The numbers of those crossing borders into the EU via the 'Balkan route' has increased dramatically in 2021 | Photo: picture-alliance/dpa/ A. Emric
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Migrants entering EU via the 'Balkan route' up 90% on 2020

According to the EU border agency Frontex, the number of irregular border crossings to the European Union via the so-called ‘Balkan route’ is up 90% on last year. The majority of those arriving are from Syria and Afghanistan.

Many migrants die in the desert | PHOTO: picture-alliance/AP Photo/J. Delay
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Six migrants found dead in Tunisian desert
This store was vandalized by an angry mob targetting Syrian shopkeepers in Ankara, Turkey | Photo: Depo Photos/abaca/picture-alliance
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Xenophobia flares up in Ankara as mob attacks Syrian shops

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One migrant died and 120 were rescued on Thursday after migrants attempted to cross the Channel : Photo: Reuters
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One dead and 120 migrants rescued in Channel
© Wakil Kohsar, AFP | Afghan security personnel inspect the site a day after a car bomb explosion near the wreckage in Kabul on August 4, 2021.
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France suspends expulsions of migrants to Afghanistan amid worsening security situation
A group of migrants detained near the Belarus-Latvia border on August 11, 2021 | Photo: EPA/Valda Kalnina
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Latvia begins pushing migrants back at Belarus border
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InfoMigrants visited Rudninkai camp on August 9, 2021 | Source: Video report InfoMigrants
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Migrants in Lithuania: 'The situation is very bad'
Among the migrants who have arrived in Lithuania in the last few weeks are some young African students | Photo: Private
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'I don't know what to do now': African students in Lithuania stuck after crossing from Belarus
For many migrants who cross the Channel, a life in the shadows awaits if and when their asylum process founders or they try and duck the authorities | Photo: Picture-alliance/dpa/P.Karadjias
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Life in the shadows? What awaits migrants crossing the Channel to the UK
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Personal stories

Aegean pushbacks: 'They threw all our belongings and phones into the sea'

Three months ago, 28-year-old Stephanie* flew from Kinshasa to Istanbul to join her husband. To reach Europe, the young woman took a boat from Turkey. She said that her boat was turned back by the Greek coast guard, and that she and the other migrants were threatened with guns. This is her story.

Libyan prisons: 'If you stay too long, the Libyans sell you and nobody knows what happens to you'

Amadi*, a 24-year-old Malian, contacted InfoMigrants to tell us about his experiences in one of Libya's state prisons. Violence against migrants in these detention centers has been well-documented and condemned, yet it continues.

Hamado Dipama's story: Finding opportunities in unlikely places

After fleeing political violence in Burkina Faso almost 20 years ago, Hamado Dipama ended up in Germany entirely by chance. Now that he has made Munich his home, he remains politically active and dedicated to social justice.
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In Germany, undocumented workers are often found on building sites | Photo: Pixabay
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France: What should undocumented workers do when they suffer a work-related injury?
From file: Spain's southwestern province of Huelva produces up to 97% of Spanish strawberries. Most of them are picked by female migrant workers from Morocco | Photo: Prelsi/Interfresa
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Immigration to Europe: What category do I fit into?
An Afghan army soldier is seen walking outside the gate of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021 | Photo: Picture-alliance/AP Photo/Rahmat Gul
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Relocation of Afghan nationals who supported NATO troops: What you need to know
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Fighting migrant smuggling: 2021-2025 EU action plan

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Entering the EU - online visa application process and digital visa

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EU: The New Pact on Migration and Asylum
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