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PRESS RELEASE – The asylum draft bill violates international, EU and national law and exposes thousands of asylum seekers and refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, in high risk
Photo: Reuters Athens, October 23, 2019—On the evening of October 21, and mere hours after the just 5 day-long public consultations were concluded, the draft bill “on International Protection” was submitted to Parliament through the urgency procedure. The Greek Council…
Read morePRESS RELEASE The asylum draft bill violates international, EU and national law and exposes thousands of asylum seekers and refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, in high risk
Photo: Reuters Athens, October 23, 2019—On the evening of October 21, and mere hours after the just 5 day-long public consultations were concluded, the draft bill “on International Protection” was submitted to Parliament through the urgency procedure. The Greek Council…
Read moreJoint Statement on push-backs practice across EU-Balkans migration routes
October 18, 2019. - Joint statement of the Coalition for Rights and Wellbeing of Forced Migrants along Euro-Balkan's Routes In the Balkan countries, along the migrant routes, pushing of people from one to another neighboring country and more often chain…
Read moreEstimation of the age of unaccompanied minor migrants in Serbia.
Croatian police continues with violent pushbacks of migrants to Serbia
Text: APC Photo: APC Šid, October 4 - According to the information collected by legal and psychosocial officers of APC/CZA during a visit to camps and open locations in the north of Serbia, dozens of migrants from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq…
Read moreEurope migrant crisis: Calls to redistribute migrants as arrivals rise
Source: BBC Photo: Getty Images Athens, September 19 - France and Italy are calling for a new system to automatically redistribute migrants across the EU as the number of people entering Europe surges. "The European Union hasn't shown enough solidarity…
Read moreAt least 600 migrants reside outdoors along the borders with Croatia and Hungary
Text: APC Photo: APC Sid, Subotica, September 18 - Over the last 10 days there has been a noticeable increase in the number of migrants present in open locations both at the Croatian and Hungarian borders. There are currently about…
Read moreErdoğan threatens to let Syrian refugees leave Turkey for west unless safe zone in Syria is set up
Source: The Guardian Photo: Anadolu Agency Ankara, September 05, 2019 - The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is threatening to “open the gates” to allow Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for western countries unless a controversial “safe zone” inside Syria…
Read moreCommissioner talks about violence and illegal expulsion of migrants by Croatian police for the first time
Source: TV Prva Belgrade, September 01, 2019 - Violence by Croatian police against migrants at the border has now taken on dramatic proportions, said Rados Djurovic, director of the Asylum Protection Centre (APC/CZA), in the Morning program on TV Prva.…
Read moreGreece sees first mass arrival of migrant boats in three years
Source: Ekathimerini Photo: RTE Athens, 30 August 2019 - Over a dozen migrant boats landed on Greece’s Lesbos island within minutes of each other on Thursday in the first such mass arrival from neighbouring Turkey in three years, officials said,…
Read moreAssistance in the employment of asylum seekers in Tutin
Text: APC Photo: APC Tutin, August 30, 2019 - As part of the integration support provided by the Asylum Protection Center (APC/CZA), our team of lawyers and social workers assist asylum seekers and refugees in the employment process, as part…
Read moreCroatia illegally returns over 60 refugees a day to Serbia
Text: APC Photo: APC Sid, August 30, 2019 - According to information gathered by the APC / CZA mobile team during regular visits to open locations near the border with Croatia, the Croatian police, in addition to the brutality with…
Read moreTeenage refugees in Sjenica are still waiting to go to school
Prepared by: APC Photo: APC Sjenica, 29 August - One of the very important aspects of the psychosocial stability of refugee children are involved in the local community and contact with the local community, especially peers. In this situation, a…
Read moreUnaccompanied minor refugees often lie about being older to be admitted to the camp
Prepared by: APC Photo: APC Bujanovac, August 27, 2019 - Southern team of the Asylum Protection Centre, consisting of lawyers, psychologists, and cultural mediators visited a camp in Bujanovac and spoke with eight unaccompanied minors who are there between two…
Read moreIncreased number of unaccompanied minor migrants on the northern borders of Serbia
Text: APC Photo: APC Horgoš, August 20, 2019 - During regular visits to open locations on the northern borders of Serbia, the APC / CZA mobile team consisting of a lawyer and a psychologist visited an open location in Horgos…
Read moreThe number of migrants arriving in Greece and through the Western Balkans is increasing
Source: Ekathimerini Photo: Reuters Athens, August 14, 2019 - The number of illegal migrant arrivals on the islands of the eastern Aegean is on the rise compared to last year, according to data released by the European Union border agency,…
Read moreAPC organized an integration event for refugees in Tutin
Text: APC Photo: APC Tutin, August 10, 2019 - APC implemented an integration event in Tutin in cooperation with Nazim Halilovic, a teacher from the local school “Rifat Burdzevic Trso”, with whom APC has long been cooperated in process of…
Read moreAPC/CZA mobile office helping refugees wherever they are
Text: APC Photo: APC Krnjača, 05 August 2019 - APC/CZA team of legal and psychosocial staff using our mobile office on wheels “APC camper” to visit Krnjaca camp, where many of the refugees are unaccompanied minors, providing them with all…
Read moreMigrant/refugee situation on the northern border of Serbia from July 22 to August 2, 2019
Text: APC Photo: APC Subotica, Horgoš, Kelebija, Kikinda, 03 August 2019. - APC/CZA staff regularly visit border areas in northern Serbia, migrant and refugee reception camps and open locations where migrants and refugees are located along the borders with Croatia,…
Read moreViolence against migrants on the Hungarian border continues
text: APC photo: APC KELEBIJA, July 25, 2019 – Migrants who are trying to cross the border at Kelebija face the humiliating and inhumane behavior from Hungarian border police officers daily. Migrants who are staying outside the camps, in open…
Read moreThe number of crossing attempts of the Romanian border is increasing
Text: APC Photo: APC MOKRIN, July 25 – According to the information from the field gathered by the APC mobile team, the Romanian border is used less often for illegal crossings when compared to the Hungarian and Croatian borders; however,…
Read moreMotivating children refugees to continue their education in Serbia
Text: APC Photo: APC Sjenica, July 24, 2019 - During the summer break, the Asylum Protection Center team consisting of a social worker, pedagogue and cultural mediator is conducting workshops in Sjenica which are tackling the topic of education in…
Read moreAn increasing number of migrants are living outdoors and trying to cross borders
Text: APC Photo: APC July 24, 2019 - An increase in the number of migrants attempting to cross borders along with the border areas with Croatia, Hungary, and Romania has been noted by APC mobile team. According to the information…
Read moreIs there a need for a special center for migrant children?
