anti-migrant laws

Hungary arrests 174 as new anti-migrant laws bite

 Hungarian police on Tuesday arrested 174 people after harsh new laws came into force which punish "illegal border-crossing" with prison terms of several years, authorities said.

Sep 15, 2015, 21:56 PM IST

First Hungary arrests under tough new anti-migrant laws

Hungarian authorities said Tuesday that police have made the first arrests under harsh new laws coming into force punishing "illegal border-crossing" with prison terms of up to three years.

Sep 15, 2015, 16:54 PM IST

Hungary shuts its border to migrants

Hungary confirmed it had sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday as its controversial new anti-migrant laws came into force.

Sep 15, 2015, 16:43 PM IST