She fled North Macedonia after she was assaulted, urinated on and almost raped. But German authorities have designated her home country as "safe" — and now they want to deport her and her family.
A group of 16 migrants from India have been detained by police in North Macedonia. They are reported to have been attempting to reach Greece on a new route being used by people smugglers.
Police in North Macedonia say that they have discovered 53 people crammed inside a truck. The driver of the vehicle was reportedly arrested during the police operation.
A van transporting 41 migrants was discovered by police in North Macedonia on Friday. The migrants are reported to be from Cuba and India.
Authorities in North Macedonia have discovered 42 migrants packed to the back of a truck. It appeared that they were part of a group of largely Syrian nationals due to be sent back to Greece.
In northern Greece, not far from the Greek-Macedonian border, the Nea Kavala migrant camp houses 1,200 people. It is one of the largest in the region. Isolated, not served by public transport, and now surrounded by a huge concrete wall, the camp is an "open-air prison" for its occupants.
An EU report assessing whether Western Balkan countries continue to meet requirements for visa liberalization showed that despite a drop in illegal crossings, improvement is needed in migration management.
Police and border forces from North Macedonia and Slovenia conducted two operations on Friday in which they found a total of 82 migrants hidden in various vehicles.
A new report has placed a spotlight on the migrant smuggling business and other illicit activities running through the Western Balkans, including drugs and money laundering. The report estimates that the migrant smuggling business alone could be worth up to €50 million per year in the region.
Police in North Macedonia have arrested 10 men suspected of migrant smuggling. Migrants are regularly found crammed into trucks and cars heading through the region en route to western Europe.
Five men are accused of running a smuggling ring in North Macedonia and have been arrested. Police suspect them of having smuggled at least 100 migrants over the border from Greece towards Serbia.
The world is growing less accepting of migrants, according to a global survey. The Gallup poll also found that attitudes towards migrants in several European countries are the most negative.