Bosnian police used tear gas against two of us [...] and pushed us back to Serbia.
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
"When they forced us into the river at night I thought I would die. The friend who was with me had lost his mind, he kept asking for water even though we were inside the river."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Hungarian police officers used batons and shouted at the transit group telling them not to speak. The respondent recalled being struck by the police officers and said approximately five, or six men from the transit group were hit by the police officers.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"They took our backpacks and checked our pockets. They took everything – food and backpacks – and broke all the phones"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“They got us out of the van one person at a time, each time somebody was released, the officers would hit them with batons. It was ten officers to one person. They hit one of my friends until his arm came out of place.”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They hit our faces and backs. Anywhere they could.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they first saw the grey vessel they expected they would approach to help the group
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
No listening, no care, no medicine.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"We wouldn’t dare look them in the eye, otherwise they would begin beating us again"
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I'll do to you what Hitler did to us Jews!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"They were beaten so hard that blood even came out of their noses"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The respondent remains unaware of what they had sign.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
“… when I realised that I was going to be stabbed, I jumped into the river”.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Tech facilitated violent pushback
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
His clothes were taken off and thrown into the water and was left freezing in the forest at night.
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
People shouldn’t behave like this with us. Treat us like humans
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from Serbia to North Macedonia
from Serbia to North Macedonia
Shot at, beaten with 'wooden tools', fingers bent backwards.
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from Serbia to Bulgaria
from Serbia to Bulgaria
At the police station he was beaten again by the two policemen and most of his belongings, including his bag, his shoes, and his money (40eur), were taken.
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from Serbia to Bulgaria
from Serbia to Bulgaria
The only thing they left us were our clothes
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Beatings, threats and 50 euros as a gift
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The gas they used was tear gas
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Some of them had black uniform with black mask. It was scary.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Serbian police officers beat us at the border, the jail, everywhere.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The officers kicked us, punched us and hit us with ‘sticks’.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The officers fired their guns towards the ground in front of us to scare us.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They beat all the men like they were children that needed to be punished
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked for water and food, but the officers ignored us.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers forced teenagers to strip naked by threatening to beat them more if they did not comply.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They were threatening to kill us [...]. They wanted to know who was leading the group.
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from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
"It was the worst thing I have ever seen"
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They released their dog on us and hit us with 'electric sticks
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One of the police beat us with a piece of iron...and then he collected the mobile phones and broke them.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The transit group got beaten with batons by the policemen, while they threatened to release the police dog on them.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
My son was scared and crying. I tried to console him by telling him it was all just a game.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He had been kicked in the face after having fallen on the ground due to the heavy beating he received
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from Serbia to Bulgaria
from Serbia to Bulgaria
“This time they took everything, including my phone.”
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
"We offended them by coming here"
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The officers beat me ‘like crazy’. One of them held me up like a punching bag while the others punched me repeatedly.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They pushed everybody back into the river, forcing them to wade through the chest-high water in underwear.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
This time the police officer took his phone and broke it so that it could not be used. The respondent recounted asking for water and this was denied.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
The police shone flashlights into our eyes to blind us so that we weren’t able to tell where the next hit was coming from.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The four men wearing uniforms took sticks and started beating the kneeling men on their hands and heads.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They were forced to cross the river by foot, with the water level at chest height.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Policeman points a weapon at his head and says "you do not move"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
One of us was walking with crutches, they showed no mercy.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The respondent reports that officers were angered by the request for asylum, and began insulting the respondent.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The men described as policemen left the air conditioning on and forced the respondent and the rest of the transit group to stay in the van for about 1 hour in the cold.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police hit the other respondent with a gun on his head
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I am alive by a miracle and I suffered police violence because they have no humanity and no mercy
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the women army officers was laughing while we were taking our clothes off. She was laughing at us and saying, “Arab!”. By that time, we were half-naked.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"They put their fingers everywhere"
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They took everything and they sent us back just with boxers.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"They beat us until we lost our breath and threw us on the Bosnian border"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"When I asked for water the croatian policeman burnt a cigarette on my hand."
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from Bosnia to Croatia
from Bosnia to Croatia
Three men with a ski masks beat us with their sticks and soaked my shoes in the river
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked for asylum but they brought us to the mountains just to beat us.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they finish beating and taunting you, they tell you to go to the river
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They told us we would rest and eat for 3 days, but then they put us in prison for 20 days.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They were beating us severely, as if they were beating animals.
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from Serbia to Bulgaria
from Serbia to Bulgaria
The police don't allow looking at them. Whoever looks at them they beat him more.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"The Croatian police beat us and used a taser gun on us"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers kept them in the van for 48 hours without supplies, with the intention to force the minor to falsely declare himself as an adult
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The policeman started beating them to make them fell into the river that separates Croatia from Bosnia. The respondant affirms: I can't swim, I would have drowned and died if my friend hadn't helped me.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
As soon as I turned to jump, one [of the men wearing a balaclava] slapped me on the ear. Still now, I cannot hear 40% or more.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
And they said [in English] “look, don’t escape. If you escape, and we arrest you, we are going to beat you”
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The cops, even when they arrested us, said “we were checking on you from the cameras”
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
"They chased us for 5 hours and laughed whilst they did it"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We suffered an hour and a half of continuous beatings and torture while we were drowning in our own blood.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They started hitting us with an iron stick [...] then they ordered us to get on our knees and started slapping us. They told us never to come back to Croatia.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"They sent the dogs to us and beat us very hard"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"The Croatian policemen made fun of my husband because he's blind"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"At least this time they didn't beat us too hard"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"My husband is blind and I have two babies and the Croatian police pushed us in the river"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You cannot come here; you cannot come to this country. Find another way.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
we take your clothes and put them aside [...] it's violent, they turn you around with force, they slap you
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"If you don't give them money, they beat you"
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They didn’t treat us like human beings. These people are heartless.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
‘Who would come for us in that situation?’
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We had to walk and sit in the rain for more than one hour
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We were forced to keep our heads down while they kicked us in the legs
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Nobody asks [for asylum], there is no chance to ask
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
[The people working for the officers] were looking for documents, for money, for smartphones. They took everything we had and they broke our phones
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
My friends and I were attacked by the police dogs only for not giving the passcodes, in order for the police to take our phones
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The Hungarian police yelled “Fuck you, fuck you!” repeatedly
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
It was like they were playing football with me
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The police fired the gun when they caught us
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Minor violently pushed back from Bulgaria to Turkey
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Seven pushbacks in seven days
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Definitely there were minors getting pushed back.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Everything was taken from all of us
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Go Bosnia, go Bosnia!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
30 People pushed back without shoes and jackets
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Once they had crossed back into Turkish territory, the respondent stated that the ‘border police’ proceeded to fire several shots in the air and told them to ‘run’.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I heard two shots. The first one didn't touch anybody, the second one was in my leg.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He saw to the side of him that his three friends were being beaten by the officers who had apprehended them, using their hands to slap them.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Subjected to a coordinated return from Slovakia (formal readmission) to Bulgaria before being pushed back from Bulgaria to Turkey
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
In order for us to ask for asylum, we should have space to communicate. But there wasn't. If you speak, they will beat you up.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I told them that my friend is really sick so please don't be violent with him. When I said that, I was beaten up like kicked in my thigh twice, from a police officer.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
During the entirety of their detention the respondents were handcuffed and without shoes
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They beat and kicked us because we didn't understand Hungarian
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I did not know where to go next. I asked the police officers where I was supposed to go and the Austrian police officers only answered: “Go away! Austria no!Go to Italy”’.
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from Germany to Austria
from Germany to Austria
“If you come back again you will go to prison or you will get a fine”
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from Germany to Austria
from Germany to Austria
There were two [German] police officers in the van. They handed me over to the Austrian police without taking much time.
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from Germany to Austria
from Germany to Austria
He was requested to ‘strip completely naked in front of them’. He recounted that he was even asked to ‘squat in front of them to see if I was hiding something somewhere’ which he expressed was ‘a very embarrassing situation’ for him.
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from Germany to Austria
from Germany to Austria
‘the Austrian police’ came to collect them from the facility and bring the respondent and ‘other persons back to Austria’.
