 walk, but are picked up by a relief agency bus that has recently begun plying the route. Meanwhile, the taxi driver, not the last of the unscrupulous people they will encounter, dumps Farid and the others after less than two miles. But Ahmad spots them in a field, and the relief agency bus rescues them.

Long lines of refugees stand in the blistering sun outside a rusting fence, begging guards to let them into the Serbian reception center, on the outskirts of Presevo. Refugees have no choice but to register if they want to travel farther through Serbia. Countries like Greece, Macedonia and Serbia recognize that few if any of the migrants want to stay in those countries because of the poor economic prospects. So they have come up with a system that gives the refugees the legal right to pass through, without necessarily applying for asylum. In Serbia, they register to stay in the country for 72 hours, gaining the right to travel, and even to stay in a hotel.

It is like the “letters of transit” in the movie “Casablanca,” which allowed the bearer to travel through Nazi-occupied countries. Without that piece of paper, they were stuck.

In the camp, refugees stand in various lines to have their bags searched and their paperwork processed. I am permitted inside the fence for 15 minutes and see uniformed guards holding thin switches. Later, several refugees complain angrily that the guards use the switches to hit people who do not do as they are told.

Ahmad answers a call by the guards for volunteers to keep order. The volunteers are given switches, but he refuses to use his and tells the others not to beat anyone — because they are all Syrians, he says later.

In the camp, Ahmad says, women and children are given two cans of sardines per person, a half-round of bread, a small bottle of water and a croissant. But the men, he says, are not fed. His family had to wait 11 hours for their papers. During that time, he says, he shared his family’s rations, but many single men, including three of his relatives, are so hungry that they go outside the fenced area to get food, and then are not allowed to return to complete their registration.

Presevo is like a whistle-stop town in the Wild West. The main street bordering the camp teems with refugees and the hustlers and merchants
walk, but are picked up by a relief agency bus that has recently begin ply the route. Meanwhile, the taxi driver, not the last of the unscrupulous multitude they will encounter, dumps Farid and the others after less than two sea mile. But Ahmad spot them in a field, and the stand-in agency bus rescue them. 

 Long lines of refugee stand in the blistering sun outside a rusting fence, begging guards to let them into the Serbian reception center, on the outskirt of Presevo. Refugees have no choice but to record if they want to travel farther through Serbia. area like Greece, Macedonia and Serbia recognize that few if any of the migrant want to quell in those countries because of the poor economic prospects. therefore they have come up with a system that gives the refugees the legal right to pass through, without necessarily applying for asylum. In Serbia, they register to stay in the country for 72 hours, gaining the right to travel, and even to stay in a hotel. 

 It is like the “ letters of theodolite ” in the movie “ Casablanca, ” which allowed the bearer to travel through Nazi - fill nation. Without that piece of paper, they were stuck. 

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 Ahmad answers a call by the guards for tennessean to keep order. The volunteers are given switch, but he refuses to practice his and tells the others not to beat anyone — because they are all Syrians, he says later. 

 In the camp, Ahmad say, women and child are given two can of sardines per person, a half - round of boodle, a small bottle of water and a croissant. But the men, he says, are not fed. His family had to wait 11 hours for their papers. During that time, he state, he shared his family ’s ration, but many single men, admit three of his relatives, are so hungry that they rifle outside the fenced area to get food, and then are not allowed to return to dispatch their registration. 

