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Refugees in the Balkans and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The second webinar of the Refugees and the Covid-19 crisis series was held on Monday, 20 April, 18:00–20:00 (CET), focusing on the developing situation in the Balkan countries.
Although frequently forgotten by the mainstream media, tens of thousands of refugees and migrants are currently trapped in the Balkans. While some are housed in official structures, many more fall outside the system and are solely supported by activists and the local population. The COVID-19 pandemic only adds more dangers and precariousness to their lives, with local governments taking advantage of the situation to continue with politics and policies that stigmatize, dehumanize and push people to the verge of existence.
In an effort to inform and raise awareness of the current situation of refugees and migrants in the Europe and at its borders and amidst the disastrous progression of the Covid-19 pandemic, transform! europe will be hosting a series of webinars in the upcoming weeks.
Monday, 20 April
18:00–20:00 (CET)
Κaterina Anastasiou, transform! europe, discusses with:
Nidzara Ahmetasevic (Bosnia) and Emina Buzinkic (Croatia), activists of the Transbalkan Solidarity network
https://transbalkanskasolidarnost.home.blog/eng/
To stay informed on other events hosted and articles published by transform! please subscribe to our newsletter (available in English, French, German, Greek and Spanish): please visit the site of transform! europe: transform-network.net
photo credits: Ben Owen Browne
Refugees in the Balkans and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The second webinar of the Refugees and the Covid-19 crisis series was held on Monday, 20 April, 18:00–20:00 (CET), focusing on the developing situation in the Balkan countries.
Although frequently forgotten by the mainstream media, tens of thousands of refugees and migrants are currently trapped in the Balkans. While some are housed in official structures, many more fall outside the system and are solely supported by activists and the local population. The COVID-19 pandemic only adds more dangers and precariousness to their lives, with local governments taking advantage of the situation to continue with politics and policies that stigmatize, dehumanize and push people to the verge of existence.
In an effort to inform and raise awareness of the current situation of refugees and migrants in the Europe and at its borders and amidst the disastrous progression of the Covid-19 pandemic, transform! europe will be hosting a series of webinars in the upcoming weeks.
Monday, 20 April
18:00–20:00 (CET)
Κaterina Anastasiou, transform! europe, discusses with:
Nidzara Ahmetasevic (Bosnia) and Emina Buzinkic (Croatia), activists of the Transbalkan Solidarity network
https://transbalkanskasolidarnost.home.blog/eng/
To stay informed on other events hosted and articles published by transform! please subscribe to our newsletter (available in English, French, German, Greek and Spanish): please visit the site of transform! europe: transform-network.net
photo credits: Ben Owen Browne