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from Germany to Austria
from Germany to Austria
I told them all the people I know live in Germany, but they told me [...] go back to Austria
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from Germany to Austria
from Germany to Austria
Four Moroccan people beaten and pushed back from Croatia to Serbia
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I don’t know how I got through these ten days; these were the ten most difficult days of my life
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I would have never left my country, but now my life there would be in danger
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We are just a family, please let us go.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We are just humans, we want to go, please let us go. I'm a lawyer, I studied in Damascus University
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The respondent reflexively grabbed onto the barbed wire, injuring both his hands extremely seriously
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Forced to sit in the sun and look down for 2.5h before being pushed back
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The authorities treated us worse than how you would treat animals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I wanted my phone and my medicaments back because of my brain cyst but the police smashed my phone and kept the medicines
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers were laughing and joking, singing along to the sound emitted by the drone while they were hitting them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
His wrists hurt a lot because the handcuffs had been tightened too much
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They used pepper spray on our 8 years old daughter
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They made us wade into the river and then they beat us
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We were followed by a drone for 10 minutes
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They beat up the ones who tried to run
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They took and destroyed my Austrian Asylum papers
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Refugees were not often beaten on the borders, but now patrols beat them, treat them very badly, and return them to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The Hungarian officer used pepper spray on my eyes for 3 minutes, [...] he asked me if it was good
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The officers hit him so hard that they broke his nose, and he was bleeding for about 15/20 minutes
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat his friend on a leg with a baton. Then, he was not able to walk because of the pain
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The officers directly beat the three men without talking to them
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
We wish no harm to anyone, and our respect for the police is like the respect for our parents
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
The two young men also state that the children were beaten by the officers
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
It was difficult for her to walk because of the snow. The officers were screaming: “hajde!” and shooting their guns
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The woman in uniform had no mercy, she was beating the kids and forced them to stay in the car
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They watched and laughed while we were beaten up
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The respondent, with the deep cuts on his hands, states that he repeatedly asked for a doctor because the wounds continued to bleed, but the answer from one of the men in uniform was: " Shut up, don't speak."
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
You look up and they beat you with the stick
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Denied any medical assistance after falling from a bridge
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
All the money they had earned working hard in the last years was stolen
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the officers threatened to kill him with his gun and released a dog to attack him
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Please, please stop. They were laughing and insulting us while they were beating us.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The Frontex people they were the ones who kicked and punched, the Hungarian police didn’t, but they did
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They left them wearing just their underwear and their t-shirts
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They undressed them, beat them with an iron stick and tied them with the clothes that they were wearing
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They were "treating them like slaves"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Arrested by Czech police and beaten by Hungarian officers inside Hungary
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
A group including a family was stopped and beaten in Hungary by what the respondent identified as Frontex, Czech and Hungarian officers
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They shot 4-5 times with a gun, so the group all ran into the forest
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He did not ask for asylum - they did not let him speak
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
This is Serbia, go back to Serbia, don’t come back here
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
During these 20 hours in the jail the respondents did not get any water or food
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They just wanted to humiliate us
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They don’t know human rights there
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Please give me my phone because I want to talk to my family
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
They made us sit like dogs
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There was a female officer. She said that I am a fucking liar and that I needed to shut up.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I will kill you if you come back
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They saw us on camera and waited for us. We tried to hide but they already knew.
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
While the men hit and beat me, a big Kalashnikov was pointed at my face
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We were treated in a brutal manner that had nothing to do with humanity
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Severely injured, a man is removed from a Hungarian hospital and pushed back to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They let the dog lose on us: Bitten by police dog, beaten and robbed, a minor and his group pushed back to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
If you say anything about being hit, next time we'll kill you
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Everybody stop!, followed by a gunshot in the air
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Here is Italy, you have to go that way
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Everybody was silent, what more can be said in this situation?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I had to cry because I remembered my life and I had to ask myself, why? Why must these things happen to me? What did I do wrong to deserve this? It made me feel really sad. Why does it have to be like this? I cannot find the answer…
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go back, go back to your home - We don't have a home
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They put metal sticks far inside my nostrils, turned and extended them harshly
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All of this for nothing, nothing
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I think I die, I die, the river was too much fast and cold, me and my brother will die
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"He shoot one next to me very near me and then he was like holding the gun on me so if I moved he probably shoot me..."
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
All of this for nothing, nothing
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"They put metal sticks far inside my nostrils, turned and extendem them harshly."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The translator told them it would take two years in prison before they would even have a chance to claim asylum.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
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from to
from to
Be human with us. I know their job [..] when you capture refugees, you take and return. But return humanly
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I think I die, I die, the river was too much fast and cold, me and my brother die!"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pushback of an Afghan minor from Bari
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
They beat me, and shouted: "you have to give me your mobile password"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were not allowed to eat and drink from 8am til 5pm. And they took our phones.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The croatian police doesn‘t care if you are mother or children, they don‘t care. They beat us seriously. Seriously.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Kicked and hit with wooden sticks for more than 2 hours
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
What are you doing here?
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"I want to pee on you"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"They tore up my Quran and told us no Muslims in Europe"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
“yes it's possible [to claim asylum] but for sure you’re gonna spend two years in prison and then after this two years they might push you back.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
We don’t give asylum on Fridays, try again on Sunday. You are too many, there’s not enough space for you in the police station.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If the greece don't deport me I want to stay here. I want to learn, I want to teach but they deport me. Deport again. Now, what can I do?
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"I was shot in the leg while they chased me with dogs"
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from Bulgaria to North Macedonia
from Bulgaria to North Macedonia
Police violence in Patras' Port: beating, kicking and smashing phones in 2022
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from Greece to Greece
from Greece to Greece
To beat us, they wore special gloves fortified with metal.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
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from to
from to
The reason why women come from Afghanistan is that they don’t have a choice, need to wear Hijab, and want education. Those who resist will be hanged.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
they [the men in uniform] were laughing at them the whole time.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
You know the procedure, they take all of your clothes off and they search all of your body…doesn’t matter if you agree…
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"The boat doesn't stop when people fall in the water"
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Good luck for the next game
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
All our suffering has made them laugh
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Now I have no idea what to do, we will try again and again.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They could do whatever they wanted, no one would witness it
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Apparently, it was not violent
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They took my shoes, I had to walk 30 km with no shoes
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
In the night, in the snow
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
They were shouting at us all the time and we were beaten with the sticks and were scared by their dogs
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I told one of them that I was very thirsty but he kicked me in the face shouting that there was no water
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The dog was coming near to everyone's face, he had a muzzle but still he was barking and trying to bite us
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They literally layered us on top of each other, pushing us badly and beating us
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"No one wants to suffer like this. I need the world to be free."
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
If I see you here again, I'll kill you
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
"They laughed at us."
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Horgos Pushback
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They were taking money and mobile phones from all of us, if they founded money and mobile phone they were no beating the person anymore, if the person didn’t had money or a mobile phone then they were beating that person more.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Their clothes and a single phone were thrown onto a pile and the officer set fire to their belongings.
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Just like the lives of animals
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Go, go, go and stop coming here!
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Four broken ribs and two black eyes.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He said the dog bite came after an order from the police.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
If you come back, we will kill you
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"We are not dogs, we are humans, in our country we don't have money, we don't have anything"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Left the youngest brother shaking in the cold.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
For almost one hour, he kept beating us until he got tired
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
I did not expect this violence from the police, because the duty of the police is to secure the people but unfortunately it is the opposite here
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
"They put a gun to my head."
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
What we experienced that day was horrific, I cannot explain
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They never gave us our clothes back
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They threw pepper spray in our eyes, it burnt...
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is disgusting. You’re disgusting. You’re an animal.
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
We knew they were making fun of us, and they were enjoying hitting us
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you come again, we will kill you.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They made us take off our clothes and sit naked for hours
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
The soldiers laughed and mocked us as they beat us
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"They have no heart."
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He repeatedly asked for access to a doctor or an ambulance due to the wound on his face. The police consistently refused.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"If you come back, we will break you."
