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Refugees caught between hope and harsh laws in Europe

Hungary has declared a state of emergency, leaving thousands stranded on its border with Serbia.

Hungary border — Hungary has closed its main border crossing with Serbia [Matthias Schrader/AP]

Hungary has closed its main crossing with Serbia and more states have imposed border checks as the continent’s ongoing refugee crisis continues.

Thousand of refugees have been stranded on the Hungarian border.

Hungary is on the front line of Europe’s refugee crisis, with almost 200,000 people travelling from Greece through the western Balkans and entering the country this year, most of them seeking to continue their journey to Germany.

Migrants walk next to the razor wire fence at the Serbia-Hungary border — Hungary has sealed the last gap in the barricade along its border with Serbia, closing passage to thousands of refugees waiting on the other side [Darko Dozet/EPA]

Rights groups in Bahrain say a 32-year-old man, arrested for opposing the war on Iran, was killed in police custody.

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As El Salvador’s state of emergency turns four years old, families warn of the toll of the mass arrests on children.

Rubidia Hernández and her 6-year-old granddaughter pictured in their home, where her son also used to live, in the outskirts of Nahuizalco, El Salvador. [Euan Wallace/ Al Jazeera]

Displaced Lebanese families ‘living in constant fear’ under Israeli bombardment, warns UN Refugee Agency official.

A woman who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sits outside a tent used as a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Central American nation is latest to sign a ‘third-country’ deportation agreement with the Trump administration.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA - JUNE 25: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles (R) and Costa Rica Minister of Public Security Mario Zamora Cordero (L) participates in a signing ceremony for the Global Entry Letter of Intent at the Casa Presidencial on June 25, 2025 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Noem continues her visits to several Central American countries today, meeting with political leaders and learning about immigration programs and facilities supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, with a focus on U.S. security cooperation initiatives in the region. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)