More than half of Bulgarians back ‘migrant hunters’ – poll
More than half of Bulgarians support to one degree or another “migrant hunters”, the self-proclaimed “citizens’ patrols” by vigilante groups
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Bulgarian Interior Minister: No tension at the border
There is no tension at Bulgaria’s borders but the country has to be ready for any eventuality, Interior Minister Roumyana
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Pope brings home refugee families from Greek island
Pope Francis is bringing 12 Syrian refugees back to Rome after a quick visit to the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Pope visits migrants on Lesbos
Pope Francis visited the Moria detention camp on the island of Lesbos Saturday. Some men, women and children wept as
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Orthodox Patriarch urges Europe to open doors to refugees
Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, is urging Europe to stop trying to divide what he calls economic
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Bulgarian PM on ‘migrant hunters’: ‘No one has the right to arrest outside the law’
In his latest comment on civilian groups intercepting migrants and refugees near the country’s borders, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov
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Bulgarian ‘migrant hunter’ threatened Afghans with a knife and a pistol
Bulgarian “migrant hunter” Petar “The Feathers” Nizamov threatened a group of men from Afghanistan with a knife and a pistol
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New clashes between migrants, Macedonian police
Macedonian police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at a crowd of migrants trying to climb a fence on
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Interior Minister: Traffic of refugees to Bulgaria down by 36%
Compared to 2015, the reduction in traffic of refugees to Bulgaria is down by about 36 per cent, Bulgaria’s Interior
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