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Horgos Pushback involving Frontex
Pushback
from Serbia to Serbia
from Serbia to Serbia
The police officers told the respondent to lie face down on the ground, then kicked him repeatedly in the side, and then placed their boot on his neck for an indeterminate period of time
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I was telling my brother that I was cold, and they screamed at me: "Shut up"
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The officer poured the rest of the fish over his head and he was beaten again.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We don't want you in our country.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police tricked us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Made to take off shoes and run for 30 minutes
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The dog bit a man and the officer shouted "BRAVO"
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Why do you cry? (II)
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They put us in a fenced-area as if we were animals
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Three pushbacks in a row
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Hungarian border car ran over a woman
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They forced me to give my fingerprints, I don't know what to do now
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
Talking or looking up was punished by the use of pepper-spray in both eyes and in the mouth
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We lay down but they carried on kicking us.
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Pushback from Budapest
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Beaten up with batons and electric shocks: "What is the difference with the Talibans?"
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The officers apprehended the transit group 20 kilometres from the Austrian border
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
What are they doing to me? Where are they taking me?
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
The Greek police officers proceeded to whip, beat, and kick the transit group
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"We didn’t kill anyone, they don’t have the right to beat anyone"
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They put us in the river, they said, go back, go back
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Bulgarian officers fired gunshots in the air, and immediately stripped the men of their clothes
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They did not act like police, but thieves.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They handcuffed our wrists, including the children's, so tight it left marks.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Don’t move!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the officers hit the respondent on his face and broke the inside of his mouth with a stick
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Violence at the Serbian-Hungarian border
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
One of the police officers hit the respondent on his stomach and stole 250€ from him
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Pushback
from to
from to
My face and mouth were covered in dirt; I said to him - please, just water!
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They put pepper spray in my mouth and said bad words - such words I can't repeat them, but you can imagine
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The two officers did not give him the opportunity to seek asylum from the beginning
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Why do you cry? (I)
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Officers gouged my friend's eyes so badly he cannot see
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They made us sit on our knees for 3 hours straight outside in the cold
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They were beating them that hard that I was hearing from them in the middle lorry, with my brother and I remember I just took his hand, he was shaking back
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Now we have to push you back [...] next time we catch you here you are going to work by force
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
It broke his heart to see his daughter soil her pants
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I respect your law, why do you do this to me, I didn’t run away, I saw you, I stopped, why do you beat me up?
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
"After he found out we are from Syria, he started shouting and hitting us."
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"If you try to talk or move, we will feed you to the dogs"
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Why you came here?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The respondent recalled that they were beating everyone, but targeting the youngest boy in particular.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We all felt like we were suffocating
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I said to him: "Brother, please stop". But he replied: "No brother, fuck brother". Then he beat me harder.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Please don't hit my son, he is just a child, that's why he's walking slowly
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
They destroyed our phones and powerbank and then took a photo of us with their smartphones saying "Smile for the picture!"
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Push back reported in Vitaminka
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Violent pushback near Horgos Border
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They were choosing people to slap with no reason, it was like a game for them
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They used spray in my eyes. I couldn't see but he didn't stop, he continued kicking me
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Everyone was injured, all broken, no one could walk.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The Hungarian officers threw our food on our heads, shaved our hair and ordered me to eat my cigarettes
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
You are not humans, you are animals
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He was placed in a sort of cage... it looked like something made for animals.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Without asking anything, they started to beat him.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They started beating us for almost five minutes everywhere in our body. We were screaming, ‘please sir, please sir’ but they didn't care about what we were saying.
Pushback
from Turkey to Greece
from Turkey to Greece
It was the first thing they did, to take away all our cell phones to eliminate evidence.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they woke up, they were back in Bosnia.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They just gave back our mobiles and forced us to leave Croatia
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is not my problem. These are the rules in our country
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He held his child in his arms while being kicked in the head and body by the officers
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go back to the jungle!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I am not an animal. Where do you want me to go?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Sit down! Sit down!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They (the officers) told us to stay on the floor.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All four of them were beating them up. They were using batons and also kicking them.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Then they started beating them up, the 3 of them. It was a long stick, it was very hard and they beat everybody like 4 or 5 times.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They opened the door, you get out by yourself but they keep watching you and staring at you and they make sure you don’t come back
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
“They told him, ‘If you come back, we will beat you again, so you have to go now’.”
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
We told the police that we want to seek asylum. Without listening to us, they started beating us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Don't give documents at night
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was very racist, only the black people could not go
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He punched me in the face when I tried to hide my phone from him
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The woman was violently pushed down a hill
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
People in uniform got back into the van and took pepper spray to harm the three siblings
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"We want to go to school and not a life like this, with no food, no electricity, no water"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Little terrorist I will kill you! We are the white power!
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
It's a gift from Hungary to you
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Our problem is with army, they want to kill us you know
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"They popped out of the trees"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They find one guy who have some money and he didn’t want to give it […] that they beat him very good.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He hit me on my face. Because nobody spoke English but me, so he hit me on my face.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
You need to follow all the orders he say to you, and if you speak to your friend, just one word, you’re gonna get beaten with this electric cable
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
So when they start to take them to another place, he see them, like that after the beating with some scars and also blood.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They treat us so bad, like toys or something, animals are way better treated than us.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We are not coming here for joking, we want life
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They tell us no, go back
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
They grabbed my neck and yanked me out
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Hit and kicked by a Czech officier, a man is pushed back injured to Serbia
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Beaten by three military while on the ground, a tunesian man is pushed back to Serbia with broken ribs
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They came with the net on their face and beat us with batons
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
4 men were apprehended by Romanian police in Hungarian territory
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They didn't care about the babies
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Detained for 24 hours in a fenced open air site
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
No Bulgaria, next time I will let the dog eat you.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
He kicked me more and more hard, I don’t know why. With big heavy shoes, so hard shoes with steel in them.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Violent pushback of 100 people, including women and minors: “One of the blows struck my head so hard that I lost contact with the world for a moment and thought i'm going to die. [The officers] know the war in Libya, but they don't care and never care. And their way of searching women - it was nasty. And they were crying. And we were completely naked the whole time”.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“I was screaming from pain, he punched me twice on my stomach and held my hair and shaved it with that knife.”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Two of the men dressed in a Bulgarian border guard uniform kicked and slapped us, followed by one word in English: Go.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Detained for 18 hours and pushed back via the Evros river: “I thought we were going to die because we were hungry and so thirsty”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They repeatedly said, “Ukraine, no Romania” and then the dog attacked the respondent
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Shots fired; female respondent violently pushed back together with two other men
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Pepper-sprayed and hit by foreign military: 20 people are pushed back to Serbia
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Pushed back after serious dog attack: “Nothing but beating and humiliation - that’s all what we got”
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They take the mobile phone put it in their bag and give back the mobile phone after entering Serbia
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
In Horgos they had violent actions
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
“Bravo it was good to try and hide from us by laying down there but we saw you”. He immediately grabbed his baton is started to beat him
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
After being kicked repeatedly, a Syrian man gets alcohol poured over his face and clothes
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
What they do is fucking horrible, is very bad
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
'We give you all the documents''
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When I was crossing the fence to Hungary the border police sprayed my face and I fell. When I fell, I lost consciousness and I woke up here
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The behavior of the Hungarian police is not good. [...] [they] came with a very big dog and it wanted to eat everybody.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
For 2 days, they were deprived of food and water
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Three men arrested at the train station of Budapest are pushed back to Serbia
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The police men did not give them the time to speak
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
“From the place i was caught to the container it was about 700m but this felt for me like a year”
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
First out! Out! Out!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
In the cars it was really hot, people threw up, we demanded, we banged the doors, they did nothing
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Because of this violence and this bad situation we see many people who are mentally disturbed here
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They kicked them, while they were on the earth they were kicking them. The little boy was crying
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They catch us and ask us don’t move don’t stand up stay down and head down
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
4 men were reportedly pushed back from more than 20 kilometers away from the border
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Get up! I don't care about your health!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Men in uniform take private footage of nineteen completely naked, abused and wounded people seeking protection
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When he understands that he cannot catch me, he takes his gun and shoots
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We stopped, we didn't run, because we respect the police. Why do they have to beat us?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We write your name ... send your photos to us ... we are going to say not to deport you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“I asked for asylum, they don’t care. They said, ‘Go to Greece, Greece is in Europe, this is where you ask for asylum, not here in Macedonia’.”
