Turkey, Bulgaria pledge co-operation on migration, fighting organised crime
The migration crisis and the fight against terrorism and organised crime have topped the agenda of talks in Sofia between
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Bulgaria arrests ‘migrant hunter’
Petar “The Feathers” Nizamov, allegedly part of a vigilante group that illegally detained migrants near the Bulgarian border, has been
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Controversy continues over Bulgaria’s ‘migrant hunters’
Bulgaria’s Interior Minister, the leader of a nationalist party and the leader of a right-wing opposition party are among the
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UNHCR: Idomeni violence ‘matter of great worry’
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the April 10 violence at the border between
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Bulgarian prosecutors start pre-trial proceedings over ‘migrant hunters’
Prosecutors in the Bulgarian border town of Malko Turnovo have started pre-trial proceedings in connection with unlawful detention of foreign
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Refugee crisis: Bulgaria sending further 300 military to border
Bulgaria is to deploy a further 300 military personnel to its borders to control the flow of refugees, Prime Minister
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Spat between Athens and Skopje over clashes at Idomeni
Greece’s envoy in Skopje handed two protest notes on April 11 to the government of the Republic of Macedonia after
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Bulgarian Border Police chief: Migrant-hunting ‘somewhat illegal’
Bulgaria’s Border Police chief has described the scenes on an amateur video of migrants being captured by private citizens and
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Macedonia police deploy tear gas on refugees at Idomeni
Macedonian police have deployed a battery of nonlethal force on refugees at Idomeni. Refugees who’ve been stuck at the crossing
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