Turkey urged to keep border open to Syrian refugees

Amnesty International has called on Turkey to keep its border with Syria open for refugees fleeing Islamic State militants.

Turkey urged to keep border open to Syrian refugees

Amnesty International has called on Turkey to keep its border with Syria open for refugees fleeing Islamic State militants.

Turkey re-opened its border with Syria on Friday after it was closed for six months.

Since then more than 130,000 people have fled into Turkey, adding to the one million Syrian refugees already in the country.

Refugee co-ordinator at Amnesty International Australia, Graham Thom told Biwa Kwan closing the border would put many lives in jeopardy.

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