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
He was tired of talking to his officers [about his right to asylum] and he asked them to see their supervisor. He was able to talk to the captain, and the captain said "wait a minute, I'll be back" but he didn't come back.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
When they got to the border, they opened the gate and they told them to leave. They didn't beat them or do anything bad to them.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Female respondent taken to a detention cell and violently held there for 14 hours with 60 other people. “I was screaming and crying from the horror of the scene I saw. Someone yelled at me and slapped me on my face. We were so thirsty, we asked for water, but they just told us to drink from the toilet”.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I only experienced pushing and was screamed at while the man was checking my underwear. I was afraid that if I talked or had any reaction they would hurt my son.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
After five days of walking, seven hours in overheated, windowless vans and two hours in captivity: 18 people from Pakistan are surprised by the "respectful" they encountered
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All that you have to do to stay alive is follow their orders
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They were screaming louder and said a lot of bad things and said: go back!
Pushback
from Bosnia to Bosnia
from Bosnia to Bosnia
When you go in Croatia you cannot turn back, you should continue also if you break something.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
A pushback of 80 people: “If you speak, you will get beaten”.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The perpetrator in blue held his ear, laughed at him, repeated “you want to go to France” and slapped him.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
When the man cut my friend’s pants with a knife, he passed the knife in front of our faces and neck.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
A bullet could have come out at any second and killed one of us
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The minor - only 15 - had his head slammed against the wall over and over by the men in sage green uniforms. The violence lasted around 15 minutes.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We decided you walk, you get tired and then we catch you.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they searched us and found out that someone was hiding something, they beat them. When someone moved or made a sound, they beat them.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They told us "yes we will take you to the camp" but nothing happened. All we got was beating.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Forget about Human Rights in Bulgaria
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I will be dead before I even finish the word. You really don’t know how brutal they are
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Many they kept kicking them and beating them just for no reason to scare us and some they undressed them totally.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Don’t come back to Greece or you will die trying
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Six hours, eight hours, ten hours we were coming by foot
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Because we are immigrants, they don't care about us. They don't think we are human.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I don't know which documents I need. But they don't know either, it's just an excuse to deport.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Italy', they laughed, 'okay, come, I'm gonna bring you to Italy'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They stopped everywhere in the sun, lot of people felt bad. It was a bad situation, even right now I'm not feeling good from that. It's very bad
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He took all, no give back
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They joked 'simple and easy deportation'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
She feel pain, but police laughing, joking about it
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They fired the guns, boom boom boom!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Don't speak, don't look at me
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
After the search and the physical violence, the policemen forced the three men to enter a container. On the ground of it were 30 cm of cold water.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you smart you run. If not run you get down and they hit you one by one
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Tired too much.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Yes, we are refugees. We are not terrorists, we are not smugglers!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We never thought that we would encounter such treatment on this land. Our children were so terrified.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No water and no food. We were allowed to use the toilet after seven hours, after knocking for an hour, then they opened.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat us and we cannot do anything because we are inside the jungle and there is no camera!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I will take your everything, if you tell anybody I will kill you!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They told us: ‘If you don’t stop making noise we will kill you all!’
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“They searched us and even touched our sensitive places in front of women”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were so afraid to talk… We could barely breathe.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The boat took them halfway across the river and then they were told to get out, including the woman with her baby. The water was up to waist height.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were afraid so I gave everything I had but my friend was hiding 20 Euros in his underwear. We didn't give it, they are bandits, they can't be officers
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The man in uniform put the gun to my friend’s cheek and told him: "Scared of death? Try one more time in Bulgaria.”
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
“We spent 10 days walking in the snow and the cold weather while being hungry - then they pushed us back in one hour.”
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
As his arm was broken due to the beating he previously experienced, he couldn’t hold it up, hence he was beaten again
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They told them in Arabic: “Don't make the officer upset, let us beat you, just follow the orders, we bring you near to Edirne, stop trying before you lose your life”.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We couldn’t sleep…we were so cold and barefoot…we didn’t think we could stay alive until the morning.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I asked him in which police station I am and he told me “in hell”.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I have never experienced that violence in my whole life. I never expected that I would be in that situation.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Push back of a group including a man with cancer and his 3-year old kid
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were like around 80 people, they put all of us inside this truck. Like animals, they treated us like animals.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The deportation point was so far, we had to walk the whole night with frozen clothes
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They forced us to undress completely and they searched us everywhere.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was afraid to die - they didn’t give me my medicines, do you think they would care if I'm thirsty or hungry?
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Ils ont prix tous, powerbank, mobil, tous, tous, tous [“They took all, powerbank, mobile phone, all, all, all”]
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The doctor said to the Slovenian police: don´t deport this man, he will die. But they did not care. They sent me back
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Everytime it's the same, they beat us. I have nightmares of my journey to Croatia, but I cannot talk about it, especially not with my family
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Denied basic rights, beaten and pushed back by the Croatian police
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We had to get on our knees, because if we do not get on our knees they beat us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The only question I have is: Why they deport me, I’m a old woman?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the officers kept beating and insulting us. He stomped on my friend's knee and it caused him severe pain
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Pushback
from to
from to
Syrian man beaten with rifle and phone vandalised.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They took selfies of our face with them smiling
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The kids were crying when walking to be deported
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police searched us for one hour, after beating and kicking us. They smashed our food to the ground, and we couldn't talk.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police knows me, they know I'm a refugee. First time I was pushed back I was shocked, now I got used to the violence.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Cuban people, we are raised to be afraid of the media. But this is not Cuba, we can't keep quiet. We are not afraid, we have nothing to lose.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The policeman said: 'give me everything you have'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The 8 year old girl said to her parents “Please stand up, I don’t want to die here. Please stand up and find the exit”. “If we stayed, we probably would have died.”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
they only understood the the words “malaka” and “Cuban’s malaka”: An Illegal expulsion of Cubans who had never stepped foot in Turkey before
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The driver drove extra badly so that we threw up. Every 15 minutes they turned on the air conditioning for 5 minutes with cold air. That was very cold!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
After beating us heavily for 30 minutes with a metal baton they paused to smoke. One officer stubbed out his cigarette on my friend's head.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The uniformed men took the crying minor’s money while another man kicked him and just said, ‘shut up’
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Every time we screamed from the pain they beat us more to shut us up
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They did not speak a word to me - They did not even look at me.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[The drive] was fast and horrible. We couldn’t stand up. It was hard [to breathe] and the door of the trunk was locked. There were no lights and we heard women crying… My son started freaking out.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We’re giving you stay,' they said, but they didn’t give us. They deport us.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Two Tunisians beaten up for at least 30 minutes by uniformed men while completely naked.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I was afraid that they would kill me and no one would know I am in their country. I don’t have no rights.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
We were screaming of pain and they beat us hard and harder with all the hatred they have in their heart
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Papers given, then taken away during pushback
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
After that, I don’t understand… everywhere pain
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Bad driving as torture
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Sit, don't speak!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Told to "try again"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I’m scared for this, for the wood, maybe they will kill me
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I ask the police officers why they don´t allowed us to come here. They said we have this job. Our boss don´t allow us to let you in. We can´t do anything.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Tunisian man hit with torch in Horgos
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The police said "Why you ran away?" I said "I was afraid you beat me". And then, they started beating me. He said "You ran away, now you are punished".
