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Refugee Crisis, Serbia/Macedonia–for Mercy Corps

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  • Refugees walk the unofficial refugee route from the Tabanovce, Macedonia train station, on their way to the next transportation center in Presevo, Serbia. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. According to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, 67,415 refugees landed in Greece in January 2016, most of who traveled the route through Serbia on their way to Western Europe.
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  • In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unoffical refugee  route across Serbia.  A daily average of 2,200 refugees have crossed into Serbia throughout the winter.  Warmer months saw highs of 10,000 arrivals. They have escaped their own country in conflict, taken a perilous boat ride from Turkey to Greece, and then moved onward through disorienting foreign lands in search of a peaceful home. Most refugees are headed to welcoming Germany. They are from  Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Economic migrants also arrive in Macedonia and Serbia, but without the proper papers they are turned back, while some find smugglers to take them further into Europe. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • After crossing the Macedonian-Serbian border a young refugee walks the unofficial refugee route. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016.<br />
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According to UNHCR, 67,415 refugees landed in Greece in January 2016 alone, the majority of who traveled the route through Serbia on their way to Western Europe. The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped significantly since the Balkan border closed to refugees in March 2016.
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  • A refugee carries a child across the Macedonian-Serbian border. They are among nearly 70,000 refugees and migrants who arrived on the shores of Greece in January 2016, the majority of who traveled the route through Serbia on their way to Western Europe.<br />
Over the winter of 2016 Macedonia and Serbia limited entry to Afghan, Iraqi, and Syrian refugees. The Balkan borders have been closed to all refugees and migrants since March 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • Refugees crossing Serbia attempt to keep warm with blankets donated by NGOs. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016.
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  • In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unofficial refugee route, near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. During the winter of 2016 entry into the Balkans was limited to refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The typical journey went like this: flee their home country, take a perilous raft ride from Turkey to Greece, and then move onward through foreign lands in search of a peaceful home. The Balkan borders closed to all refugees in March 2016.
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  • After crossing the Macedonian-Serbian border, refugees walk the unofficial refugee route in subfreezing snowy weather. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. <br />
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According to UNHCR, 67,415 refugees landed in Greece in January 2016 alone, most of who traveled the route through Serbia on their way to Western Europe. The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped significantly since the Balkan border closures in March 2016.
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  • After crossing the Macedonian-Serbian border, a young refugee walks the unofficial refugee route in subfreezing snowy weather. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. <br />
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According to UNHCR, 67,415 refugees landed in Greece in January 2016 alone, most of who traveled the route through Serbia on their way to Western Europe. The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped significantly since the Balkan border closures in March 2016.
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  • In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unoffical refugee crossing from the Tabanovce, Macedonia Train Station across the Serbian border.  A daily average of 2,200 refugees have crossed into Serbia throughout the winter.  Warmer months saw highs of 10,000 arrivals. Limited to what belongings they can carry with them, many have gone without food and water for extended periods. They have escaped their own country in conflict, taken a perilous boat ride from Turkey to Greece, and then moved onward through disorienting foreign lands in search of a peaceful home. Most refugees are headed to welcoming Germany. They are from  Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • Refugees board a train that will depart soon to the Croatian-Serbian border. The majoirty are on their way to Western Europe, with the hope of finding a peaceful future. Presevo, Serbia, January 2016.
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  • Aide workers load a wheelchair onto a Red Cross SUV, to be taken to the Serbian border along with the chair's owner, Khalid, 55, a refugee who fled Iraq to Syria during the Gulf War, and now is a refugee for a seond time. Tabanovce transit center, Macedonia, January 2016.
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  • A Syrian woman selects warm clothing, provided by NGOs, for her children after arriving from Gevgelija (the Macedonia-Greece border). Tabanovce is the transit stop before they cross the border into Serbia on their way into Western Europe in search of a peaceful life.  There is no train schedule-the trains leave Gevgelija when they fill up, therefore over the winter two to three trains a day have been arriving in Tabanovce at varying times of day and night. Tabanovce, Macedonia, January 2016.
