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Youssef is 17 and from Egypt. He said it took him three months to travel the Balkan route to Italy, arriving just after his 17th birthday. When he leaves the community house for unaccompanied minors, he hopes to find work as a car mechanic | Photo: Emma Wallis / InfoMigrants
Karoum Aryoubi, a 17-year-old Afghan, spent nearly 11 months detained in North Macedonia after being accused of being a migrant smuggler. He says he is innocent and was 'traumatized' by this experience. Like others, he wanted to reach Western Europe. Vizbegovo, North Macedonia, October 2025 | Photo: InfoMigrants
File photo: InfoMigrants looks into how the perception that migrant crimes are on the rise is fanning fear, even though the statistics tell a more nuanced story | Source: InfoMigrants video
Three young migrants who arrived the previous evening at the Vinojug transit center. They were returned to Greece the next day by the Macedonian border police as part of a 'voluntary return' program. Gevgelija, North Macedonia, October 2025 | Photo: Infomigrants
File photo used as illustration: A view of a camp for internally displaced Syrians near Aleppo, where the threat of extreme winter weather worsens the plight of thousands of Syrian refugees | Photo: Picture-alliance