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 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 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 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 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 organized a video workshop in cooperation with Swedish collective “Noncitizen”
Prepared by: APC Photo: APC Belgrade, June 05 2019 - In cooperation with "Noncitizen" collective from Sweden, we are organizing five days of video workshops with refugees located in Belgrade, Bogovadja, Banja Koviljaca and Sid. During the workshop, refugees have…
Read moreA tour of Vojvodina for refugee children and Belgrade high school students
Prepared by: APC Photo: APC Belgrade, Becej, Palic, 30 May 2019 - Ugostiteljsko-turistička škola from Belgrade and the APC/CZA Integration Team organized an excursion for students of this school and young refugees living in Belgrade. The refugees that were taken…
Read morePakistani victim of human trafficking granted asylum in Serbia
BELGRADE, May 29, 2019 – A citizen of Pakistan who was legally represented by APC has been granted asylum in Serbia. During the year-long asylum procedure, it was established that his request for asylum was well-founded, as it was established that…
Read moreAPC part of SEE Legal Days 2019
Visit us today and tomorrow in the “Legal Days of South East Europe” fair, Metropol, Belgrade. APC is the oldest organization providing professional legal aid to asylum seekers/refugees since the start of Serbian asylum system 11 years ago. APC has…
Read moreAPC/CZA combined team of legal and psychosocial officers working on the north of Serbia
The APC/CZA team, comprised of legal and psychosocial experts works all across northern Serbia. APC/CZA visits locations across the country in order to monitor the Serbian-Croatian and Serbian-Hungarian borders and combat the illegal push backs of refugees to Serbia. The APC/CZA…
Read moreAPC/CZA social worker assisting asylum seekers and refugees in Sjenica
Depicted above is an APC/CZA social worker assisting the asylum seekers and refugees’ registration with the National Employment Services and to verify documents at the notary office in Sjenica. These steps will ultimately allow asylum seekers and refugees to obtain…
Read morePsychological support and help for refugee family
APC/CZA psychologists and cultural mediators are providing psychological counseling and social support to a young Iranian family who had their first new born baby a couple of weeks ago in the Banja Koviljača asylum center. The APC/CZA team was also…
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 moreAPC/CZA mobile team providing free legal aid and psychosocial support to asylum seekers in asylum center in Tutin
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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 moreAsylum granted to unaccompanied minor in Serbia for the first time
author:APC/BETA photo:Reuters Belgrade, January 28 - At the end of 2018, an unaccompanied minor girl from an African country received asylum in Serbia - this was the first instance of asylum being granted to an unaccompanied minor in our…
Read moreCommissioner for the Protection of Equality: VIP mobile discriminated against Refugee
Edited: APC Photo: APC Belgrade, January 20th - The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, following a complaint made by Asylum Protection Center, issued an opinion and recommendation that VIP mobile, a mobile operator, violated…
Read moreInternational Conference on the Integration of Refugees was held in Belgrade
Edited:apc Photo:apc BELGRADE,December 10- Asylum Protection Center organized an international conference on the challenges surrounding the integration of refugees in the Balkans and the EU from December 5-8 2018, in Belgrade. The conference brought together experts and representatives of organizations…
Read moreThe Rise of Anti-Refugee Rhetoric in the Western Balkans and Central Europe
Source: BETA Edited: APC Photo: APC Belgrade, December 9 - In almost all countries of the Western Balkans and Central Europe there is noticeable intensified anti-refugee rhetoric, and the actions of political groups against the acceptance…
Read moreAPC in Cairo – Visiting StARS organization that looks after refugees
Author: APC Photo: APC - This month, Asylum Protection Center was in Cairo, visitin StARS, one of the first organizations in Egypt dedicated to caring for and improving the conditions of refugees and migrants. A unique visit, that…
Read moreResearch and policy brief on the education of refugee children in Serbia – the Challenges of Integration
Author: APC/CZA Photo: APC/CZA Belgrade. November 22nd - Asylum Protection Center alongside the Center for Public Policy through joint efforts during the past year, have prepared research and a policy…
Read moreResearch and Policy Brief on Refugee Protection Policy and Practice – Temporary Protection Mechanism
Author: APC/CZA Photo: APC/CZA Belgrade. November 21st - Asylum Protection Center alongside the Center for Public Policy through joint efforts during the past year, have prepared research and a policy…
Read moreIranian Asylum Seekers Wish to Integrate As Soon As Possible