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was like a game; we hide, they shoot us with the bullets
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
We needed medical attention, but they pushed us back in Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They don’t respect us (…) We are not people - we are animals for them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He told me, ‘You did it too much now, you crossed the border too many times, so we can now punish you’.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They were just beating us from time to time, letting the dog bite us
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Don’t worry, I’m not a thief, I will give you the phone back', the police officer said
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is our life. What to do? We will try, again, again, again. Seven years I am like this... We will try. Don't give up.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Almost to Italy - then pushed back to Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked asylum to police, and they pointed a gun on us. We are not safe in our country, we just want a better future for our children.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go away! This is what happens when you try to come to Europe
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go, go to Bosnia, never come back!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No come back, just run fast, run fast to Bosnia!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
My friend told them not to deport us to Afghanistan because we have problems there. One policeman said "Fuck your mother" and pushed him to the ground.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Two lines of policemen beating from both sides
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Sometimes words hurt more than beating
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"my strength was finished" - after being kicked in the chest
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They opened the door as usual and told us to get out of Bulgaria and never come back
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Croatian men in uniform faking to take a group to the hospital in order to push them back to Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Police stole the medicines from one the girls; those were important medicines for her, she took it everyday.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They are trained to beat and kill people, not to protect them.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They used some oxygen for torture! [...] Vomiting, I felt like vomiting, just vomiting.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
First they take my shoes, [...] we had just one small pants and one t-shirt, and after they give us some sandals, white sandals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were lucky to find a small pool of water and we drank from it like we were animals.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were begging them [to stop]: ‘please, please’. But they kept beating us and said ‘fuck you’ and screamed at our faces. They kept suffocating me by the neck and punched me
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from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
In the trunk, I was totally afraid and scared. I thought they were planning to kill us
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
When the respondent asked for asylum, the Bulgarian officer just responded, "No camp. Camp closed. No more Arab. Go Syria"
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They made us lie down in the snow for 1.5 hours. It's like a punishment.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They [the police] act like we are their enemy. We tell them please give us stay, we have a child that is one year, we have a women that has asthma problems and they say 'I don't care, go back to Bosnia.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
nos tratan como si fueramos perros [they treat us as if we were dogs]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Never come back motherfucker
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They [the officers] said 'you come,' then they beat. Then 'you come,' then they beat. One by one.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The police speak to me. I said what's this, what's this paper for signing? And he tell me 'It's for go Slovenia, Italia, France.' But he lied, it's a paper for deport to Bosnia.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked for asylum, they just say ‘be quiet, don’t talk anything’
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No papers, so no asylum
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I told police [...] it was not respectful, to give them back at least their underwear, so they ordered me to take off mine too..
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I have too little oxigen, I have to go out.
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
They made me lie down in 50cm-high ice-cold water for 8 hours only in my underwear.
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
And then we walk on our feet. That was crazy.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was very difficult for us. What is important is, we survived
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from Austria to Serbia
from Austria to Serbia
We thought we would go to a police station but they brought us to the Hungarian border instead
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from Austria to Serbia
from Austria to Serbia
I was asking for water and food and one officer say I bring you to refugee camp in Zagreb for food and after six hours we see we are in Serbia. He was kidding with us
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We want to go in a peaceful place and live like a human
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Austrian police officers made me strip naked and get on my knees in front of them
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from Austria to Bosnia
from Austria to Bosnia
No one saw even 1% of possibility that they would take us back.
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from Austria to Slovenia
from Austria to Slovenia
Please, I want to stay in Italy!
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
They were telling us: go back home, go back to your country.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
We are very hungry, some people didn't have food. […] so if you don't deport us please give us the bread.' [The officer] opened the door and said 'Silence!’
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"They were about to break our heads with the baton. Do you think they would care about our health?"
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They took us out of the room, they told us ‘We will send you to the camp.’ [...] After four hours they opened the van door, and said ‘This is the camp, bye bye.’ But it was the Lipa border.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officer was ready to kill me. He aimed [a gun] at me.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They [the police officers] didn’t listen to me. They were already clearly everywhere. They [Bulgaria] don’t want us, all they doing are all these fences and officers - they know we are peaceful and we are not a source of danger. But we are nothing for them. No one can feel our pain. That’s the reality.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One of the officers came and spit on me and kicked my shoulders
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
"They were just having fun beating us"
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One of the officers told me ‘I will sell your passport’ and hit me with the baton
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
One of us was wearing sneakers. [The Bulgarian police officer] started beating him until he removed the shoes
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One officer pulled out his gun and shot him in the leg
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Mobile, money, bags, food, …everything. I came back in this [pointing at the sweater he is wearing] and only this [pointing at his pants]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They take your hand, and then they beat you, beat you, until the stick breaks [...] And when the stick is broken, after that he leaves you to take another stick and another people are coming and start again like this
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Removed from a train in Vác and passport confiscated
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Twelve Men Apprehended by Hungarian Police, Beaten and Pushed Back to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He pointed a gun at my head. I said we are not animals; we are good persons. We just need to cross. The policeman told us; you are all dogs, you are animals!
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Hungarian Police Beat Moroccan, Then Push Him Illegally Back to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They replied ‘Go back to your country.’ I said ‘Okay we will go together to our country. First they will shoot me, then they will shoot you.'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Hungarian Police Badly Beat Moroccan Man Before Pushing Him Back to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They started beating us up and beat me first
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
24 people detained in Croatia for five days with no possibility to ask for asylum
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Four Syrians Beaten by Romanian Police and Pushed Back to Serbia
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
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from to
from to
Three Syrian men beaten, pushed back from Hungary to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The police searched us the pocket and the private places, when the police find the money, the police took the money
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We walked 20 days under the snow. Last 10 days, no food, no water
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There were singles boys as well, one of them they kick in the genitals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Group of Afghans beaten, pushed back from Hungary to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Syrian Man Illegally Pushed Back to Serbia from Budapest
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"They hit everybody, no matter small or big!"
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
This is Germany
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Then when we started walking... He was beating us with a stick so hard
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They told us to lay down and they started beating us
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Betrayed by the snow
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They want to hate you
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was thinking like, today is Monday. How is the camp not working? It was a surprise for me...
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If there were no camera, I would beat him up.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Some of my luck was lost to destiny, some of my dreams were broken
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One person, a boy, they beat, they kicked him with the foot. [The officer] had said 'Can you put your bag like this and this?', but he couldn't understand anything.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Chain pushback: 120 people violently abused by Bulgarian border guards, loaded like animals into a truck by Greek police, then pushed back to Turkey.
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from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
Fuck your mother big cow make space or I will let you drown in the river
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We didn't have time to talk. Thank God we are still alive after all.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They didn't give us medicine, the beat us to see us broken from everywhere. Do you think they would afford that for people who they are considering as animals?
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from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
I was so afraid to die and alone far of my family just cause I was looking for a fair life
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I was afraid that the boat would flip and I would drown in there because I can't swim
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The officers continued to speak in Arabic, they said ‘give up your money and that will save you from getting beaten.'
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
21 out of 27 got their arms broken, no matter whether they were children.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Then they started beating him and he was on the floor and they kicked him.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
She pleaded to the officers for Asylum. The only response she received was to shut up.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were beaten so hard...we could barely stand on our feet
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Train Station Apprehension leads to pushback
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One officer pressed the gun against my friend’s cheek and told him….Bulgaria, ha! Bulgaria
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
He said if you ask for asylum in greece they put you in detention.
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
The officers started screaming ‘go, go, go!’ and followed them through the door, hitting them with batons.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The officer came over to the respondent, and put his foot on his neck for two minutes. The officer moved his foot, putting more pressure on his neck
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
31 year old Congolese man removed from Thessaloniki after being in Greece for 6 years
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“They were torturing him… The officer was trying to drown him.” - four Cubans recount a violent pushback of 40 people from Greece to Turkey.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"This is not good, very big problem"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We think now we are going to camp […], but they bring back in Croatia
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from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
They beat them so cleverly, [...] beat them on the chest, the belly, the private area; it will not show, the wound or injury, but the man will have so much pain, inside.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is a big business on migration. Migration money, migration phones. All of the countries, it's all the same. Money, phones, abuse.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They told us: if you come back again, we will slaughter you
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They take off all of our pants, our clothes, it was so cold, all the underwear, they taking all off, checking from in front to the back, so badly, they are checking so badly, I can’t define it.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We needed to run in the forest and through the river and we had to hide.
