Tag: мигранти

The EU Commission has been introduced with the Macedonian government’s decision to declare an emergency situation for the south and north border zones and is in contact with government officials and UNHCR. -At this phase, the Commission is monitoring closely how events are developing and the measures which are undertaken now or later by the government. We are determining the...

At the moment, nearby the train station in Gevgelija, crews are working on a resting area that can accommodate 160 people. The area will be intended for women, children and people who have become frail from the journey. The area will operate 24 hours and will be under constant police surveillance. There are going to be twelve shower cabins...

To a call of the informal movement "I protest," hundreds of citizens came out to the solidarity march which began in front of the Government, through Bit-pazar and ended at the Immigrant Reception Center in Gazi Baba, where hundreds of immigrants are accommodated, reports ”Radio MOF". Activists read basic human rights in Arabic and Macedonian language in front of the...

The growing number of refugees and immigrants who use less famous Western Balkan route, through which are trying to reach Europe, face major risks, including abuse, violence and accidents while moving on railroad tracks, warns United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UN Refugee Agency yesterday announced that there is a big increase in the number of men, women...

Immigrants in the reception center for foreigners in Gazi Baba are housed in conditions that are worse than those in custody, stated Ombudsman Idzhet Memeti, at today’s press conference devoted to conditions in the center, but also to the weaknesses of the system after the flood of refugees from Middle East, where there are armed conflicts. Team of the Ombudsman...

On Tuesday next week, at a session of the Government, the draft amendments to the Law on asylum and temporary protection, which should facilitate the transit of immigrants across the country, will be reviewed. Amendments to the Law, which was proposed by the Ministry of Interior (MOI), were prepared and placed into procedure at the beginning of May, but after...

In today's action, teams of the department to combat organized and serious crime at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) raided a dozen buildings in Kumanovo village Vaksince and found a total of 128 immigrants, who were illegally staying in some of them, said Deputy Minister for public relations of MOI Ivo Kotevski at a press conference. Most of the immigrants...

Macedonia this week was in the focus of the world media for three events: Goshince incident, funeral wreath sent to the journalist Borjan Jovanovski, and last night’s running over of 14 immigrants on the railroad Veles - Skopje. The three incidents that occurred over a period of three days, were reported by world famous media, including "Euronews" "ABC News", "Huffington...