Source: Al Jazeera Balkans Belgrade 25.05.2022 - Rekordni broj izbjeglih i raseljenih ljudi u 21. stoljeću, najmanje 100 miliona ili više od 1 posto svjetske populacije: kako spriječiti uzroke, zaustaviti ratove i nasilje nad civilima? Kakav je status izbjeglih i…
Read moreAPC: Potrebno ubrzati dodeljivanje privremene zaštite za izbeglice iz Ukrajine.
Izvor: Beta Beograd, 27.04.2022. - Centar za zaštitu i pomoć tražiocima azila (APC) ocenio je danas da je neophodno ubrzati izdavanje rešenja o dodeljivanju privremene zaštite ukrajinskim izbeglicama koje imaju prijavljen boravak u Srbiji i izrazio zabrinutost zbog, kako smatraju,…
Read moreDuring the 50 days of war in Ukraine, more than 4.7 million people left the country.
Izvor: K1 Televizija. Belgrade, 15.04.2022.
Read moreĐurović: Sistem informacija mora da se razrađuje.
Autor: Euronews Srbija Beograd, 30.03.2022. Radoš Đurović iz Centra za pomoć i zaštitu tražiocima azila rekao je za Euronews Srbija da sistem informisanja za ljude koji dolaze iz Ukrajine mora da se dodatno razradi, kao i da se većina onih koji…
Read moreThe Government urgently to raise Temporary Protection mechanism
Source: Tanjug Belgrade, 12.03.2022. BELGRADE: The Asylum Protection Center appealed to the Government of Serbia to adopt Temporary Protection decision for refugees from Ukraine, which would regulate their rights and their position while they are in our country. Thus, currently…
Read moreTo legally protect everyone who is coming from Ukraine to Serbia
Source: RTS Beograde, 08.03.2022. According to UN data, 1,700,000 people left Ukraine in 10 days. By mid-March, that number could reach four million. Warnings are coming of the possibility of severe humanitarian consequences. The path of refugees from Ukraine leads…
Read moreHalf a million people have fled Ukraine since the intervention began.
Source: K1 Televizija Beograd 01.03.2022.
Read moreRefugees from Ukraine arrive in Serbia: We must be ready to receive at least 10,000 people.
Source: Tanjug Belgrade, 28.02.2022. -The number of refugees who will enter Serbia depends exclusively on the behavior of our neighboring countries Director of the Asylum Protection Center Rados Djurovic says that first refugees from Ukraine have already started arriving in…
Read moreBiased information and inactivity of those responsible are the reason for xenophobia.
28/01/2021 Belgrade, After incorrectly transmitted information in most mainstream media about the robbery in the center of Belgrade allegedly committed by migrants, the public and citizens felt threatened, and fear and animosity towards migrants, asylum seekers and refugees increased. Without…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 moreRefugees remain for several years or even permanent, integration is a new step for Serbia
Belgrade, January 14th - Our country is still a place where migrants stay longer, due to their non-acceptance in most neighboring countries, Croatia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania. Without a legally regulated position, they remain in the Balkans for several…
Read moreDjurovic: About 400 migrants staying outdoors
Source: Tanjug Photo: N. Skenderija Belgrade, January 8 - It is estimated that between 5,000 and 6,000 refugees are currently in Serbia, where approximately 350 to 400 of them are staying outside in the cold, director of the Asylum…
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 morePanel: Serbia, in addition to being a transit country, is also becoming a destination country for migrants
Source: BETA Edited: APC Photo: APC Belgrade, December 07 - Serbia is a country that is becoming a destination country for migrants, primarily thanks to its position on the EU's external border and the fact that it…
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 moreDjurovic: Migration can not be solved by unilateral acts
Source: RTS BELGRADE, Oct. 31 - Executive Director of Asylum Protection Center, Rados Djurovic told RTS that there is no global solution to the problem of migration. "Our position is like a buffer zone," Djurovic pointed out. Today, migration is…
Read moreDjurovic: About 2,000 migrants outside of reception centers
Source: RTS BELGRADE, August 26 - Rados Djurovic from Asylum Protection Center spoke with RTS that this year marked the news that a significant number of migrants circumvent Serbia's reception centers and that there are currently about 2,000 of them…
Read moreReligion and Migration should not be linked
