NEWS FROM APC

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

       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…

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…