22.06.2020. Beograd, Porodica koju zastupa APC/CZA u azilnoj proceduri pre nekoliko meseci preselila se iz centra za azil u Beograd. Roditelji su se zaposlili a naš tim je pomogao bratu i sestri da upišu lokalnu školu blizu njihove kuće. Zateklo ih…
Read moreAPC timovi dele humanitarnu pomoć i hranu
APC timovi dele humanitarnu pomoć i hranu izbeglicama iz Sirije, Iraka i Palestine koji se nalaze u beogradskim parkovima. Sve je više porodica sa decom, a mnogi svedoče da su iz Turske u Srbiju stigli za nedelju do dve, kroz…
Read moreBroj izbeglica raste u parkovima, APC pomaže
Broj izbeglih u kampovima naglo opada u odnosu na stanje za vreme #COVID_19 , a novi ljudi ulaze intenzivnije iz pravca Makedonije i Kosova u #Srbija. Beogradski parkovi se svakodnevno pune sa ljudima iz Iraka, Sirije, Palestine i dr. Naši…
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 moreTražioci azila u centru za azil Banja Koviljača se bore sa teškim uslovima života, ograničenim kretanjem i neizvesnošću
04.06.2020. Banja Koviljača. Tražioci azila u centru za azil Banja Koviljača se bore sa teškim uslovima života, ograničenim kretanjem i neizvesnošću šta će dalje biti sa njihovim životima. I pre vanrednog stanja koje ih je zadesilo u kampovima im je…
Read moreInformisanje izbeglih o azilu i novim COVID merama
Pružanje informacija je i dalje najbitniji segment u zaštiti novopridošlih migranata i izbeglica u Srbiju. Naši timovi obilaze prihvatne centre i mesta gde se izbegli nalaze na jugu Srbije, u centralnoj Srbiji i na severu zemlje. U okviru projekta “Hitna…
Read moreAPC/CZA team of pedagogue, social worker and cultural mediator working in asylum center in Krnjaca
28.05.2020. Belgrade, APC/CZA team of pedagogue, social worker and cultural mediator working in asylum center in Krnjaca in Belgrade, providing necessary counseling/support and help for the refugees family in resolving problems they may face living in the camp with other…
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 moreThe impact of traumatic experience on testimony and interviews in asylum proceedings.
Find out new and verified information during the state of emergency, through our APC smartphone app
15.04.2020. Belgrade, You can find out new and verified information regarding the validity of work permits, IDs, freedom of movement, camp rules and regulations, social assistance during the satate of emergency because of CORONA19 virus through our APC smartphone app…
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 morePUSH-BACKS Psychological consequences of violence against refugees on the borders with Croatia and Hungary
Recommendations in the field of employment of asylum seekers and persons who have been granted asylum 01.07.-31.12.2019.
Project of Asylum Protection Center "Support to asylum seekers and persons granted protection in entering the labor market" in Serbia, in the period 01.07.-31.12.2019. funded by the Swiss Confederation, State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) Based on the results of the…
Read moreStudija – Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health Protection within the Migrant, Asylum seeking and Refugee Population
APC/CZA panel in Belgrade “Access to employment for refugees and asylum seekers. in Serbia: Experiences, Challenges and Lessons Learned ”
06.12.2019. Belgrade, - Within the APC/CZA international event "Integration Days 2019", at the Hotel Zira, and within the project "Support to asylum seekers and persons granted protection in entering the labor market" in Serbia, funded by Switzerland Confederation, State Secretariat…
Read moreKlara works as an assistant chef in a renowned restaurant
Novi Sad, December 5, 2019 - As a part of the integrational support provided by Asylum Protection Center (APC/CZA), our team of lawyers and social workers helps asylum seekers and refugees in the employment process in the local environment, and…
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 moreAccommodation of unaccompanied minors in Serbia.
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,…
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