Greek police said on Wednesday that they have rescued a group of 50 migrants who were allegedly held hostage near the northern city of Thessaloniki by a group of Pakistani men who were attempting to extort money from their families.

Dozens of civil society organizations across Europe have called on Hungary to withdraw proposed legislation that would "undermine and stigmatize organizations working to defend the human rights of migrants and refugees".

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has urged the Austrian government to keep the protection of refugees at the center of draft amendments to an asylum law presented in the country.

Migrant arrivals are on the rise in Bosnia. As a consequence, hundreds of foreigners are living in precarious conditions in a park in Sarajevo, where a makeshift camp has been set up.