Arranged by: APC Photo: APC Banja Koviljaca / Bogovadja, November 11 - Amongst the refugees and migrants we've met with in recent months at reception and asylum…
Read moreCroatian Police Threaten Afghan Boys with Weapons
SOMBOR, October 5th - On the border of Croatia and Hungary, there are currently between 800 and 1000 persons attempting to cross the border or currently residing in its vicinity; with these attempts becoming more frequent as winter approaches. Intimidation, threats…
Read moreAPC in Lebanon, the country with the highest number of refugees per capita
Edited: APC Photo: APC Beirut, September 28th - Representatives of our organization visited Lebanon, a small Mediterranean country where about a million refugees reside, making it the country with the largest number of refugees per capita in the world.…
Read morePolice Transfer 100 robbed and barefoot migrants from Croatia to Serbia
Principovac, September 24th - Migrants trying to enter Croatia from Serbia are exposed to the maltreatment and violence of Croatian policemen. Our team that regularly visits camps on our northern border and confronts people who are outdoors waiting for an…
Read moreViolence against minor migrants trying to cross the Croatian border
Sid / Sombor, September 21 - An increasing number of migrants from Serbia are trying to enter Europe across the Croatian border, among them a large number of minors aged 12 to 17, and are often subjected to physical violence…
Read moreDrawings of refugee children and exhibition of artists from India
edited: APC foto: APC BELGRADE, AUGUST 9 - The works of Raj and Manik Shinge, famous Indian artists, were recently on display in the "Stara Kapetanija" Gallery in Zemun, and among the…
Read moreInteractive workshop and grafitti drawing at Ciglana Club
Asylum Protection Center (APC / CZA) organized a creative interactive workshop for graffiti drawing on June 17, 2018 at the Ciglana Club in Belgrade. The workshop was realized within the project LOVE (Law, Order, Value) - for migrants / asylum…
Read moreAPC / CZA at UN headquarters on panel for a global agreement on migration among UN members
Author: APC photo: APC New York, May 20 - The fourth round of negotiations between the UN member states on the draft Global Compact on Safe, Convenient and Regular Migration was followed by other panels focusing on all the major issues raised…
Read moreHigh school students from Belgium and Serbia met with migrant girls from Afghanistan
Author: APC photo: APC Belgrade, April 28 - Asylum Protection Center hosted twelve graduates from Belgium who visited Serbia together with their teachers and had the opportunity to gain new knowledge and experiences on migration, with…
Read moreNew troubles for family of little Medina in Croatia
Zagreb, April 20 - Zagreb, april 20th – Family of 6 years old Medina Hosseini from Afghanistan who died at the Serbian-Croatian border when Croatian police returned them to railroad and sent them to walk back to Serbia, when the sleepy…
Read moreSerbian Army handed over the jurisdiction of securing the state border to Bulgaria and Macedonia to the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia
source: BETA foto: BETA BELGRADE, April 05 – The joint military – police forces of Serbia, after more than 20 months of engagements, handed over the jurisdiction of securing the state border to Bulgaria and Macedonia to the Ministry of…
Read moreAPC in Nairobi, amongst local refugees
edited: APC photo: APC Nairobi, February 20– APC representatives participated in a gathering of sister organizations working with vulnerable refugees and local children on other continents, held in February in Kenya. Africa has been chosen as a…
Read moreWhat holds the future for Europe’s migration and asylum? Sharing best knowledge and EU practice on integration of migrants and existing challenges in Balkan countries, through Italian and Austrian models and best practices
Asylum Protection center-APC, has organized a conference in Belgrade on 2-3 March 2017, under the name "What holds the future for Europe's migration and asylum? Sharing best knowledge and EU practice on integration of migrants and existing challenges in Balkan…
Read moreLOVE (Law, Order, Values) to migrants/asylum seekers/persons granted asylum in enjoying rights without discrimination
Asylum Protection Center APC/CZA together with the partners-BETA news agency and Public Policy Research Centre, are jointly implementing project LOVE (Law, Order, Values) to migrants/asylum seekers/persons granted asylum in enjoying rights without discrimination founded by the EU Civil Society Facility…
Read moreRefugees at the Hungarian border: Despair at the door of Europe
author: APC | photo: APC Kelebija, May 29– When we saw, what we guessed, was a thirty five year old man, with a four year old boy who he held firmly, he hurried to meet us with a smile on his face.…
Read moreRefugees stuck in Serbia – Life on Hold
author: APC | photo: APC | Krnjaca, Preševo, Sjenica, May 22 – When our translator Saker, in Arabic addressed the fifty year old woman who sat alone in the corner of the Asylum Center in Krnjaca, she immediately began to cry. With the…
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