Countries along the Balkan route are stepping up boder controls in an attempt to stem irregular migration. An increasing number of migrants have been taking this route since this summer -- what accounts for this phenomenon? Several hypotheses exist.
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.
An NGO has reported an increase in violence and abuse against migrants trying to enter Hungary from Serbia. A young Moroccan man said that he had been beaten by border police who shaved a cross into his hair prior to sending him back to Serbia.
Austria is intensifying its crackdown on irregular immigration, launching a new campaign in a bid to deter potential migrants from countries including Morocco, Tunisia, India and Serbia.
Serbian police have discovered two irregular migrant camps near Subotica, at the northern border with Hungary, according to Serbia's interior ministry. According to the NGO Asylum Protection Center, some 3,000 refugees are currently located along this border.
Serbian police said they have found a cache of weapons and detained 85 migrants near the country’s northern border with Hungary. The raids took place on Thursday, July 14.
A shootout between migrant groups near the Serbia-Hungary border has left one person dead and at least six others injured. The clash involved Afghan and Pakistani migrant smugglers, local media reported.
The Serbian authorities reported in late June that there were just over 7,000 refugees in the country, a 55% increase over the same period of the previous year, mostly due to the war in Ukraine.
Bangladeshi migrant B. Khandakar traveled to Europe to find work and support his family. What he found instead was misery, debt and a tragic death.
Asylum seekers continue to be deported under what one politician in the German state of Saxony says is an inhumane law. Frank Richter believes letting them stay would help both the migrants and the local economy.
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.
Hasib Qarizada was a self-financed student from Afghanistan who had an established life in Budapest. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, he filed an asylum application. What happened after is a stark example of Hungary's anti-migrant policies.