Croatia’s violent pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers

The European Commission’s green light for Croatia to enter Schengen might as well be a green light for human rights violations and violence at Croatian border.

THREE PAKISTANIS EXTORTED AND TORTURED MIGRANTS AT A HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE OF VAKSINCE

The competent public prosecutor of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption has issued an order for the investigation of four persons. The persons, one Macedonian and three Pakistani citizens, are suspected of having committed, as accomplices,...

Balkan Region – Report September 2019

The Border Violence Monitoring Network has just published it’s September report analyzing collated testimony of pushbacks and police violence in the Western Balkans. The case material covers extensive violations along Croatia’s border with Bosnia-Herzegovina, chain refoulement from Slovenia,...

Joint statement of the Coalition for Rights and Wellbeing of Forced Migrants along Euro-Balkan's Routes

In the Balkan countries, along the migrant routes, pushing of people from one to another neighboring country and more often chain pushing backs of people through more states, have become common practice.

Another tragedy in the Aegean Sea

Another tragedy in the Aegean Sea, when a boat carrying at least 19 people capsized on it’s way towards Chios. Five children and two women found drowned.

Hungary: Government extends the “state of crisis due to mass migration”

On 6 September 2019, the Hungarian Government announced it would extend the “state of crisis due to mass migration” until 7 March 2020 to protect the country's security and borders.

Greece moves 1400 asylum-seekers from crowded Lesbos camp as migrant numbers climb

Greece 'at breaking point' as number of migrants crossing Aegean Sea triples

One migrant dead, 11 injured after vehicle crashes into truck

One migrant died and 13 were injured in last night's traffic accident on the Demir Kapija - Negotino highway. Four of the seriously injured were taken to Skopje clinics, all aged about 22 to 25 years. Ten migrants were from Pakistan and three were from Bangladesh.

Former child refugee reunited with aid worker who gave her a bike

Mevan Babakar uses Twitter to find man whose gift brought her joy more than 20 years ago A former child refugee who posted an online callout to track down a camp worker who gave her a bike has found and met the man whose generosity brought her joy.

Using drones to watch refugees drown exposes the inhumanity of border enforcement

“If I had ignored those cries for help, I wouldn’t have had the courage to face the sea again.” This is what Sicilian fisherman Carlo Giarratano said regarding his decision to defy the Italian government’s “security decree” which threatens those who bring rescued migrants to Italy with fines...

Migrant rescue ship with 40 people arrives in Malta after EU deal

A group of 40 migrants rescued by a German charity ship have landed in Malta and will be taken care of by other EU member states after a deal negotiated by Berlin.

Syria war: 'World shrugs' as 103 civilians killed in 10 days

More than 100 people, including 26 children, have died in air strikes on hospitals, schools, markets and bakeries in north-west Syria in the past 10 days, a top UN official says.

Up to 150 migrants feared drowned in 'worst Mediterranean tragedy this year'

Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the coast guard and the UN refugee agency said.

Libya detention centre attack is possible war crime, says UN envoy

Warlord Khalifa Haftar blamed for airstrikes in which at least 44 people are killed