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Photos from a friendly football match in the makeshift refugee camp on the Greek/Macedonian border.
Why Activists Are Being Blamed for the Drowning of Three Refugees in Macedonia
Flyers were distributed on Monday at Idomeni refugee camp instructing recipients to meet at a given location to cross a "dry" river and sneak into Macedonia. On Tuesday three people drowned.
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.
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.
Wet, Sick, and Stuck: Thousands of Children Are Facing Deteriorating Conditions on Europe's Borders
VICE News is at the Idomeni camp in Greece, where one-third of the 13,000 migrants and refugees trapped there are thought to be children — and the humanitarian crisis is rapidly getting worse.
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.
Migrants Are Being Tear-Gassed in Macedonia and France
Police in Macedonia fired tear gas at hundreds of people who stormed the border from Greece and over 1,000 miles to the northwest clashes also broke out at a migrant camp in Calais, northern France.
New EU Restrictions Cause 'Chaos' for Refugees Stuck in Border Limbo, UN Warns
As more refugees and migrants risk the dangerous journey by boat, countries north of Greece have implemented restrictive measures in an attempt to staunch the flow.
Quick Hit: Greek Police Remove Migrants from Macedonian Border
Macedonia has announced new restrictions barring migrants and refugees who are not from Iraq or Syria, causing a bottleneck of asylum seekers.
Desperation on the Greek Border as Europe Threatens to Shut its Doors
VICE News visited Greece's northern border, which the European Union is threatening to effectively seal off if the country does not stem the flow of refugees.
Holiday Season Brings Uncertainty to Afghans Who Are Desperate to Make It to Europe
As waves of people flee increasingly desperate conditions in their native Afghanistan, migrants and refugees have become increasingly susceptible to lies from smugglers out of fear that the gates to Europe will soon close in 2016.
Photos of Clashes Between Refugees and Cops at the Greek Border
Chaos ensued after a 22-year-old was shocked to death while climbing on top of a train.