Since May 2015, Serbia, like other countries in the Western Balkans, has been confronted with a massive influx of Refugees and migrants in transit from Greece to Hungary or Croatia. Displaced persons have mostly arrived from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2015 the government registered more than 815000 refugees passing through Serbia. after the closure of the so-called Western Balkan migration route in March 2016 and the entry into force of the EU-Turkey statement, arrivals dropped drastically. As a result of a high border control in Hungary and Croatia, nearly 7000 asylum-seekers are currently stuck in Serbia. more than 1000 of these migrants and refugees have been living in abandoned warehouses and public spaces near Belgrade train station , where they suffer appalling conditions and lethal winter cold.
January 2017
Refugees standing between two abandoned warehouses, where they sleep in, at the back side of Belgrade train station.
Refugees eating warm food, distributed by volunteers every day at 13:00, near the abandoned warehouse where they live in.
Refugees warming themselves by a fire, they sleep in a train cart at the backside of Belgrade train station.
Two young refugees waking up coughing from smoke made by fire that kept them and other refugees warm during a cold night, at the back side of belgrade train station.
A refuge talks to his family over a cellular phone, during his stay in belgrade train station.
Refugees washing themselves during a cold night, at the back side of Belgrade train station.
A young refuge smokes a cigarette, inside a warehouse located at the back side of Belgrade train station.
Refugees warming themselves by a fire, inside a warehouse where they sleep in, at the back side of belgrade train station.
Clothes of refugees hanging up for drying , near an empty train card where the refugees sleep, at the back side of Belgrade train station.
A refuge puts medicine on his arms after he was bitten by a police dog, while trying. to cross the Serbian-Hungarian border. Belgrade train station.
A refuge washing his face after waking up in a cold winter morning, at the backside of Belgrade train station.
Two refugees praying inside a warehouse, at the backside of Belgrade train station.
Refugees burning a sign saying "open the border" , in order to keep warm, after a peaceful demonstration outside of Belgrade train station.
A refugee heads back to his sleeping place, after finishing praying inside a warehouse, at the backside of Belgrade train station.
Refugees feeding bread crumbs to pigeons, near an empty train cart where they live in, at the backside of Belgrade train station.