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The border is marked by no more than a white, pyramid-shaped rock. On one side it says "RB" for the Republic of Bulgaria, on the other "RS" for Serbia.
Jodi Hilton/IRIN

  • The border between Bulgaria and Syria is no more than a white, pyramid-shaped rock. On one side it says "RB" for the Republic of Bulgaria, on the other "RS" for Serbia. The land route through Turkey and Bulgaria is likely to become increasingly used as non-Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi migrants are barred from proceeding into Macedonia from Greece. But as the Turkish and Bulgarian border police step up controls, and numerous reports of police brutality emerge, it is an option that comes with its own risks.

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  • Credits Jodi Hilton/IRIN
  • Themes Migration
  • Regions Afghanistan Iran Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro Middle East and North Africa Iraq Turkey

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