The Balkans, the invisible wall of Europe

The Balkans, the invisible wall of Europe

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16 February, 2023
Majdan, the Triple Border shared by Serbia, Romania and Hungary. January 2023

Majdan – the Triple Border shared by Serbia, Romania and Hungary [January 2023]

Welcome to hell, written with charcoal on the wall of a refugee squat. Refugees are mainly from Afghanistan and North Africa. January 2023.

'Welcome To Hell' written with charcoal on the wall of a refugee squat. The refugees are mainly from Afghanistan and North Africa [January 2023]

Mehdi, 21 years old from Casablanca, Morocco, has leukemia and couldn’t afford a treatment in morocco. He hopes to get a treatment in Europe. Horgos, Serbia, January 2023.

Mehdi, a 21-year-old from Casablanca, Morocco, has leukaemia and was unable to afford treatment in his home country. He hopes to get treatment in Europe [Horgos, Serbia, January 2023]

Two migrants from morocco making a fire using the flashlight of a phone, to get ready for the night at 2 degrees° at their squat in Serbia near the Hungarian border. Horgos, January 2023.

Two migrants from Morocco try to light a fire at their squat in Serbia near the Hungarian border. Temperatures can drop to 0-2 degrees every night making sleeping conditions extremely difficult [Horgos, January 2023]

A migrant calling a friend from his country. Horgos, January 2023

A young migrant FaceTime calls a relative back home [Horgos, January 2023]

A migrant trying to dry his clothes after hiding in a river from the police after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Serbian/Hungarian border. Horgos, January 2023.

A migrant tries to dry his clothes after hiding in a river from the police following an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Serbian/Hungarian border [Horgos, January 2023]

A young man resting back in the squat. He confessed that after each border crossed he hopes things get easier, but never does. Horgos, January 2023

A young man resting back in the squat. He confessed how he thought that after each border crossing, things would get easier but in reality, it never does [Horgos, January 2023]

A migrant injured by a police officer after trying to cross the Serbian/Hungarian border. Horgos, January 2023

A migrant was injured by a police officer after trying to cross the Serbian/Hungarian border [Horgos, January 2023]

Majdan, the Triple Border shared by Serbia, Romania and Hungary. January 2023
Welcome to hell, written with charcoal on the wall of a refugee squat. Refugees are mainly from Afghanistan and North Africa. January 2023.
Mehdi, 21 years old from Casablanca, Morocco, has leukemia and couldn’t afford a treatment in morocco. He hopes to get a treatment in Europe. Horgos, Serbia, January 2023.
Two migrants from morocco making a fire using the flashlight of a phone, to get ready for the night at 2 degrees° at their squat in Serbia near the Hungarian border. Horgos, January 2023.
A migrant calling a friend from his country. Horgos, January 2023
A migrant trying to dry his clothes after hiding in a river from the police after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Serbian/Hungarian border. Horgos, January 2023.
A young man resting back in the squat. He confessed that after each border crossed he hopes things get easier, but never does. Horgos, January 2023
A migrant injured by a police officer after trying to cross the Serbian/Hungarian border. Horgos, January 2023

The Balkan route is the second most important migration route to Europe. This route starts in Turkey and has seen strong growth since 2019. Barbed wire and violent police backups: crossing the border of Serbia is one of the most difficult steps.