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Violent Borders: Tales of women refugees in Serbia

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Michele Aiello
Valentina Marconi

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The Balkan route is still a hotbed for many refugees waiting to receive their asylum statuses for months, most of whom are women and children. While at the same time, the general political climate in Europe towards migrants is worsening. The documentary Violent Borders shows the reality of what's happening to refugees in Serbia. While their lives are put on hold, they are often victims of police violence and at the mercy of smugglers. The region has the risk of becoming the new Calais Jungle.

Violent Borders is published in partnership with Cafébabel and Melting Pot Europa in two parts. Follow the project on Facebook or Wordpress. Authors: Michele Aiello, Giorgio Fruscione and Valentina Marconi.

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Default profile picture Giorgio Fruscione

Political analyst and freelance journalist living in Belgrade; deputy director of eastjournal.net; writing also for Balkan Insight, EastWest and ISPI. A picture is in the attachment

Michele Aiello
Valentina Marconi

Valentina Marconi (1987) è una giornalista freelance che vive tra Ginevra e Amman. Laureata in Arab World Studies a Durham, ha studiato e lavorato in diversi paesi tra cui Inghilterra, Egitto, Italia e Spagna. Parla fluentemente inglese, spagnolo e arabo. Ha pubblicato articoli su il Giornale dell’Umbria, The Post Internazionale, Osservatorio Iraq, Papers of Dialogue, Catalan News Agency, The English site of the Agència Catalana de Notícies (ACN) and Melting Pot Europa. E' coautrice di Violent Borders (documentario, 31', 2018) e “Barcelona: Ready to Welcome?” (documentario, 43’, 2017). Contatto: valentina.marconi29@gmail.com