We have stayed almost a week around Röszke observing the situation around the field camp. Today we walked with a group of refugees from the Serbian side of the border to Hungary – via train tracks towards Röszke. Mostly families. Many kids. Being told that busses await them in a few hundred meters, no registration forced upon them, transport towards Austria organized for today. Refugees were cheering while arriving. That was how it worked all afternoon. The border was open at Röszke.(mehr …)
Besides strong police presence at the Serbian-Hungarian border, the presence of the hungarian army becomes ever obvious. Troups are transported about in Armytrucks, the sealing off of Hungary is in preperation. Three days to go until an amendment to the asylum law is in force which will gives the army, in addition to police forces a mandate in the border region. (mehr …)
