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25.12.2020. Novi Sad, Tačno pre godinu dana, 25.12.2019. godine grupu maloletnika bez pratnje iz Avganistana udario je automobil na putu kod Novog Kneževca, gde su se vraćali nakon tzv. push back od strane rumunske policije. Nakon neuspelog prelaska granice i…
Read moreAzilni postupak nedostižan za izbeglice
27.11.2020. Beograd, Prema informacijama sa kojima raspolaže naš centar, Kancelarija za azil nije tokom čitave godine posetila Centar za azil Tutin gde su smeštena lica koja žele da podnesu zahtev za azil. Da bi lica koja su registrovana i koja…
Read moreHealth care unattainable for asylum seekers.
09/11/2020, Belgrade. "Where's his / her health insurance booklet?" "Do you have any paper from the Ministry of Health?" "Yeah, he / she is an asylum seeker. Then to the doctor at the camp. " "I can't put him /…
Read moreRumunija vracanje uz upotrebu nasilja u Srbiju
13.08.2020. Beograd, Rumunija od početka godine u velikom broju sprovodi push back sa svojih granica sa Srbijom, uz pojačanu upotrebu nasilja. Tako APC svedoči o nasilju rumunske policije, koja vraća u Republiku Srbiju i više od 200 ljudi dnevno, u…
Read morePrvi slučaj spajanja porodice izbeglice u Srbiji
20.07.2020. Beograd, Centar za zaštitu i pomoć tražiocima azila sa izrazitim zadovoljstvom izdaje saopštenje da su odobrene vize za prvo spajanje porodice izbeglice u Republici Srbiji od nastanka azilnog sistema 2007 godine. Naime, radi se o porodici izbeglice iz Avganistana…
Read moreSUD PRESUDIO – SLOVENIJA PROTERALA TRAŽIOCA AZILA U LANČANOM REFOULEMENTU U BIH
Upravni sud Slovenije je 16. jula 2020. godine doneo presudu kojom je utvrdio da je slovenačka policija izvršila ilegalno kolektivno proterivanje člana progonjene manjine koja govori engleski jezik iz Kameruna, a koji je želeo da zatraži azil u Sloveniji i…
Read moreCMS SUBMITS CRIMINAL REPORT TO DORH: Systematic torture and humiliation of refugees is a criminal offense!
05.06.2020. Zagreb, Centre for Peace Studies filed a criminal complaint to the State Attorney's Office in Zagreb against the unknown perpetrators police officers based on a reasonable doubt of degrading treatment and torture of 33 people and their violent, illegal…
Read morePrestala da važi Uredba kojom je ograničeno kretanje migranata i izbeglica u kampovima
Beograd, 06.05.2020. - Sa novim Zakonom o važenju uredaba koje je Vlada donela za vreme vanrednog stanja, a koji je stupio na snagu 06.05.2020. godine, prestala je da važi Uredba koja je ograničila kretanje migranata, azilanata i lica koja su…
Read morePersonal work permits for clients of Asylum Protection Centar.
During 2019, Asylum Protection Centar continued to help asylum seekers and refugees obtain personal work permits in order to join the labor market without hindrance. According to the Center's statistics, more than 100 personal work permits have been issued for…
Read morePolice is suspending submission of asylum claims in Serbia
24.03.2020. Belgrade Due to the declared state of emergency, The Government of Serbia issued a decision for suspending, the procedure for taking biometric data of foreigners on 24.03.2020, until further notice, As process for claiming asylum involves taking of biometric…
Read moreSerbia and EU signed the agreement on border management cooperation
Source: European Western Balkans Portal Photo: Frontex logo; Photo: Christian Charisius Brussels, November , 2019 - European Union and Serbia signed the agreement on border management cooperation today in Brussels. According to a statement from the European Commission, the agreement will…
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 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 moreCroatian 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 moreCall to form a center for migrant children
Belgrade, June 07, 2019 - After the recent double homicide of unaccompanied minors in Belgrade, we are demanding that Serbian authorities establish a special center for unaccompanied minor migrants. Occurring within 48 hours of each other, these deaths are inexcusable.…
Read moreAPC shortlisted for 2018/19 “Rainbow” Award
Source: gsa.org.rs Photo: gsa.org.rs Belgrade, May 13 2019 – Asylum Protection Center was shortlisted for the 2018/19th “Rainbow” Award, seventh in a row since 2012. The jury who is deciding on the 2018/19 “Rainbow” Award, formed a shortlist of 5…
Read moreOne more LGBT person granted asylum in Serbia
BELGRADE, May 9, 2019 – APC/CZA successfully secured asylum in the Republic of Serbia for a member of the LGBT community for the second time, this time fleeing persecution in Iran. During the asylum procedure that lasted for more than…
Read moreYoung refugees should receive additional temporary support after the age of 18, recommends the Committee of Ministers
Source: Council of Europe Photo: Council of Europe Strasbourg, 24 April 2019 - The Council of Europe member States should provide to young refugees additional temporary support after the age of 18 to enable them to access their rights, advocates…
Read moreRefugee stories open the hearts of youth in Bujanovac
Text: APC Photo: APC Bujanovac, 24 April 2019 – As part of the integration activities, APC partners with a large number of schools and local organizations throughout the country. With thee schools and organizations, we organize joint classes, socialize with…
Read moreIncreased number of attempts to cross northern borders with Croatia and Hungary
Belgrade, March 01 - As the APC team has found out in the field, more and more migrants are attempting to cross at the northern borders with Croatia and Hungary, in the past week. Groups of about 20 to 30 migrants,…
Read moreNew Asylum Granted to Persecuted LGBT person
Belgrade, March 22 - In March 2019, the Republic of Serbia granted asylum in the scope of refugee protection to a gay man from Iran, on the basis of belonging to a social group – LGBT persons. During the six-month asylum…
Read moreFrom Afghanistan, the first refugee entrepreneur in Serbia
prepared by: APC photo: APC BELGRADE, February 10 - A 46 year old man from Afghanistan is the first entrepreneurial refugee in Serbia. Two months ago, he received the right to establish an entrepreneurial service for the provision…
Read moreEvery day in 2018, when crossing the Mediterranean, six refugees killed
Edited: APC Photo : REUTERS Geneva, January 30 - During the year 2018, six lives are lost each day in the attempt to cross the Mediterranean according to the latest report "The Wanderer's Roads", published today by the UN Refugee…
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