Undocumented migrants jailed in Bulgaria risk violence and abuse inside the Bulgarian prison system. Those at even higher risk are migrants arbitrarily forced into secret cage-like detention centers dubbed Europe's "black sites" bef1
"If you want to abuse a migrant on the Bulgarian-Turkish border, no one is going to hear. No one is going to care about such a person." InfoMigrants probes the phenomenon of violence against migrants in the Balkan state.
The Bulgarian-Turkish border is seeing an upsurge in pushbacks and violence against migrants. InfoMigrants uncovers the reasons why and who are the most at risk.
On August 12 a small boat was "torn apart at sea" as its passengers – mostly migrants from Afghanistan – tried to reach England. Two young survivors have spoken about the ordeal.
Polish authorities have been reporting a rise in attempts by migrants to cross the border from Belarusia. Ahead of elections, the government is accused of using the migrant 'threat' to gain political support.