ZAGREB, October 27, 2018 - A 26-year old Moldovan national, who was arrested in the Senj area on Thursday while attempting to smuggle 113 Pakistani and Indian nationals in a truck, was interrogated by the Rijeka prosecutorial authorities n Friday.

According to the spokeswoman for the Lika-Senj Police Department Maja Brozičević, the Moldovan national is suspected of illegal entry, movement and stay in Croatia. He is also a counterfeit money suspect, the spokeswoman said.

The Alien Act, which regulates conditions for the entry, movement, residence and work of foreigners, was applied in the processing of the 113 Pakistanis and Indians. They were deported to Bosnia and Herzegovina from which they arrived into Croatia.

ZAGREB, October 25, 2018 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said in a lecture at Split's School of Law on Wednesday that the migrant crisis had been affecting the EU's political architecture in recent years, impacting also elections results, and that Croatia was located on a key migration route that could change the whole situation.

ZAGREB, October 24, 2018 - Two Croatian police officers were slightly injured on Wednesday when a group of migrants at the Maljevac border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina threw rocks and other objects at them after they failed to cross the Croatian border, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement.

ZAGREB, October 24, 2018 - The Ministry of the Interior said in response to a statement by the human rights group Platform 112 on Tuesday that none of the organisations within it should be concerned about its operation, emphasising that the ministry had no intention of attacking civil society organisations or putting pressure on their activists and volunteers.

ZAGREB, October 23, 2018 - Platform 112, a civil society group that brings together dozens of human rights organisations, on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Interior Minister Davor Božinović to see to it that "intensive attacks" by law enforcement authorities against human rights organisations ceased.

ZAGREB, October 23, 2018 - The border police of Bosnia and Herzegovina stopped a large group of migrants at the Izačić border crossing while they were trying to reach Croatia on late Monday evening.

ZAGREB, October 20, 2018 - The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) organised in downtown Zagreb on Saturday a get-together of refugees and citizens so that, by getting to know one another, they can become closer and contribute to the inclusion and acceptance of refugees.

ZAGREB, October 19, 2018 - Responding to claims by human rights ombudsman Lora Vidović that police were preventing access to information on the treatment of migrants, the Interior Ministry on Thursday said it was in constant communication with her as well as with other institutions which requested more detailed information or explanations on how the Croatian police treat migrants.

ZAGREB, October 18, 2018 - Croatian police have continued to violate migrants' human rights, Ombudsman Lora Vidović warned on Thursday, emphasising that the Ministry of the Interior has repeatedly denied her access to information on the police treatment of migrants.

ZAGREB, October 11, 2018 - A total of 4,808 illegal migrants were registered in Croatia in 2017, up 6.9% on the year, but this year, through September 30, the increase in comparison with 2017 was 31%, it was said at a cabinet session on Thursday at which ministers adopted a report on the implementation of the integrated border management strategy for 2017.