Migration: Activists block Croatia-Bosnia border in demonstration against EU policy
21 June 2021 |
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Human rights activists slammed Croatian authorities for violent pushbacks of migrants and called for the abolition of the EU's Frontex border agency. Croatia denies taking violent measures against migrants.
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