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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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.
Latvia, Lithuania boost border cooperation against migrant flows
Latvia and Lithuania have agreed to boost bilateral cooperation at the border with Russia and Belarus to stop steady numbers of irregular migrants crossing their borders. The two Baltic states consider the migrant flow as a hybrid war tool used by Moscow, in cooperation with Minsk.
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.
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.
Lithuania celebrates fence on border as reason for reduction in migrant arrivals
After Lithuania built a fence on its border with Belarus, the numbers of migrants crossing the border into the country, and therefore the EU, have reduced, say the authorities.
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.
Refugees in Lithuania create art to cope with detention
Following the Belarus-EU border crisis, thousands of asylum seekers entered Lithuania. A year later, many still remain in detention with little contact with the outside world. These are stories of several artists who are trying to create connection through their art.
How asylum seekers detained in Lithuania create art to improve their mental health
InfoMigrants speaks to journalist Gabriela Ramírez about the detention of refugees in Lithuania and a creative project that seeks to help them cope with their situation.
EU border states extend physical barriers to stop migrants
Greece has confirmed that it will massively extend a steel fence at the Turkish border to prevent migrants from entering. But a similar wall between Lithuania and Belarus is reportedly being "deliberately damaged" to help migrants reach the EU.
MSF urges Lithuania to end lengthy migrant detention
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has spoken against lengthy detention and systematic discrimination against migrants and asylum seekers in Lithuania and has urged that an end be put to these practices and that more humane alternatives be brought in without delay.