Source: Tanjug, Večernje novosti Photo: Tanjug Belgrade, 21 July 2019 – Asylum Protection Center (APC/CZA) believes that the existing centers for accommodation of minor migrants are inadequate and urges the opening of a special center for the reception of these…
Read moreMigrant/refugee situation on the northern border of Serbia from July 08 to July 19, 2019
Text: APC Photo: APC Subotica, Horgoš, Kelebija, Kikinda, July 20, 2019. – APC/CZA staff regularly visit border areas in northern Serbia, migrant and refugee reception camps and open locations where migrants and refugees are located along the borders with Croatia,…
Read moreMigrant/refugee situation in the south of Serbia from June 25 to July 19
Text: APC Photo: APC Bujanovac, Presevo, Vranje, July 20, 2019 - APC/CZA mobile team regularly visits border areas in southern Serbia, as well as transit and reception camps for migrants and refugees in Presevo, Vranje, Bujanovac, Pirot, Nis, Dimitrivograd and…
Read moreThe largest migrant center in Europe is now closed – how it will affect Serbia?
Source: RTS Belgrade, 11 July 2019 - Italian Minister of the Interior Mateo Salvini recently closed the country’s migrant center in Sicily, the largest one in Europe. Salvini stated in defense of this closure that the number of migrants in…
Read moreMigrant/refugee situation on the northern border of Serbia from June 25 to July 05
Text: APC Photo: APC Subotica, Horgoš, Kelebija, Kikinda, July 6, 2019 - APC/CZA mobile team regularly visits border areas in northern Serbia, as well as transit and reception camps for migrants and refugees in Subotica, Kikinda, Sid and Principovac, including…
Read moreLarge number of minor migrants on the road through Serbia
Source: Al Jazeera Balkans Belgrade, Šid, 03 July 2019 - It’s all too common to see unaccompanied minor migrants arrive in Serbia, convinced they will be able to make it to Western Europe alone. Unfortunately, the migration crisis is nowhere…
Read moreEASO Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the EU 2018
Source: EASO Photo: EASO Brussels, 25 June 2019 - European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published annual report on the situation of asylum in EU. The objective of the EASO Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union…
Read moreEASO Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the EU 2018
Source: EASO Photo: EASO Brussels, 25 June 2019 - European Asylum Support Office released the annual report on the situation of asylum in the European Union on 24 June 2019. The objective of the EASO Annual Report on the Situation…
Read moreMigrant/refugee situation in the south of Serbia from April 22 to June 24, 2019
Text: APC Photo: APC Bujanovac, Preševo, Vranje, Pirot, June 24, 2019 - APC/CZA mobile team regularly visits border areas in southern Serbia, as well as transit and reception camps for migrants and refugees in Presevo, Vranje, Bujanovac, Pirot, Nis, Dimitrivograd…
Read moreStudy – Status and position of unaccompanied minors migrants in Serbia in 2018
Djurovic: The efficiency of determining refugee status and integration of the refugees are the biggest challenges
Source: Beta Photo: Beta Belgrade, 20 June 2019 - Director of the Asylum Protection Center (APC/CZA) Rados Djurovic assessed today, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, that the biggest challenges regarding refugees in Serbia are related to the speed…
Read moreDjurovic: The human attitude towards refugees is crucial in order to understand them and help them
Source: Radio Beograd 1 Photo: APC Belgrade, 20 June 2019 - On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Misa Stojiljkovic hosted Rados Djurovic in the morning program of Radio Belgrade 1 "Catch the Day!". During the show’s regular section "Question…
Read moreAPC southern team organized an integration event for youth and refugees in Bujanovac
Text: APC Video: APC Bujanovac, 14 June 2019 - The APC Preševo office organized an integration event in Bujanovac in cooperation with the cultural association “Dituria”. Young people from Bujanovac had the opportunity to meet refugees who are staying in…
Read moreThe APC southern office organized a movie night for its volunteers in Presevo
Text: APC Photo: APC Presevo, 12 June 2019 - Last week, the APC office in Presevo organized a movie night for its young volunteers. These volunteers have been working diligently with APC to help support refugees in Serbia’s southern camps,…
Read moreĐurović: The biggest problem in Serbia is that we do not have accommodation for unaccompanied minor migrants
Source: PRVA Belgrade, 08 June 2019 - On June 7th, a young refugee was killed after being stabbed 24 times in Belgrade. Many believe this murder was allegedly an act of revenge for the victim’s complicity in the murder of…
Read moreAPC team providing legal help to refugees in Obrenovac transit center
Text: APC Photo: APC Obrenovac, June 07, 2019 - Many of the refugees we encountered, taken in the photo, are sleeping in the open around the transit center Obrenovac, being denied shelter, food and health service. They are suffering from…
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