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Child Pornography, Hate Speech and Cybercrime Surge in Balkans

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 05/08/2023 - 16:17

Child Porn Scandals Rock Romania, Croatia

In April, Romania saw a surge in cases involving child pornography, with victims as young as seven years old. Croatia recorded similar cases.

Women with their eyes covered with violet scarfs participate in a flash mob in front of Romania's Internal Affairs Minister in Bucharest, Romania, 01 March 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/BOGDAN CRISTEL

Romania Busts Gang Trafficking Indians into Europe

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 16:41

Romanian authorities on Monday announced the dismantling of a crime gang made up of Romanian and Indian citizens that specialized in trafficking Indian migrants into Western Europe via Hungary, Austria and Germany.

The gang was reportedly constituted between December 2019 and March 2020 by an Indian national.