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ASTRA in 2025: Thousands of Calls, Dozens of Identified Victims, and Strong Support in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

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Published: Tuesday, 26 May 2026 14:09

The organization ASTRA, one of the members of the AT network, continued its intensive fight against human trafficking throughout 2025 through prevention activities, education, and direct support to victims.

During the year, a large number of calls for help and support were recorded. ASTRA’s SOS hotline for victims of human trafficking received 3,958 calls, while the European hotline for missing children 116 000 recorded 6,159 calls. In the same period, 32 victims of human trafficking were identified, 171 cases of missing children were registered, 125 field actions were conducted, and a total of 1,515 different support services were provided.

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Education of Young People in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

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Published: Friday, 03 April 2026 12:24

In 2025, a member of the AT Network, SOS for Women and Children Victims of Violence Vlasotince, worked on preventing human trafficking with 396 young people in 6 primary and 3 secondary schools through 22 workshops, conducted in four villages, one small town, one municipality, and one city.

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Human Trafficking Prevention – Activities of the Center for Girls in 2025

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Published: Monday, 09 February 2026 13:00

As a member of the AT Network, the Girls’ Center in Niš contributes to the network’s joint efforts in preventing human trafficking through its local programs and activities.

During 2025, the Center carried out the following activities:

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EUROPEAN DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS 2024 - Performance

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Published: Friday, 18 October 2024 11:12

Activists of the AT Network marked October 18, the European Day Against Human Trafficking, and performed a performance about human trafficking in the center of Vlasotince.

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Peer education on the topic of human trafficking

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Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2024 15:25

Peer educators (boys and girls) of the Antitrafficking Network educated 1,284 peers in Niš, Vlasotince, Zrenjanin, Sombor, Pirot, Dimitrovgrad and Vranje, through 82 workshops on the topic of prevention of human trafficking, specifically 455 girls through 33 workshops and 829 boys through 49 workshops.

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