The suspects are 11 men of Afghan, Bulgarian and Lebanese nationality. While the Hungarian court gave 25 year sentences to four of the suspects, the other seven received varying verdicts.
Sources say it's a step in the right direction to tackle the migrant crisis at its source and prevent human traffickers from fueling migrant flows
A hitman, nicknamed the "Pakistani butcher", wanted by police for assassinating 70 people was arrested in Hungary on Tuesday
“Human trafficking is one of the most tragic human rights issues of our time,” according to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons...
One Afghan and three Bulgarian nationals appeared in court on Wednesday and are facing life. Eleven men in total are reported to be facing charges, one is on the run
“This is the kind of doublespeak Hungary is seeking to combat,” I said in response to a reporter’s recent inquiry about a video produced with the support of the European Commission. “[W]hile everyone should be complying with EU regulations, propaganda materials supporting migration are being made from EU money.”
“People smugglers are getting migrants into Europe via the Mediterranean with the help of non-governmental organizations," György Bakondi said
The public prosecutor of Bács-Kiskun county said that altogether 1,200 people were transported illegally to western Europe between February 2015 and August of the same year on 31 occasions in sealed and crowded lorry compartments
An increasing number of reports indicate that non-governmental organizations are collaborating with human traffickers to illegally transport migrants into Europe, undocumented and unchecked.
An Italian prosecutor says he has evidence that some of the charities saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are colluding with people-smugglers
Traffic along the Balkan people-smuggling route has increased, according to Hungary's chief security advisor
György Bakondi, chief security advisor to the prime minister, said the way migrants are arriving in Europe shows patterns of organization
174 illegal border crossers were apprehended on the territory of Hungary between Friday and Sunday