KCSM Focus On Europe February 19, 2017
Minus 20 centigrade is no exception. Hawa and his cousin saher are among the estimated 1000 refugees stuck in the serbian capital, trying to survive in desperate conditions. Many like them have paid thousands of euros to flee the unrest in their homelands. However, hungary tightened border controls last year and effectively shut down the much used balkan route into mainland europe. Returning home to afghanistan would mean facing torture by the taliban. Attempting to illegally cross into hungary they say could swiftly end in arrest or beatings by border guards. Their only option is to wait. Rep...