Destination Interrupted: Refugees in Serbia

The Refugee Situation in Serbia Following Border Closures on the Balkan Route, the Work of Refugee Aid Serbia and Disrupting Hostile Discourse on Displaced Persons

Discussion with Felix Thomson on the refugee situation in Serbia and how it has changed since border closures along the Balkan route severely restricted access to Northern and Western Europe. We discuss the treatment of refugees in Serbia, the issue of unaccompanied children, sexual exploitation, smuggling and current legal avenues still available to enter countries in Northern and Western Europe. We also discuss the contemporary hostile discourse concerning displaced persons in Europe and the need to foster engagement between the local and refugee populations. Additionally, we discuss the humanitarian and educational work of Refugee Aid Serbia and its social engagement work, including the Routes Festivals and its upcoming documentary, The Odyssey Project, that seeks to disrupt the current hostile discourse towards displaced persons and produce a more emphatic, welcoming approach.

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