Christophe Viseux

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Borderlines: Illegal crossing into the Balkans (ongoing)

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GEVGELIJA, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUS...crossing the border every day.

GEVGELIJA, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: A young woman and a child are about to embark on a journey by train to the Macedonia/Serbia border. Lately, many refugees have preferred the â€˜Balkans routeâ€™ to make their way into the EU. Up to 3,000 are estimated to be crossing the border every day.

GEVGELIJA, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUS...ple to pass through at a time.

GEVGELIJA, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: The Macedonian riot police is to control the growing influx of migrants at the Greek border. Following the declaration of a state of emergency on August 20, the border police allow groups of only 50 people to pass through at a time.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU... the South border with Greece.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: Refugee arriving on the Macedonia/Serbia border by one of three daily trains departing from Gevgelija, at the South border with Greece.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU...ir way towards Serbia on foot.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: A young child rests on his father's shoulder after a few hundred refugees disembark from a train, which arrived from Gevgelija. This group of refugees is making their way towards Serbia on foot.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU...d feeling about Germany".

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: Hussein, from Chichiga, Somalia, is praying in the early evening at a train station hundred meters aways from the Serbian border. He is still unsure about his final destination but he says that he has "a good feeling about Germany".

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU...h the open border into Serbia.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: A group of refugees is illegally crossing through the open border into Serbia.

GEVGELIJA, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUS...sue their journey into Europe.

GEVGELIJA, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: A group of refugees are given authorization to illegally cross over the Greek-Macedonian border to pursue their journey into Europe.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU...top before the Serbian border.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: Three men approach the train station of Tabanovtse, which is the last stop before the Serbian border.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU...us from one border to another.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: Refugee woman steps from the train, which has arrived in Tabanovtse, after departing from Gevgelija, on the Macedonia/Greece border. The Macedonian authorities are now organizing transfer by train and by bus from one border to another.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGU...r the Macedonia/Serbia border.

TABANOVTSE, MACEDONIA â€” AUGUST 25, 2015: A toddler sleeps in the arms or a young woman near the Macedonia/Serbia border.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26,...o cross illegally into Serbia.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26, 2015: Refugees patiently await their turn at the Greece/ Macedonia border, in order to be given authorization to cross illegally into Serbia.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26,...crossing the border every day.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26, 2015: A few hundreds of refugees are spontaneously walking towards Macedonia despite the Greek police efforts to contain the influx. Nowadays, up to 3,000 people are crossing the border every day.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26,...ross illegally into Macedonia.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26, 2015: Refugees patiently await their turn at the Greece/Macedonia border in order to be given authorization to cross illegally into Macedonia.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26,...nd, before entering Macedonia.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26, 2015: Fatema comes from Aleppo, Syria. She is waiting for some family members, who were left a few hundred meters behind, before entering Macedonia.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26,...lowed to enter once at a time.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26, 2015: The Macedonian riot police is lined up to control the influx of refugees entering the country. After the border was shut, and following the clash on August 21 between refugees and police, small groups are now allowed to enter once at a time.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26,...ough Macedonia en route to EU.

IDOMENI, GREECE â€” AUGUST 26, 2015: Refugees are seated, in order to keep the crossing organized. Since end of June 2015, an estimated 40,000+ refugees have passed through Macedonia en route to EU.