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Refugees in Macedonian Camps: Uncertainty, Fear, and Hope for a Better Tomorrow

Every day spent in one of the refugee camps in the country is a day filled with uncertainty for the refugees. Whether to stay and wait or return to Greece, hoping that from an EU member state they will have an easier path to reach one of the Western European countries, is the question that has troubled them for months. No new refugees are entering Macedonia, but the question remains open whether the country could face a new wave of refugees.

This story was produced within the framework of the project “Reporting on Civil Society and Its Impact on Social Change”, implemented by the Macedonian Institute for Media in partnership with the Center for Investigative Journalism – SCOOP Macedonia, with financial support from the Civica Mobilitas program.

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