Bulgaria denies report about migrant shot at border
The Balkan nation has rejected accusations that its border guards shot a Syrian refugee in October. A video released showed a man being shot on Bulgaria's border with Turkey.
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Serbia: Minister condemns migrants following police raid
Serbia's interior minister, Aleksandar Vulin, has referred to migrants as 'scum' and vowed to crack down on smugglers as he accompanied special police on a raid of a makeshift camp near the Hungarian border.
Germany: Minister criticizes police after deadly shooting of Senegalese minor
A German state politician has voiced "increasing doubts" about a fatal police operation in the city of Dortmund. In early August, a police officer shot a 16-year-old unaccompanied minor from Senegal several times after he allegedly approached officers with a knife.
Sub-Saharan migrant killed by Moroccan police
A young woman was reportedly shot dead by Moroccan police as she was about to board a migrant boat headed for the Canary Islands.
Turkey: Afghan boy killed in border police shooting
A six-year-old Afghan child, Yusuf, was killed last month when security forces shot at a minibus carrying migrants in eastern Turkey. No one has been held to account for his death.
Dozens of migrants detained in Libya during police raids
Dozens of migrants were reportedly rounded up in the Libyan capital, Tripoli on Monday. Such raids have become more regular, as migrants stuck in Libya are increasingly being scapegoated for the country's problems.
Fatal shooting of teenager raises concerns over police brutality in Germany
A police officer shot a 16-year-old unaccompanied minor several times with a submachine gun in front of a youth welfare facility in the German city of Dortmund. The shooting has prompted protests and questions in Germany.
Bulgaria uses violence and police dogs in migrant pushbacks says HRW
Human Rights Watch has accused Bulgarian authorities of attacking Afghan and other asylum-seekers, using police dogs and other violence to illegally push them back into Turkey.
Riot police fire warning shots at migrants in Cyprus
Riots break out in several migrant camps in Cyprus and police fired warning shots at a group of migrants in the western resort town of Paphos on Tuesday.
Repatriation flights return hundreds of Iraqi nationals from Belarus
A second group of Iraqi nationals have returned to northern Iraq on two flights after spending weeks or months in Belarus trying to reach the European Union. Several said that they had suffered abuse at the hands of Belarusian authorities.
Belarus crisis: Poland uses water cannons on migrants
Stone-throwing migrants have been met with water cannons and tear gas by Polish forces at the Belarusian border. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has discussed aid to the migrants with the leader of Belarus.
Video shows Polish guards using tear gas to push back migrants
A group of migrants stuck at the Belarusian-Polish border trying to cross the border barrier has been repelled by guards using tear gas, the Polish Border Guard said. Up to 15,000 migrants and refugees could be stranded in the border region between the two countries.