 Presevo is like a whistle - catch town in the Wild West. The main street bordering the camp teems with refugees and the streetwalker and merchants
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 walk, but are picked up by a reliEf agency buS that Has RecEnTly bEgun Plying the route. mEanwHile, the taxi driver, not thE last Of THe unSCrUpuloUs peoplE ThEY WilL eNcOunTeR, DuMps FaRid And the oThers after LesS tHan two miles. BUT AHmad spots tHem In a field, and tHe rElief aGeNcy BUs resCueS them.

long liNEs of reFugees staNd IN the blIStering SUN oUtsiDe a rusting fence, beGGiNG guards to let thEm into ThE seRBIan RecEption centEr, On the OUtskirtS Of pRESevO. refugees have nO choice but tO RegIster iF tHey WAnt to tRavel FaRTheR through SerBia. COuntries lIke GreECe, MacedONia and SErbia rEcoGniZe thAT fEw If aNy OF thE MiGraNTs wAnt to staY iN tHose cOuntRIES BecaUse Of thE poor Economic prospEctS. So tHEy hAve coMe up wIth a SyStem tHat givEs the ReFugees the legal rIght To pass thrOugH, wIthOuT neceSSarily AppLyiNg for asYlum. In SERbiA, tHEY ReGister to stay in the cOuNTRy For 72 hours, GaininG ThE rIGht to traVeL, anD eveN TO stay In a hOTeL.

It is likE the “leTTeRs Of transIt” In the mOvIe “CAsaBlancA,” WhicH allowEd the beaRer to TRavel through NaZI-occupied counTRiES. wiTHout ThaT piece of papEr, thEY werE stuCK.

IN thE Camp, rEfugeEs STaND in various lines to haVe Their bAgs seArched and theiR paperwork PROCessed. I aM perMItTEd inside the fenCe for 15 Minutes and SEe uniforMed guArds holdIng thin swITChes. LateR, seVerAl rEfuGEEs Complain angriLY That ThE guards Use The switCheS to Hit PeoPlE who do not Do as they ArE tOlD.

AHmaD answERs a call bY tHe gUaRds For voLUnteerS to keEp orDeR. THE voLunteerS ArE GIven SwItChes, But He RefusEs to USe hIs and teLls the othErs NOt to BeAt Anyone — bEcause they are AlL Syrians, he SaYs lAter.

In THE camp, AhmAd says, women and children aRE given tWo cAns of SardInes per peRsoN, a half-RouND of breAd, a smaLl botTlE of WATer anD A CrOisSaNt. But the meN, HE saYs, are NoT fed. his famiLy had to wait 11 hours foR TheIr papers. DurinG thAt tiME, He SayS, He SHarEd HIs fAMIly’s rations, but mAny single mEn, INcLuding threE Of hIs RelativEs, are so HungrY That theY go outsidE the fenceD aRea tO GEt fOod, and then Are not alLowed to reTUrn to COmPlete TheIr regiStRatIon.

PrEsevo iS LikE a whiStle-stOp Town in The WiLd west. The mAin street bordering the caMp teemS with RefUgees and tHe hUStlErs and merChanTs
 walk, but are picked up b y a relief  agen cybus  t hathasrecently begun plyi ng the route. Meanwhil e, th et axid ri ver,not the la s t  of  t he  un sc r up ulous  pe ople th ey will en cou nt er, dumps Fa r id  and the o the rs after les s t han tw omil e s. Bu t A hmadspotst hem in  a field,  a n d ther elief a g e nc y bu s rescues them.
L on g  lines of refu gees s ta n di n  th e b listeringsu n out s ide a r u st i n g  fe n ce, begging g uards to le t  th em int othe Serbia n rec ep t ion  center, on  the  outskirt s of P r esevo.R efugees  havenocho iceb ut  t o r eg i ste r  i f t h eywant totr av el fa rthe r t h roug h S erbi a. Co untries likeGre ece, Mac edoni a and  Ser bi a rec ognize  that  f ew if any of th e mi grants wa ntto  st ay  in t h ose co unt rie s becau se of t h e p oo r e co nomic prospects. S ot h ey  have co me upw it ha  systemth atgive s the r efug e es  the leg al rig h tto  pass t hr ough,wi tho utneces s aril y appl ying for  asyl u m. In Serbia,t hey registert os t ay in t hecountry for  72h ours , ga i ni ngt he ri ght t ot ra v el, and even to sta yin a h otel. 

