Children hoping to reach Western Europe via the Balkans are frequently subjected to violence, according to a new report published by the NGO Save The Children. Border police and smugglers are the most common perpetrators, but not the only ones.
Slovenian police have detained a Syrian national, alleged to have transported 17 migrants using irregular means. The foreign minister meanwhile announced that Slovenia would start to tear down a razor wire fortification on its border with Croatia.
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.
Slovenia has announced that it will be taking down its border fence on the Croatian border by the end of the year. The Interior Ministry confirmed the plan to the news agency STA.
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.
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.
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.
The Swiss Refugee Council has called on the government to stop returning migrants with mental health problems to Italy. It says reception conditions in Italy remain extremely precarious, and deporting vulnerable people may be putting their human rights at risk.
The body of a 10-year-old Turkish girl was recovered from the Dragonja River between Slovenia and Croatia on Saturday. She had been swept away while her family had been trying to cross the swollen river.
The body of a migrant from Bangladesh has been found in Slovenia near the border with Croatia. Police say it is the first such death in this part of the border region.
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.
Two Pakistanis and two Afghan minors were arrested in North Macedonia for allegedly abusing other migrants "in an extremely cruel and humiliating manner."