Corruption alleged as asylum-seekers stuck on Serbia – Bulgaria border
Asylum-seekers, volunteers, and local groups have told Human Rights Watch (HRW) the process for registration of asylum-seekers awaiting registration by
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Serbian PM Vucic sacks defence minister
Bratislav Gasic cannot remain Serbian defence minister, premier Aleksandar Vucic said on December 7. Gasic had offended “all women in
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The Balkan route to Western Europe for Yugoslavia guns
Many weapons on Europe’s black market come via the Balkans. The terrorists in the Paris attacks allegedly used such weapons.
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UN Secretary-General: New European border restrictions on refugees, migrants violate human rights
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned Balkan states that border restrictions based on a refugee’s or migrant’s nationality infringed
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Hundreds of refugees remain isolated in Macedonia following the Serb blockade
Hundreds of refugees from African and Asian countries have gathered in refugee camps in Tabanoc, near the Serbian border. This
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Serbia ‘protects’ itself, limits migrant flow
Economic migrants from Macedonia cannot enter Serbia because Croatia and Slovenia had announced earlier they would not accept them, Serbian
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Can the Balkans kick its jihadi habit?
As the camera pans across a group of Bosnian children holding an Islamic State flag, they chant greetings to IS
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Paris terrorist attacks: CEE leaders highlight migrant issue
In Central and Eastern Europe, a number of leaders have reacted to the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks by underlining
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Refugees crossing into Europe allege abuse at hands of Bulgarian police
Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have alleged that they were abused by the country’s law enforcement officials,
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