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Western Bosnia and Herzegovina is a bottleneck for migrants and refugees who are fleeing through the Balkans. During the past year, many of them are caught en route to Northern or Western Europe in Slovenia and then systematically handed over to Croatian authorities. In Croatia, they are often subjected to police violence. They finally end up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they are condemned to an interminable wait.
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Asim Latić, Bosnian war veteran turns his cafe into free kitchen for migrants
Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Asim Latić, Bosnian war veteran turns his cafe into free kitchen for migrants
Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše
A pizza place whose owner has turned it into a humanitarian kitchen for migrants and refugees. Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše


Volunteers from NGOs help with dry clothes. Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše

A man showing broken phones by the Croatian police. Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše

The consequences of the attacks by the police.
Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše
A migrant from Morocco helps in a hairdresser's salon Jasna, Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše





Bosnian police officer in the confrontation with migrants in the front of the Bira - migrant center, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše




















A city cemetery where they temporarily bury the dead migrants Bihać is currently empt, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše

In front of the building of the registration office for migrants in town Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše


A Bosnian border police officer checking a railroad bridge on the border with Serbia, Karakaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše

A Slovenian police officer on the field near the border. Croatian-Slovenian border, near Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše

A Slovenian police officers is examining an abandoned house near the border, where migrants are supposed to spend the night
Croatian-Slovenian border, near Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše
A Slovenian police officer is examining an abandoned house near the border, where migrants are supposed to spend the night.
Croatian-Slovenian border, Gomance near Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia Push-backs and Violations on the Balkan Refugee Route Journalismfound.eu and Ostro.si Photo by Matej Povše






















