a rise in irregular crossings of the Gulf and Mediterranean this year compared to 2007.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR position document issued]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR has issued a position document advising governments to refrain from returning asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin Regulation until further notice. The Dublin Regulation provides for a system...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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