Woman arrested for driving migrants from Slovenia to Italy
A Slovenian woman was arrested by Italian police in border city of Trieste this week. She allegedly drove five immigrants from Slovenia to Italy in exchange for 1,500 euros.
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Red Cross supports Bosnia migrants
The German Red Cross has announced a new emergency aid project to support migrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hundreds of migrants continue to transit the country en route to the European Union.
More that 120 migrants found in Udine, northeastern Italy
A large number of migrants, including children, were discovered on a road in northeastern Italy last week. Most of the migrants were Pakistani nationals who had traveled the "Balkan route."
60 migrants try to cross Ceuta border
Spanish and Moroccan authorities stopped around 60 migrants from crossing the border into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. According to local reports, it was the first such attempt in at least two years.
New housing for migrants in northern Italy
Five new shelters that will house migrant and refugee families and minors are to open in Ventimiglia, in northern Italy. The centers will also host Italians who are in need.
'Truly horrifying': Afghan woman accuses Croatian police of sexual harassment at border
Croatian police are investigating reports that an Afghan woman was sexually harassed at the country’s border with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the middle of February. She says she was held at knife-point and asked to strip naked whilst being touched by officers.
Two Italian photojournalists detained in France
Two Italian photojournalists were detained in the night between April 5 and 6 by French Gendarmerie officials while reporting a story on a group of migrants who were trying to reach France from Claviere, near Turin. French authorities accused the pair of being migrant smugglers.
More calls for 'urgent action to end violent pushbacks' along Croatian border
The IOM in Bosnia has called for the international community to take "urgent action to end violent pushbacks and collective expulsions of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, including minors, along the Croatian border with Bosnia Herzegovina."
Acquittal of French farmer who helped migrants to cross border
A French court has acquitted Cédric Herrou, who helped thousands of migrants at the border with Italy. The farmer from the country's southeast has become a symbol of help for undocumented migrants.
Afghan girl hospitalized in shock after border pushback
An Afghan girl suffering from shock was assisted by Turin's Regina Margherita children's hospital on Saturday. It is thought the girl was pushed back with other migrants on the border between Italy and France by French police last week.
Italy: Migrants evicted from occupied building near French border
In northern Italy, authorities have evicted migrants from a shelter set up by activists. The occupied building had been turned into a center to assist migrants trying to cross the border to France.
'We live like animals,' migrants stuck in Bosnia say
For most migrants, Bosnia is but a pit stop on their way to western Europe. Many live in squats in the northwestern town of Bihac, preparing to cross the border to Croatia irregularly. Whenever the squats are cleared by police, the migrants are brought back to the overcrowded Lipa camp – further away from the border.