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Many thousands of refugees have gone into hiding in Sweden since the country’s asylum laws went from some of the most welcoming to some of the toughest in Europe. VICE hears from this ever growing parallel society.

Led by Lily Cole, we focus on the Greek island of Samos which is the centre point of the refugee crisis. This is the story of those refugees and volunteers on the island.

VICE News teamed up with the humanitarian organization MSF to speak to some of migrants and refugees who have survived one of the deadliest routes to Europe.

VICE News investigates how officials are failing to meet the minimum EU standards for refugee reception.