Balkan Route: The forgotten refugees
The plight of Ukrainian refugees has captured the world's attention. Meanwhile, the struggles of millions of refugees from other countries have faded from view. How are they faring? A look at the Balkans.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Irregular entries into EU from Western Balkans more than doubled
The EU says it has registered a considerable increase of irregular entries into the bloc from the Western Balkans. The EU border agency Frontex said that many of the irregular migrants and refugees were either Afghan or Syrian.
Video: Bangladeshi migrant says he was beaten by police at Bosnia-Croatia border
Sayem, a Bangladeshi migrant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told InfoMigrants that he was mistreated by Croatian border police. Investigative outlets have documented many similar testimonies in recent years.
Bosnia: Migrants moved to Lipa camp by authorities
A migrant camp in Bosnia has been closed and up to 200 residents have been moved to the nearly Lipa facility, according to an aid group. No Name Kitchen said migrants also were forcibly evicted from squats in the area.
Video: Serbian camp a temporary home to dozens of Indian migrants
The Kikinda camp in Serbia is home to around 550 migrants, including around 100 from India. One of them is Kumar, who cooks Biryani for his fellow South Asians.
Video: Life in Bosnia's Lipa migrant camp
Mohammad decided to attempt the dangerous route to Europe rather than pay a bribe of thousands of euros for a job in Bangladesh. Three years later he is in Bosnia’s Lipa camp, still hoping to reach the EU.
Decline in migrant numbers along Bosnian-Croatian border
Migrants in the Balkans are reportedly exploring new routes to enter the EU, as the number of irregular border crossings from the Una-Sana Canton in the west of Bosnia and Herzegovina into Croatia has been decreasing.
IOM reports on migrant flows in Bosnia
The number of migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains low, according to the UN Migration Agency. Most of those traveling through or stuck in the country are Afghans who hope to make it to Germany.
Digital borders: EU increases use of technology to monitor migration
The European Union and its border agency Frontex are using increasing amounts of technology to monitor migration at external and internal borders across Europe. Experts say that tracking technology is often being deployed to evade legal responsibilities.
Healing through fashion: IOM in Bosnia allows migrants to become designers and models for one night
Fashion might be the furthest thing on the minds of people escaping war, persecution and hardship. However, an initiative in Bosnia-Herzegovina makes sure that creative ideas by migrants get to have their own moment in the limelight.
Council of Europe accuses Croatia of continued violence against migrants
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called on Croatia to take "strong measures" against the mistreatment and abuse of migrants at the hands of Croatian police officers along the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Migrant smuggling ring operating across EU busted by Spanish police
Spanish police have broken up a gang that smuggled hundreds of migrants across the Balkans into the European Union, cramming them in trucks in inhumane conditions. Police in nine countries were involved in the operation, authorities said on Thursday.