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The Austrian government is putting up fences while children freeze

Anger is growing at the Austria’s “razor wire minister” as winter deepens the plight of refugees, reports David Albrich
03 November 2015
European rulers try to buy time with fresh clampdown on refugees
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European rulers try to buy time with fresh clampdown on refugees

French cops cracked down on refugees in Calais last week. They arrested at least 150 people and flew them to detention centres hundreds of miles away.
27 October 2015
Angry refugees lead a march in Calais and celebrate solidarity
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Angry refugees lead a march in Calais and celebrate solidarity

Refugees and anti-racist activists joined forces at Britain’s border in Calais last Saturday. 
20 October 2015
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Protests grow across Europe as governments clamp down

More refugees died trying to enter Europe last week.
20 October 2015
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Australian government secretly removed pregnant refugee to Pacific island

A pregnant Somali refugee was secretly flown back by the Australian government to the offshore detention centre where she was raped. 
20 October 2015
Glasgow's proud history of solidarity with refugees
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Glasgow’s proud history of solidarity with refugees

Successes in building links with refugees and local people can be a model for others, writes Margaret Woods of Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees
13 October 2015
Theresa May attacks migrants as refugees are locked out
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Theresa May attacks migrants as refugees are locked out

The Tories’ Immigration Bill scapegoats migrants while Syrian refugees suffer, writes Ken Olende
13 October 2015
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International day of protests called in solidarity with refugees

Anti-fascists from around Europe met in Greece last week and called a day of protests on Saturday 19 March.
13 October 2015
Edinburgh says refugees are welcome - but not Nazis
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Edinburgh says refugees are welcome – but not Nazis

Anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters outnumbered Scottish Defence League (SDL) protesters by ten to one in Edinburgh last Saturday.
06 October 2015
Campaigners get organised to bring solidarity to refugees - and challenge divisive myths
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Campaigners get organised to bring solidarity to refugees – and challenge divisive myths

Activists across Britain are organising solidarity with refugees and challenging the right’s scapegoating and racism.
06 October 2015
Rulers' empty rhetoric is leaving refugees to rot
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Rulers’ empty rhetoric is leaving refugees to rot

A month after David Cameron pledged to take in 20,000 Syrians from refugee camps near Syria, details remain vague. 
06 October 2015
Activists step up global refugee solidarity action
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Activists step up global refugee solidarity action

Anti-racists in Britain are keeping up solidarity work as more refugees are killed trying to get into Europe.
29 September 2015