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Reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent radicalisation, urge MEPs

MEPs fear that overcrowding in EU prisons may fuel radicalisation. They urge national authorities to opt for alternatives to imprisonment whenever possible.

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Statement by Panos Moumtzis, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on the recent escalation of violence in Syria

I am appalled by reports of high numbers of civilian casualties due to heavy air attacks in Syria. Hospitals, ambulances, schools and displaced people escaping violence have been targeted by direct air strikes resulting in deaths and injuries of...

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Syria: "September was the deadliest month of 2017 for civilians" - Regional Humanitarian Coordinator

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UNHCR’s Volker Turk warns of threats to global asylum environment in key address

Violations of international refugee law, such as attacks by troops and families being driven back across borders, jeopardized the safety of people fleeing for their lives in 2017, UNHCR’s international protection chief said on October 5.

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