Izvor: RTS BELGRADE, June 4th - Rados Djurovic from the Asylum Protection Center tells RTS that the warnings on the so-called "mosque route" are probably intended for political needs in countries where there is fear of Muslims. Neighboring countries, primarily Bosnia…
Read moreDjurovic: Use of force against refugees in Croatia will not solve the problem of migration
izvor: Beta foto: Dado Ruvic / REUTERS BELGRADE, June 2nd - Director of the Asylum Protection Center Rados Djurovic assessed today, as the Croatian police wounded two young migrants with firearms, that the use of force against this population is not…
Read moreContrasts: Refugees and Migrants in Serbia
Izvor: Al Jazeere Balkans BELGRADE, June 1st - It has been two years since the official closing of the so-called Balkan Refugee Route. But, although in an incomparably smaller measure, the influx of refugees and migrants into the Balkans, and so on Serbia, never…
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 moreNecessary systemic solution for vaccination of refugee children in Serbia
izvor: BETA foto: APC BELGRADE, May 2nd - Director of the Asylum Protection Center Rados Djurovic said today that it is good that vaccination of children of migrants against smallpox was started in Serbia, but added that this had…
Read moreMigrants who are outdoors in the vicinity of Sid are hungry and cold
Belgrade, November 26 - Refugee and Migration Commissioner Vladimir Cucic said that it is true that in the surrounding areas of Sid some citizens are having problems with the migrants who are openly waiting to enter the European Union, but…
Read moreMeeting in Vienna: The Refugee route through the Balkans continues to be in function
source: Beta photo: Beta Vienna, October 3rd - At the Vienna international conference entitled "Balkan Refugee route to European solidarity", involving the largest humanitarian organization from Austria, Germany, Macedonia, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Serbia; Rados Djurovic Director of…
Read moreThe fate of a boy from Bangladesh injured in a car accident
Source: Prva.rs 17. novembar 2016.
Read moreDjurovic: Solve the problem, and not by limiting movement
,Source: Pres centar UNS 7. novembar 2016. The state should urgently increase accommodation capacities for migrants and improve hygiene in asylum centers, instead of announcing the restriction of freedom of movement due to the appearance of more refugee bodies, stated…
Read moreDjurovic: The situation is tough, but we need to show our humanity
Izvor: Tanjug Foto: Tanjug BELGRADE, July 16- Director of Asylum Protection Center Rados Djurovic assessed today that the situation regarding migrants is very difficult and that Serbia can not be left to itself, but also pointed out that no…
Read more“What to do with refugees after the closure of the Balkan route?”
"What to do with refugees after the closuere of the Balkan route?" Asylum Protection Center held a newsconference At present, there are about 2,000 refugees in Serbia. The topic of today's press conference was dedicated to their position, legal status…
Read moreAl Jazeera: Android aplikacija za pomoć izbjeglicama u Srbiji
10. oktobar 2015. - Centar za zaštitu i pomo? tražiocima azila pokrenuo je danas u Preševu android aplikaciju "Asylum in Serbia", za izbjeglice koje dolaze u Srbiju kako bi im omogu?ili neophodne informacije o mapama puta, granicama, vremenskim uvjetima, zdravstvenim…
Read moreConference: Challenges in the identification of victims among the migrant population
NGO Atina and the Asylum Protection Centre have launched new project aimed towards establishing a dialogue on tolerance between the local, Serbian population and asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Somalia ...Presentation of a project "Opening dialog within local communities…
Read moreRoundtable: Issues and Challenges in the Asylum and support to the reforms
The Asylum Protection Center organized a roundtable called "Problems and Challenges in the Asylum and support to the reforms" in Belgrade on April 17th, 2014, as one of the final activities of the project "Improvement of the system of asylum…
Read more2,055 asylum requests registered in Serbia in the first three months
A total of 2,055 people requested asylum in Serbia in the first three months of 2014, and most of them – 947, were Syrians, said the executive director of the Asylum Protection Center Rados Djurovic, adding that the asylum system…
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