MEDSF Serbia

EU must increase scrutiny on Balkan border force activities

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:52:05 +0000

Following continuing violence by border authorities against people on the move in the countries of the western Balkans - including Serbia, Hungary and Bulgaria - MEDSF urges the EU to increase the scrutiny on the violence perpetuated in these areas.

Violent pushbacks at the Hungary-Serbia border

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:00:25 +0000

Patients and medical data from MEDSF indicate repeated use of violence, allegedly committed by Hungarian authorities, against people crossing the Serbia-Hungary border.

Photo Story: A year in pictures 2017

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:23:02 +0000

MSF's Pictures of the Year collection looks back on a year of providing medical care in extreme conditions and contexts across the globe. Through the lens of its photojournalists, MEDSF remembers and pays tribute to those who have struggled, those who have persevered and those who have perished.

The Balkans: Children repeatedly abused by border authorities

Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:27:42 +0000

Médecins Sans Frontières (MEDSF) has exposed the violence that continues to be perpetrated on children and young people by European Union Member State border authorities and police on Serbia’s borders with Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia in a new report titled Games of Violence. The report uses medical and mental health data and the testimonies of our young patients in detailing the violence.

Serbia: MEDSF denounces the widespread violence on migrants and refugees at the Serbian/Hungarian border

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:47:09 +0000

"We continue to call for safe and legal channels to be open for people seeking protection in Europe," says Christopher Stokes MEDSF General Director.

Migration: Thousands trapped in freezing temperatures in Greece and the Balkans

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:18:51 +0000

"We are witnessing the most cruel and inhumane consequences of European policies, used as a tool to deter and victimise those who are only seeking safety and protection in Europe," declares Stefano Argenziano, MEDSF's operations coordinator on migration.

Serbia: Sharp increase in violence against migrants since border closures in the Balkans

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:00:30 +0000

EU Migration Crisis Update - June 2016

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:12:01 +0000

Since 1 January 2016, 200,000 people have arrived on European shores by sea. The great part of them arrived through the Aegean Sea before the closure of the so called Balkan road and around 50,000 arrived in Italy through the dangerous Central Mediterranean route. At least 50,000 are stuck in Greece after the closure of the Balkan route, with the extremely dangerous Central Mediterranean becoming one of the few remaining opportunities to reach Europe for thousands of people.

Photo Story: Trapped at Europe's borders

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:03:34 +0000

Despite the winter conditions and attempts to close the various routes available to them, refugees and migrants have not stopped fleeing war and disaster. Since the beginning of 2016, more than 153,158 people have arrived in Europe, mainly by crossing the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece. In the past weeks, as stricter measures have been implemented by the countries along the so called ‘Balkan Route.’ Leaving many people stranded along the borders of Serbia, Macedonia (FYROM) and Greece.

EU Migration Crisis Update - February 2016

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:11:08 +0000