Latvian border crossing dangerous and largely unmonitored by NGOs
More migrants have been intercepted along the Latvian border in the past year, where they find themselves detained and subject to abuse by border agents.
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Deaths mount at Polish border as authorities defend migrant expulsions
Three more dead bodies, believed to be those of migrants, have been found at the Polish-Belarusian border in recent days. The Polish Border Guard says it was not told that a fourth woman, found dead over a week ago, needed medical care.
Poland: Ethiopian woman found dead on Belarus border
The body of an Ethiopian woman was found in the forest in the Polish-Belarusian border area at the weekend. Poland's Human Rights Commissioner is examining a complaint over her death, the fifth in the border region in less than two months.
Municipality awarded for helping refugees at Poland-Belarus border
The municipality of Michałowo in Poland has been honored the Paweł Adamowicz Award for the help it provided refugees at the border with Belarus. At the ceremony, the mayor said that they "will continue to act with humanity."
Czech border checks to end after limited success
The Czech Republic has announced that it will end conducting border controls with neighboring Slovakia, which had been introduced in a bid to control irregular migration patterns. But elsewhere in the bloc, border controls remain on high alert.
MSF calls for stopping migrant rejections at Belarus border
The NGO points its finger against Lithuania and Latvia for the treatment reserved to migrants who have been left in the cold, without food or water, at times with fatal consequences.
Latvia: Afghan migrant smuggled from Belarus dies of hypothermia
An Afghan man who entered Latvia via a hole in the border fence with Belarus has died of hypothermia. He is said to have been smuggled across the border along with another Afghan man.
Migrants attempt risky Kaliningrad route to Europe
People fleeing the Middle East are taking a new route to reach Europe via the small Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, according to research by German journalists. Armed with visas from Moscow, the migrants are putting their lives at risk to make the difficult journey.
Frostbite at the border: Third migrant loses limb
A third migrant has reportedly lost a limb after suffering frostbite at the Belarus-Lithuania border. That's according to Lithuanian authorities who confirmed they had to amputate an Egyptian man's leg on Thursday.
Barbed wire borders increase in Europe
New barbed wire fences are being erected across Europe’s eastern borders. Many of these barriers are between the EU and Russia or Russian-friendly states like Belarus, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But they also stop migrants and asylum seekers from entering the bloc.
Poland: Migrants crossing Belarus border trying to beat surveillance system
The Polish Border Guard says migrants crossing from Belarus are making the most of the fact that electronic surveillance equipment is yet to be installed at the border. A spokesperson accused Belarus of being behind a growing number of attempted crossings.
Latvia rejects Amnesty International report on migrant abuse as 'bogus'
Latvia’s government has rejected accusations by the human rights organization Amnesty International that authorities mistreated migrants, including children, at its border with Belarus.