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Croatian police searched us very bad, with wood, because they want to take everything.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We said ‘Give us stay!’ [...] They only said ‘Quiet, silence!’ ... always, ‘Silence, silence!'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
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from to
from to
The police told them that if they pointed out who was the smuggler, they would give them some "special paper" - they were all pushed back in the end.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Police answered: ‘No, you’re animals.’ […] That time I was laughing, ‘…okay, okay. We’re animals, you’re human beings.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go back to Serbia and don't come back to Romania
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
You just keep waiting for asylum until you know that you've been pushed back again in the jungle
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Born Migrant
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Cuffed, kicked, robbed
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I asked them: Where is humanity? But the policeman had a bad reaction; he just replied that Croatia is not for dirty people like us. Croatia is not for animals. Go! Go back to Afghanistan, he said
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"It was not a camp, transit camps do not look like that, it was a prison"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Afghan Men Mauled by Dogs and Shot at by Bulgarian Police Officers
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from Serbia to Bulgaria
from Serbia to Bulgaria
They stopped us and asked if we had any weapons like knives [and] we said no, we just want to cross the border to go to Europe
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
When we said there was no space, they started hitting us in front of each other inside the van
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
I speak: ‘Give for me stay, because I was in the army, I have papers for it!’ But they say ‘We take you to police station.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"The police run for us [...] they wanted to shoot us; we were running".
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“They consider us not human, like animals”
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"The authorities proceeded to beat them with their truncheons and electric sticks"
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
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from to
from to
One policeman struck me four times, the other three times… I was trying to protect myself from one of them but the other beat me from behind
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
In my country, Syria, no life possible.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They said to me ‘Don’t come again [to Croatia]. I’m warning you for the last time.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Forced quarantine camp in Croatia - "This was like a torture, they don't beat us but they lock us up and torture our minds. (...) I wish I had cameras in my eyes so I could prove all their abuses."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
35 days walking too much problem. I talk with my brother who was on same game. He is in Italy now so I feel I am ready to go again.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The women was searched by a male officer who touched all her body looking for hidden phone or money. As she started crying he screamed at her and pushed her after he was done searching her.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One officer came, kicked me and said fuck you and slapped me
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I ran from racism in Iran because i am a sunni muslim and I dont have any rights and because I had an Arabic name. I came here looking for peace and asylum to be safe, me and my family. And all I find is violence and humiliation. What did we do to get all that?
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
As the respondent did not have money nor phone, the officers took all he had in a small bag, which was some chocolate and 2 small bottles of water.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The officer told me he wanted to kill me, do you think he gave me water?
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Punched behind the cameras
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The officers forced everyone to kneel in a line, still wearing only underwear.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I knew he would catch me…
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Don’t come here back. If you come, we will beat you
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from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
We were [worried] that they would kill us and that no one would hear about [it]
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
"THEY PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK WITH THE HANDCUFFS, PUT HIM ON THE FLOOR AND SAT ON HIM"
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
I asked the Slovenia police: 'This means stay [asylum]'" He started laughing, saying 'Hahaha, maybe!'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You’re not poor, your country’s better than ours! […] So why do you take the passengers’ mobiles, money, sleeping bags and hit us? […] We have just one mobile to talk to our home, our mothers and brothers, our family.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I tell him "Sir, I die the thirty time. This is my six time, I don't have any more energy."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Two hours and thirty minutes like that was hell. The car was shaking, it was very hot inside and three people vomited.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One friend is nine years old. And they will beat that one. A kid. They will beat that kid.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"You can not seek for asylum here!"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I didn’t want to look at them - I didn’t want to get beaten anymore.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
If I know they want deport me, I would say: Shoot me, kill me, finish. I don’t need this life.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There was too much rain inside the jungle. We never slept, all day all night walking for 12 days.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they let us go at the border in Serbia, the police act like they dropped the trash.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
And they all take. Money, my bag, sleeping bag, and food.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We needed to look at the ground. We didn’t say anything. And if we would look at them, they would beat us.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They don't want to give us any evidence. That's why the take all our stuff, mobile, everything. If we had mobiles, we could take pictures of everything.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
On this side Bosnia, on this side Croatia. [...] They say to the people one by one ‘Go! Go there!’ If no they use stick, police stick is black. […] They beat all sides
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He pleaded ‘peace, please’ but they took all of his belongings, stamped on his hand and threw him into the river
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were scared. We felt like criminals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the officers began to hit the respondent with a baton: four times on the head, once on the eye and once on the bottom.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"They strip searched us naked in the forest."
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The group was alerted by a gunshot into the air
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Too much beating. Two times they beat.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I will kill you if you [come] back to Bulgaria again
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
One officer told me, ‘One more time in Bulgaria and I will kill you.'
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
When the son tried to protect his father they started to beat the 11-year-old on the legs with the baton
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Each of you give me 50 Euros and whatever you have and i will take you to Sofia', said one policeman.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I only want to know why they are doing this, what we did to be that violent with us. All we want is to live in peace in Europe, the peace we see on TV. We lost everything and all our hope in our hometown and now we lost all the hope and dignity.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
In the middle of the river they [just] told us to jump…
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They say no problem, you can try again. But police is not good
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You are Muslim and we are Christian why come to us go to a Muslim country
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Nearly 100 people held overnight in a cell of 5 x 4 meters size for 6 – 7 hours. Including women and children. One was badly beaten and kicked in the chest because he had a phone and they thought he was a smuggler, he fainted.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Croatian police asked two of us to kiss; but we are friends, we don't want that. It's a big problem. So they beat us even worse.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I don't have another way
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
If they gave me asylum, I wouldn’t go. I like it here
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
You can say that you are a very strong person but in this situation, you will crash.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They were told by the officers that they would be taken to Serbia.... at 12am they were dropped at the Bosnia-Croatia border, near the town of Velika Kladuša
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers would beat them even more and tell them to stop screaming
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
This time, I didn't specifically ask for asylum. I know how it works. They don't care about giving asylum.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pushback from Croatia
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
45 hours custody, 5 police cars, 2 police stations, 1 asylum center, 1 chain-pushback
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They also took their electric tasers and used it to shock us with electricity.
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
The men were forced to undress while the police officers were reaching for their genitals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were exhausted. We couldn't run even if we wanted to. We surrendered, but the police cheated on us.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You have Euro? Give me money
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
One of us begged not to use the dogs but an officer shouted 'why did you come to Croatia?' and beat him hard with the truncheon
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Police kicked me, and said: 'stand up', and I cannot stand up, but then they just kicked me again and again
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I went back and took my friend under my arm and we ran away together, he was bleeding and so was I in my hands
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pushback captured on TikTok
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Beaten on the official border crossing
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Detainment in Croatia
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I asked for water, they replied «what you need is to fuck a woman»
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
You can't stay in Italy
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
What was my sin? What kind of justice is this? I feel I will die in this challenge
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was too much scared, but once again I have to fight
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat me so much with a tree branch and also with a baton; but worst of all, they took their belt and whipped me.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I had a really bad headache, and my head was bleeding because of the beatings. I asked for cigarettes and he said, 'I don't give a shit about your head. Just stay there.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I ran away very fast so they beat me very little, but a friend of mine was beaten very hard, even in the face and on the head
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"If there was peace in my country, I would never do something illegal. I wish they understood this."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They left us only with t-shirt and trousers. They burned everything. They checked all over our body to see if we were hiding something.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
From "truck game" to forced detention - 'It was terrible. We couldn't breathe'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Violent Chain Pushback – “They beat only me and my moroccan friend so much until I fainted, as they thought we were smugglers. Now, any time I sneeze or cough, blood comes out of my mouth”
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
I was begging them to let me stay and I was crying cause I don’t have anybody left for me
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
When we asked the police for asylum they said ‘Bulgaria, no’ and beat us with a baton
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They immediately beat us with a baton and told us ‘no asylum in Bulgaria, Bulgaria problem.'
