Dozens of undocumented migrants stopped at Slovenian border
Slovenian police say they have prevented several attempted border crossings from Slovenia to Italy and from Croatia into Slovenia in recent days.
Croatia
Report by Croatian NGOs denounces illegal push-backs and abuses
A report by a coalition of Croatian NGOs denounced the country's authorities continuing practice of illegal push-backs, abuse and violence against migrants at the border between Croatia and Bosnia.
Alleged human traffickers operating on Balkans Route arrested
Authorities in three countries on the so Balkan Route have arrested the alleged members of a migrant trafficking network operating in the region. Among those arrested were two Turkish nationals.
Bosnia – Croatia: ‘The game’, a cat-and-mouse chase between migrants and border police
In the past year, Bosnia has become an inevitable leg on the new migrant route passing through the Balkans. From there, the migrants hope to cross the border into Croatia, an EU member state, but are often caught by police and sent back to Bosnia. This small impoverished state, which for many was only supposed to serve as a transit point, is increasingly turning into a dead end, with some 5,000 people now finding themselves blocked at the border leading into the European Union.
EU 'complicit' in migrant abuse on Croatia-Bosnia border: Amnesty International
A rights group has accused EU governments of "fueling a growing humanitarian crisis" on the bloc's border with Bosnia. Many of the migrants stuck there face dire living conditions.
Croatia: One migrant dead, one missing after trying to cross river
Police in Croatia found the dead body of a migrant on February 24 after being alerted by a group of six migrants from Syria and Pakistan. The group apparently got lost while searching for a bridge over the Mreznica River. Another person from the group went missing in the river.
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.
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.