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refugees
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Catalan universities to host 20 refugee students
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Open Arms founder ‘worried’ about possible prison sentences for members
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Proactiva Open Arms could face prison and €15k per rescued refugee
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Italy blocks Proactiva Open Arms refugee rescue ship
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The year in 10 images
The year in 10 images
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Anti-immigration vessel barred from docking in Catalan ports
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A new family of refugees is welcomed in Barcelona
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Catalan NGO rescue boat with three migrants not allowed to disembark
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Catalan government works on program to help migrants integrate
Scheme aims to provide legal, labour and social information for migrants
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NGOs account for 40% of Mediterranean rescues
International Migration Organization head demands EU authorities make rescue work ‘easier’ for organizations such as Catalan ProActiva Open Arms
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International experts urge political leaders to help solve refugee crisis
Barcelona hosts a conference with international experts on refugee integration
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Catalonia supports Lebanon's efforts to tackle refugee crisis
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NGO urges to shut down migrant detention center in Barcelona
The Migra Studium foundation calls for the closure of the Zona Franca detention centre and all similar detention centers for immigrants in Spain (CIE) because “they break Spanish immigration law”. The foundation’s annual report on the detention center for immigrants in Barcelona warns of an increase in the number of minors, an important lack of interpreters and that many detainees do not fulfill the requirements to be expelled from the state. The foundation acknowledged the support of the Barcelona city council, which has tried to close the Zona Franca CIE alleging the lack of an activity license. According to Migra Studium these “are good news, because it shows a raising awareness about the severe situation of the detained immigrants”.