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Ö1 Morgenjournal: “Balkans closed, Asylum-seekers between hope and despair. Part: Serbia”
Nomination 2017
European CIVIS Radio Prize – short programmes
| Author: | Bernt Koschuh |
| Editorial: | Barbara Weinzierl, Christian Williwald (ORF) |
| Direction: | Wilhelm Wimmer |
Content
March 2016. The Balkan route to Northern Europe is closed. Transport by train and bus is officially suspended, the border crossings are closed for refugees. Thousands of stranded asylum-seekers cannot believe it: on reaching the halfway mark, the general conditions for them have changed. They had travel documents. Now they hope for a miracle. The conditions for them are getting increasingly difficult: continuous rain, infectious diseases are spreading. There is a lack of medicines, clothing and shoes.
Excerpt from the jury’s statement
Authentic, very moving – an outstanding report, shows the complete feeling of helplessness.
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