SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Croatian authorities on Sunday denied a report by an international watchdog group that alleged police were illegally and sometimes violently pushing migrants back into neighboring Bosnia. It said officers were not expelling migrants but legally “deterring” them from illegally entering Croatia. Migrants hope to enter Croatia, a European Union member, as an entrance point to western Europe. Several thousand people waiting for opportunities to cross the border remain in Bosnia, and aid groups have voiced concern as harsh winter weather makes camping outdoors dangerous. The rescuers said they found another 20 migrants roaming the snow-covered region while seeking a way to cross into Croatia earlier Sunday.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2018 14:15 UTC