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I talked to the translator and cried, meanwhile the officers didn’t stop kicking me
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
« We were 50, it was not possible to sit or breathe »
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Police said to me open all your clothes and said to other boys look at him
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Croatian police treated us like animals, after beating us and after stealing us everything, even our shoes.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He points the gun in my head and says "take something I shoot
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Waking up to gun shots, beatings and electro shocks
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they slap my mother I started to cry. And I was crying when they beat my father with the baton
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We all started running scared, I felt like an animal, I was in a lot of pain and I wanted to cry,
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
A friend fell on the floor and the dog jumped over him. He’s very deadly eaten, he can't walk now
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When I opened my eyes, they hadn't even washed away the blood. I have never seen such doctors before
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Outside of the van the nine police officers were on the two sides. We had to cross in the middle, and they would hit us. Then they unleashed the dog.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I told him that I’m a Kurdish political asylum seeker. They pushed me to the ground.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"They treated us like dogs, like terrorists"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I just held my daughter and ran away. Seven days of walking all finished in 2 hours. And you are back at the beginning
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Beaten up at the back of a Police car
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Croatian border police was so bad with us; they hit our feet with a stick, after we walked so many days in the jungle
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Forced to walk shoeless to the nearest Transit Reception Centre
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Nights are very very cold, and my arms were without sleeves and I was shaking my hands
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He say go border Bosnia again, go Lipa, Bihac he say
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
detected by a truck scanner
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
My mother is screaming: why are you doing this to us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He tried to de-escalate the situation and offered to go back across the border to escape police violence.
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
When the respondent asked for Asylum, the officers punched him and called him a terrorist.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I was the one beaten the most because I was the only one speaking English
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They made us stay there for 9 hours, without food, without water. I was asking for a cigarette. The officer just stood there and look at me while smoking in my face. I was in so much pain
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If we move, they would have kicked us, as well if we speak any word in english
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I told them it was not legal! It was not human! They laughed 'ha, ha, ha'. This is Europe, they are supposed to take care of refugees, but they were so racist
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The 6 year old told the police his mom lives in Germany and he wated to go there and they just laughed
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We were like animal, they saw us as something dirty
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
they beat us with and kick us on the face while we try to hide our faces
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
"I spend all night in the jungle I thought I would die"
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Emprisoned and questioned for three days in Budapest
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"If you don't stop Police beats you even more"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The respondent could not take the beating anymore and tried to get up, but another officer shot a second can of tear gas at him, this time on his face
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
There is a door like a garage door—they pushed it up and it opened and then they told us to go to Turkey
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
We wished for rain so that we could at least drink something. We were so thirsty
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
He touched my body and took off my head scarf and he kept kicking me and scream at me and rip my dress and keep searching and touching my body in front of my kid
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
We kept asking ‘please, camp!’ but they ignored us and kept threatening us and hit when we talked
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They screamed and told one of us ‘fuck you and fuck camp.'
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Female members of the group were totally naked and searched by male officers and the officers beat the children
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They spent 8 hours in the detention cell, being denied food and water throughout this time. More people were brought so that in total 160 persons were held in a cell 8 by 4 metres in size.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
It was like what happened when George Floyd was killed, the officers put their knees on the children's necks
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“They put the spray on us and police told us to go down and they were stepping on us”.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
no medical assistance for an asthmatic in detention
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Hospitalized for 7 days after severe violence
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We were eleven minors and when I told them, police said ‘I don’t care about it, write eighteen years old'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you go back 2 times a day, you will face problem, you get beaten up. I know one guy who went two times and they broke his leg
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Is it finish?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Don't think about opening the borders, just be smart and cross them
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We sat and police come around and throw pepper spray in the eyes
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The smell was very disgusting and it smelled like pee—no fresh air, you could barely breathe
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
All things on fire
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Electric Taser and Baton
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They were wearing only shorts and some of them were unconscious and there were traces of beatings on their body
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Self harm during pushback: stranded on an Evros island for days, respondent inflicted 20 lacerations on his chest with a piece of glass in a desperate attempt to end the group’s ordeal
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
Violent Chain Pushback from Bulgaria to Greece to Turkey
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from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
We were running from war looking for safety and all we found is humiliation and beating
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They said, ‘Money: no problem. No money: big problem'
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They knew the weak places in the human body to beat us
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
One of the officers told me fuck you and fuck asylum
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
What should I do now? I lost everything. They humiliated us and they took all that we had, for the third time. What can we do? Should I sell my kidney to survive? Should I commit suicide? I have no hope. I have no solution.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
No Mafia, No Boss, No Ali Baba
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
The police officers told them to run and threatened them with police batons
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
pushed back twice within 24 hours
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
What are you doing? Sit down. No one wants to give you asylum.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police, when they catch [someone] they control [bug] their telephones and they know when we cross the border [again].
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Two Syrian guys driving the dinghy: ‘don’t move, don’t do anything stupid, we will all die inside the river’
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Pushback of a minor near Idomeni
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
When they came the whole group was asleep. They kicked everyone.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They don’t ask us anything, they just used us as pawns
Pushback
from Greece to Greece
from Greece to Greece
We want the international community to know what they are doing to us and we hope that we can go somewhere else. Anywhere where it’s peaceful. If it’s Somalia, I don’t care. We just want peace
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Papers signed with no translator, request for asylum denied.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[the officers'] behaviour, it was f**king bad with us.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The group saw police dogs running after them
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers were laughing and pointing at them
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
If I didn’t push myself to the river, maybe I would be in hospital now. They have no mercy!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
First time I see the Croatian police behaviour is really good
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We cannot live in Afghanistan […]. But they said: ‘If I find for another time you, I will kill you’
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Me speak: 'I have stay, I have stay', he said: 'no stay' and fight me and fight me and fight me
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I don't have knife, I don't have gun. Just food. We are migrants, we are not terrorists here.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Don’t another time come back. I kill you
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
And at the beginning, the Rottweiler had a muzzle but then they [the police] take it off.
Pushback
from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
And we try to go back to Serbia by walking more than 6 km. This was the latest pushback I experienced
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
One person in the group spoke English and they beat him up more than the others for that.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
60 men and minors pepper sprayed, beaten, and pushed back from Croatia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We didn’t run away from them because we knew if we ran they would beat us. One of the police officers he kicked me.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Every time that they caught me, I asked them for hospital. Every time, the three times.
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Kicking, stick, all the body, here, here and here.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The group was forced to walk through a river to reach the other side of the border.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Who is talking to police, and police understands this is English, after they too much hitting these guys.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked for asylum to the army man, he said: ‘no camp in Croatia, you go back to Bosnia.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Croatian police is the worst
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I asked him for water and then he started beating me”
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They were saying to us ‘you are animals, never try to come back to here, go back, deport these animals’
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
150 people pushed back from Greece to Turkey, including a woman and her 3 years old kid
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I thought ‘if I don’t go, they will push all of us in the water’ so I entered the pool
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The transit group, still just in their underwear, had to line up one by one. The officers were laughing.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Nobody in the group was able to pay more, so the driver took them directly to a police station in Hungary.
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They even hit the minors
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They left the two women in pyjamas and beat them with a tree branch
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Our friends were beaten so hard that they couldn’t walk. One of them could barely stand on his feet.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
When they saw us, the officers put the dog on us. So, we froze. One of the dogs bit me on my arm and on my leg.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The dog bit my legs and the officers were saying “bravo bravo” to encourage the dog
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Left in their underwear and beaten on their back to run towards the Turkish territory
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The officers took the handcuffs from them and yelled “Go, go, go” while beating them everywhere with a plastic stick
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They beat you inside, because when they return you in this way you feel yourself hurt
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They had again to kneel down with their hands behind the head. The police officers were laughing and filming the scene with a phone
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When the police see me and another two people he says 'come' and then he punched and kicked us in the back
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"The police know they cannot scare us with hitting. But they make us scared when breathing stops"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers did not open the door and just shouted that the people should be silent
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One Croatian officer was joking 'Come on, you arrive France, come on'
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We had to squat like ducks and then walk in this position. The police made fun of us, while we had to make a duck-walk.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go back to Greece
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
The officer said: "you will run, I will shoot you!"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“we were not allowed to see anything because the heads were down to the ground”
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Four Army-people, they cought us and they called police. And they let us go to policestation. And they take us off the clothes and the bags, shoes, all things.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
go go you have to go from here
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
If you look somewhere else I will kill you
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
In the police station, they beat us one by one
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you return to Croatia, we will kill you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The policeman said: 'Morocco come here I give you a cigarette'. I said 'I cannot take the cigarette; I am doing Ramadan' - then they beat me
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The policewoman screamed rudely to me to sign the papers
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He start to beat him with everything... after three days, he can't walk because his back is hurting him
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
"I am going to Italy" and they beat me
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
40 times I tried to cross border. I live in Bosnia for 2 years
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They had to lie like corpses in the car
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"European people very nice people. But government, big problem"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers pull up the fence to make us cross while beating us and laughing at us. They even followed us in the Turkish territory for about ten metres
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
A testimony from a Cuban man that was pushed back from Croatia into Bosnia for the sixth time
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They brought us to Turkish territory and beat us there
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
I know why they take the phone so we can’t try again, but I don’t know why they take the clothes... we will die in Bosnia.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Don't come again to Romania, if you come back we will beat you more and more
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
The way they treated us was so racist and humiliating, My body still hurts where they beat me
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
When I was entering in the detention building, one officer put a knife over my neck
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We couldn’t talk. When one of us said “camp” they slapped him
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
They kept saying to us “Arab dog”. You can’t imagine how much hatred was there. It felt like it was a retaliation
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They told us to keep running once we will have crossed the river, and not let the Turkish army arrest us
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They kept kicking, punching, pulling me out and humiliating me and saying ‘malaka’
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
"Six days no use food, just one little water"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was scared because I didn’t know what made them bring me here or what they were going to do next
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The police officers hit each one of them several times on their shoulders and arms with police batons.
