Significant rise of illegal entries to Bosnia in 2018
Bosnian authorities said migrants attempting to enter the country illegally increased by 500 percent last year, compared to 2017.
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16 migrants saved from freezing to death in Croatia
Sixteen migrants including six children were saved on the Pljesevica mountain, which marks the border between Bosnia and Croatia. They are all in precarious health condition after being exposed to freezing temperatures.
300,000 unaccompanied minors worldwide, Caritas
Half the refugee population worldwide are under 18, Caritas reports. 300,000 of these children and teenagers are without their families.
Fact check: Migrants along Bosnian-Croatian border face stand-off with Croatian authorities
Many migrants are stuck along the Bosnian-Croatian border, as Croatian border police keep pushing them back into Bosnia. There are now reports that they have suffered instances of violence and theft by those authorities.
Dozens of migrants from Iraq and Iran discovered in van in Croatia
Croatian police found 39 migrants over Christmas. They were hiding in a small van. The overcrowded vehicle had entered the country from Bosnia Herzegovina.
Refugee children facing violence at EU borders
Violence against refugee children at the EU's external borders is on the rise, says a new report from Save the Children. The organization's Meike Riebau spoke to DW about what minors experience at the bloc's frontiers.
Human rights group files complaint against Croatian police
A Croatian NGO working with migrants has filed a complaint against police who it claims used excessive force and violence against migrants, illegally pushing them back at the border with Bosnia.
Croatia denies police abuse of migrants at Bosnia border
Croatian authorities have denied a report that police are illegally pushing migrants back into neighboring Bosnia. Migrants are struggling to survive in makeshift camps as winter sets in and temperatures plunge.
Croatia: HRW, police push back migrants to Bosnia
Human Rights Watch has denounced that migrants in Croatia are pushed back to Bosnia by police officers who don't give them the possibility of applying for asylum.
Croatian authorities ban local TV for inciting hate
Authorities in Croatia have imposed a 24-hour ban on broadcasts by some local TV stations following an episode some weeks ago in which participants in a talk show openly incited hate against migrants.
Migrants and police clash on Bosnia-Croatia border
On the border between Bosnia and Croatia, hundreds of migrants trying to reach Croatia have clashed with the police.
Bosnia: 19,500 entries since start of 2018
A registered 19,500 migrants have entered Bosnia since the start of 2018 with the majority staying in the north-west. Over the same period, border police blocked the access of 13,000 foreigners.