Croatia
Croatian border police accused of sexually assaulting Afghan migrant
Asylum seeker says she was threatened at knifepoint in latest in string of reports of violent pushbacks on Bosnia–Croatia border
Lorenzo Tondo
07, Apr, 2021 @6:15 AM
‘They can see us in the dark’: migrants grapple with hi-tech fortress EU
A formidable battery of drones, thermal cameras and heartbeat detectors are being deployed to exclude asylum seekers
Andrei Popoviciu
26, Mar, 2021 @8:00 AM
Croatia: landmine from 1990s Balkan wars kills asylum seeker
Device explodes near border with Bosnia, killing one man and injuring at least four others
Lorenzo Tondo and agencies
07, Mar, 2021 @3:53 PM
20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds
Data shows Covid has taken far greater toll than flu, to which it is often dismissively compared
Sarah Boseley
18, Feb, 2021 @7:52 PM
I crossed the world to see my dying dad – then the pandemic took me on a wild Europe odyssey
When I tried to return from Jersey to Australia, I had no idea the journey would lead me through 16 cities in nine countries, and take nearly five months
Andy Ball, with Elias Visontay
06, Feb, 2021 @7:00 PM
‘Police searched my baby's nappy': migrant families on the perilous Balkan route
‘The game’ of crossing the Croatian-Bosnian border with children often results in degrading treatment and violent pushbacks, refugees say
Lorenzo Tondo in Bosanska Bojna
01, Feb, 2021 @7:15 AM
'Black book' of thousands of illegal migrant pushbacks presented to EU
Shocking dossier of systematic violations of asylum seekers along the notorious ‘Balkan route’ compiled by watchdog groups
Lorenzo Tondo
23, Dec, 2020 @7:15 AM
The Dayton Accords: a peace agreement for Bosnia – archive, 1995
The agreement reached on 21 November 1995 by the presidents of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia ended the war between the former Yugoslav republics, outlining an agreement for peace
compiled by Richard Nelsson
18, Nov, 2020 @10:00 AM
Inquiry launched into EU commission's protection of migrants at Croatia border
Investigation follows allegations of brutal pushbacks of refugees into Bosnia and lack of monitoring of border police
Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Daniel Boffey in Brussels
10, Nov, 2020 @11:22 AM
Croatia denies migrant border attacks after new reports of brutal pushbacks
Instances of alleged beatings and sexual assaults against asylum seekers continue to blight special units
Lorenzo Tondo
23, Oct, 2020 @9:31 AM
Covid surge 'very serious' in Germany and 'out of control' in Spain
Czech PM apologises for bringing back tough measures; Poland and Croatia set daily records
Peter Beaumont
22, Oct, 2020 @4:10 PM
Croatian police accused of 'sickening' assaults on migrants on Balkans trail
Testimony from asylum seekers alleging brutal border pushbacks, including sexual abuse, adds to calls for EU to investigate
Lorenzo Tondo
21, Oct, 2020 @5:30 AM
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