It is likethe “lette r s of trans it”i nt he movie “Casa blanc a,” whicha llowed t he be arer totravel th r o ugh Nazi -oc cup ied  co u n tr ies. Withoutt h at p ie ce of p ape r, they  we restu ck. 
In the ca mp, refu ge es  s ta ndin va r ious lin es  to  h ave  thei r  bagssearc hedan dt hei r paper w or k proc es se d. I  am  p ermit tedi nsi de thefence for  15 minu te sand see  uniformed gu ar ds holding  t hin  switc h e s. Later , several refugees comp l ain ang ril y tha t th e guardsuse  the s wit c hes to  hit p eople  w hod o  notd o  a s t he y are told . 
Ah mad a ns wers  a call  by the guards for vol unteers to ke eporde r .  T hev ol u nte er s  ar e given switches,  but he re fu s es  to use hi s  an dtells t he othe rs no t  to bea t anyone— because  t heya r e a ll Syrians , he say s later.In th e  c amp,Ahm ad say s,  wo men a nd chi l dre n are  given  t wo can s ofsa rdines p er person, a half-round  of br ead,a s mall bott leo f w ater anda cr oissant. B utthe  men,  he says,  are no t f e d. Hi s fa m ily had t o  w ait 1 1hours for t h e i r p apers . D u ring t hattime, he says, he shared his fam ily’ s rat ion s , bu tmany single me n,in c l uding th re e of his re latives,  a r e sohungry  thatthey go o ut s ide th e fe nce d area to  ge tf ood, an dth e n arenotal lowedto ret u rn t o complete their r egist r a tion. 
Pr esevo  i s likea  whi stle-stoptown in the  WildWest . The  main s tr eet bo rde ri ng the cam p  teems wi th re fugeesan d th e h ustler s an d merch ants 
 walk,_but are_picked up by a_relief agency_bus_that has_recently_begun plying the_route. Meanwhile, the_taxi driver, not the_last of the_unscrupulous_people they will encounter, dumps Farid and the others after less than two miles._But_Ahmad spots_them_in_a field, and the relief_agency bus rescues them.

Long lines_of refugees_stand in the blistering sun outside a rusting_fence,_begging guards to_let them into the Serbian reception center, on the_outskirts of Presevo. Refugees have no_choice but to_register_if_they want to travel_farther through Serbia. Countries like Greece,_Macedonia and Serbia recognize that few_if any of the migrants want to_stay in those countries because of_the poor economic prospects. So_they have_come up with a system_that gives the_refugees the_legal right to_pass through, without necessarily applying for_asylum. In Serbia,_they register to stay in the_country_for 72 hours,_gaining_the_right to_travel, and even_to_stay in_a_hotel.

It is like the “letters of_transit”_in the movie “Casablanca,” which allowed the_bearer to travel through_Nazi-occupied_countries. Without that piece_of paper, they were stuck.

In_the camp, refugees stand in various_lines to_have their_bags searched and their paperwork processed. I am permitted inside the_fence for 15 minutes and see_uniformed guards holding thin_switches. Later,_several_refugees complain angrily_that_the guards_use the switches to hit people who_do not_do as they are told.

Ahmad answers_a call by the_guards_for volunteers to keep order. The_volunteers are given switches, but he_refuses to use his and_tells_the_others not to beat anyone_— because they are all Syrians,_he says later.

In_the camp, Ahmad says, women and children_are_given two cans of sardines per_person,_a half-round of bread, a small_bottle_of_water and a croissant. But_the men, he says, are not_fed. His family had to wait 11 hours for_their papers. During_that time, he says, he_shared_his_family’s rations, but many single men, including three of his_relatives, are_so hungry that_they go outside the fenced area to get food, and_then are not allowed to return to_complete their registration.

Presevo is like a whistle-stop town in the Wild_West. The main street bordering the camp teems_with refugees and the hustlers and merchants