Christian Elia, journalist and writer, he has been covering migration since the late 1990s. He is a member of the investigative journalism collective IRPI Media, edits the magazines ArabPop and R/EST, and writes for leading Italian media outlets.
Bulgaria has assumed a key role in controlling migration into the EU. People attempting to cross from Turkey to Bulgaria report violence, pushbacks and unanswered emergency calls. Dozens have been killed or gone missing.