Aftermath of war

Alarmed at the increasing frequency of expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers on Europe's land and sea borders, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, on Thursday called on European states to investigate and halt these practices.

The UN Refugee Agency on Thursday called on states to halt and investigate the forced deportations - known as pushbacks - of migrants attempting to reach Europe that have been recorded by non-governmental organizations.

The lawsuit was filed by the law office from Nis, in cooperation with the Italian lawyer, who managed to prove that 70 Italian soldiers contracted cancer because of being exposed to depleted uranium during their stay in Kosovo.

The Bosnian state court has refused to confirm the prosecution's indictment charging Radomir Nedic, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army's First Majevica Brigade, and Ratko Djurkovic, the commander of the First Battalion of the First Majevica Brigade, with having command responsibility for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Bulgaria granted political asylum to Russian opposition leader Evgeny Chupov 16 months after he applied for it.  Thus, he has refugee status in our country. He himself posted his info on the social network, along with the decision of the State Agency for Refugees. The Russian's wife and their four children will stay in Bulgaria with him.

The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey most of them people who fled the war in Syria.

The EU on Dec. 23 announced that humanitarian support for refugees in Turkey will be extended until early 2022.

"These programs help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic needs and will help over 700,000 children to continue their education," said a European Commission statement.

The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey, most of them people who fled the war in Syria.

The UNHCR called for a comprehensive response to migration after a woman died after falling out of an inflatable dinghy carrying Somali migrants off the coast of Lesvos on Friday.

"For people to stop risking their lives on these dangerous journeys, they need safe and regulated alternatives," UNHCR said in a press release.

Many migrants and refugees on the road to Western Europe have serious health problems - but for those staying outside official camps, especially, accessing proper treatment can be difficult.