A series of brutal pushbacks took place on the Bosnian-Croatian border last week, including a case of sexual assault, according to the Danish Refugee Council. Dozens of asylum seekers were allegedly victimized.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte have agreed that the EU and Italy will work together on EU migration reforms.
At least 15 migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast and five survivors were brought to shore by fishermen, according to the UN migration agency IOM.
Almost 3,200 people are being held in eleven detention centers in Libya, according to IOM and UNHCR insiders. This includes many refugees fleeing armed conflicts and persecution.
The UN migration agency IOM has begun what has become an annual distribution of aid to migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina to help them survive the cold winter temperatures.