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  • Refugees arrive at the Tabanovce, Macedonia transit center, their stop before crossing the border into Serbia on their way into Western Europe in search of a peaceful life.  There is no train schedule-the trains leave Gevgelija at the Macedonia-Greece border,  when they fill up, therefore over the winter two to three trains a day have been arriving in Tabanovce at varying times of day and night. January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • A young refugee family arrived at the Tabanovce Train Station, their stop before they cross the border into Serbia, on their way into Western Europe. abanovce, Macedonia, January 2016.
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  • Refugees arrive at the Tabanovce, Macedonia train station, their stop before crossing the border into Serbia, on their way to Western Europe. January 2016.
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  • Ahmed, 16, a Kurdish boy with a sweet demeanor from Aleppo, Syria, arrived at the Tabanovce Train Station in Macedonia before crossing the border into Serbia. Having escaped the war in his home country, Ahmed is traveling alone to try to meet his two brothers in Germany. He said he was travelling solo because, “The route is too difficult for my mother, she would not be able to make it.” Refugees traveling solo are common, because it is often too costly for entire families to make the journey—particularly for those who have lost so much in the war. The perilous 4.1 mile dingy ride From Turkey to Greece is on average $2,000. January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • After crossing the Macedonian-Serbian border, refugees walk the unofficial refugee route. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 11, 2016. <br />
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The number of refugees arriving in Greece has dropped significantly since the Balkan border closures in March 2016, however, refugees fleeing violence continue to cross the Mediterranean. During the first two months of 2017, according to the UNHCR, over 30,000 refugees arrived in Mediterranean countries. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unoffical refugee crossing from the Tabanovce, Macedonia Train Station across the Serbian border.  A daily average of 2,200 refugees have crossed into Serbia throughout the winter.  Warmer months saw highs of 10,000 arrivals. Limited to what belongings they can carry with them, many have gone without food and water for extended periods. They have escaped their own country in conflict, taken a perilous boat ride from Turkey to Greece, and then moved onward through disorienting foreign lands in search of a peaceful home. Most refugees are headed to welcoming Germany. They are from  Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
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  • In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unoffical refugee crossing from the Tabanovce, Macedonia train station across the Serbian border.  A daily average of 2,200 refugees have crossed into Serbia throughout the winter.  Warmer months saw highs of 10,000 arrivals. Limited to what belongings they can carry with them, many have gone without food and water for extended periods. They have escaped their own country in conflict, taken a perilous boat ride from Turkey to Greece, and then moved onward through disorienting foreign lands in search of a peaceful home. Most refugees are headed to welcoming Germany. They are from  Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Janaury 2016.
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  • A left behind toy along the the official-unoffical refugee crossing from the Tabanovce, Macedonia Train Station across the Serbian border, near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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  • At a refugee assistance point, two miles across the Macedonian-Serbian border, a Syrian family waits to be transported to Presevo, where they will catch the train or bus to the Croatian border, on their way to Western Europe. The children wear new, warm clothes donated by NGOs. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016.
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  • Sadjad, 2, and his family are refugees from Kondos, Afghanistan. They are having a welcome rest in a warm temporary shelter near the train station, before they continue on to the Croatian border, on their way to Germany. After being threatened by the Taliban the family fled. Over the last month and a half they have walked through the snow-packed mountains of Afghanistan, taken a circuitous route through Pakistan (to avoid border control), and taken the harrowing boat ride from Turkey to Greece. Setaesh: "Our babies were screaming and crying for food for days." It was really difficult-we threw our baggage away." Farashta, regarding the boat ride: "I was really scared for my children." Presevo, Serbia, January 2016.
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  • Maram, 13, a refugee from Daraa, Syria, is about to depart by train with her family from Presevo, Serbia, to the Croatian border in January 2016. From there, they will continue on to Germany. "The people in Greece were so nice to us, but the journey has been very exhausting, and the boats were very scary. Now we are going to Germany, and we will study and learn the language. And we will stay there and hope for a happy life."
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