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They give like a kick to everybody, two or three kicks depending on your luck.
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
He pointed his gun at me and forced me to sign the papers
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was so hard, it was horrible
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The kids were constantly throwing up, but they did not care
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Getting beaten up is not even the worst part, It's the psychological torture that destroys you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No shoes, only one underwear. We were too much cold and beat everybody pain, pain.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If anyone can speak English, you can come work for them [Greek police] for six months and then you will be given papers for asylum
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"Everything is on fire, phone, power-bank, everything. Money, police take it"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I think they give us punishment, so we don't come back next time
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We begged them to at least let us keep the kid's warm clothes, and the Quran
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Everyone was beaten with a tree branch. When we started walking, they beat us again on the back.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Bright lights, gunshots and shouting, then beaten with a tree branch.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They were mocking her and laughing, while she was lying there unconscious
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Stranded on an Evros island for five days
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
If you drink without asking, they'll beat you more
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
They made us get in line and took the money from each one of us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was just first of all on my knees, then they put me down and they start kicking
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They just were beating, without caring where they beat.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go back to your country
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They [the croatian authorities] beat us, one stick for everyone (...) Anywhere they liked; some people got (one blow) on their back, some people on their shoulders, legs...
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I will not tell you one more time, if you will come again to Romania next time you will all die
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Only clothes they did not take
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
I thought I got it. That I wouldn’t return to this frustrating life.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They kept us for five hours in a room and took our mobile phones, money and everything
Pushback
from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
They spray you with that gas because they want to destroy the migrants without beating them up
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
“they push us and they forced the door, it was hard for them to close the door because it was so many people inside”
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Go, go! Go to Bosnia!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was bleeding so much in my nose and mouth - a testimony of severe violence
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was snowing and they walked in the small small roads inside the woods and they throw us out in nowhere and we didn't have the maps.
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Deporting car have chili inside the car, all family cry
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
At least, please remove this violence from Croatia. It is my only request to the European Union.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They have a belt in here [pointing at upper arm] and a german flag and European Union logo
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
“They tortured us”
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from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
[I am] disabled … And that didn’t stop them to push [me] back
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Mass pushback from Durres
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
They all started that because the migrants were too many. They started beating up every one to sit them down on the ground to not escape.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They just told us to lie down and then hit us for two hours
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They threw my wife back into the van
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We said to police, we want asylum, they said ‘if you give the phone and the money we will take you to camp’ They took the things and deported us.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Believe me, I'm very sad for my future
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"We would have preferred to die because it was freezing cold"
Pushback
from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
We sent a message to IOM asking for asylum. Instead, the police came.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were very scared, they looked like thieves
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
But the thing the most I hated [was that] they [Romanian officers] kept guns like we did bad things, like [we were] terrorists
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
I was alone and I didn’t know where I was. My clothes were wet from the rain. So, I went back to where they pushed me back and asked them to show me the way, but the officer pulled out his gun and shot into the air
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
The officer told me: "Go back to Afghanistan, not to Europe"
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He put a knife to my throat while my kids were watching
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They weren’t Greek officers. There was no sign that showed that they were police officers, and they didn’t talk
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They pulled each one of us out of the group, and then ordered the dog to bite him once on each leg
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
We took our clothes off and then they ordered us to take off our boxers. He looked at me and asked me, ‘are you Muslim?’ I said yes, and suddenly he tried to hit me in my sensitive place and slap my face
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They just ordered us to jump in the middle of the river. They don’t care if you’re holding a baby or not
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
More than 50 men in uniform using 13 vehicles and two boats in pushback of more than 250 people
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were left in our underwear!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Italy is not good for you
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
Croatian police beat us...the truck driver also and other four workers from the factory. (...) Everyone tortured us
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They asked us to jump over the river, we could have drowned
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No food, no water(...) We asked for asylum, but they answered «no asylum».
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"One small boy, he was very scared." 30 people removed from Croatia to Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
WE HEARD TWO SHOTS AND OFFICERS SCREAMING 'HEY! HEY! STOP, STOP, STOP!!!'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Why are the others running away?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"It's like you're being robbed, that's how they search our belongings for money and valuables"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If we [the Kurds] had a country, we would have gone there.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Really, you cannot say anything and you cannot do anything. This is really very difficult for a person.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“asylum is in Athens” [and not here]
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Witnessing torture in the Soufli Police Station
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The system is like this, come back tomorrow
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were starving and begging every day for food and water and we could barely move
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We all want to apply for asylum, but they don’t let you talk. If you talk, you get beaten.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They don't respect humanity, sometimes they beat us so hard, they don't care about people and refugees
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They wanted to make a cross in the back, one beat from that side, one from the other side – to give me a mark!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat us with their feet, when people where lying on the floor!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I say why you are like this, they say we protect European Union, they tell us like this!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
What is most strange to me, is that when they hit us they laugh, they have pleasure to see you suffer!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
A lot of snow, no water and no food!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They were only saying, ‘what do you want here?’ and made fun of us.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All police beat everywhere, they don’t care, they don’t care!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They take off my shoes then all the rest of my clothes and they let me naked
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
chain-pushback from Slovenia to Bosnia, including a severe dog attack
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Between Albania and Greece, there is no fence. Just [...] snow
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Pushback near Idomeni
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The officers followed us, saying “never come back to Bulgaria” while taking pictures of us - testimony of a Pushback from Bulgaria to Greece to Turkey and back to Greece
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
One police stand over my hands, one other police catch my legs, beat with heavy sticks and they kick me!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were all looking how he touched every part of her body
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Everywhere on your body they can hit you
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They had to wait there for several hours and they were not allowed to fall asleep
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I want that Europe knows what is happening to us here!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officer put a bottle of water in front of the respondent and told him: “if you touch this bottle, I will leave you a souvenir so you will never forget.”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Same thing, same story
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
They wrote something in English, after that they translated it in Pashto (…), but I’m not able to read and write. So they asked me «why can’t you do anything? » and they beat me again
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They don’t talk too much, they just take everything from you and they beat you
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He looked like the boss, they were waiting for him
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
When we asked for asylum, they sent the officers wearing masks to beat us
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I asked for the simple thing to give me back my medicine and they didn’t - you think they will give me asylum?
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They put zip ties on my hands and one [officer] pressed my head with his foot and 2 others beat [me] with a metal baton.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
There was a Syrian guy with a broken leg and it had turned to deep blue around his foot, and he was screaming ‘I need a doctor, I need a doctor’, but they didn’t answer
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The officer asked if they knew the computer game PUBG and told him they would play it with them.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I tell him I don't know who is the boss but they still beat us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He did not have enough money to pay for the surgery, they informed him that he was going to be taken to Serbia
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
"I said that I wanted to ask for asylum, but they pretended not to hear me".
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
You come another time, I kill you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
First beaten by a truckdriver, then by the authorities
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When we asked for asylum, they (the Slovenian officers) got angry and they shut the door in our faces
Pushback
from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
I want to give my testimony to make [it] better for the next people
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
I couldn’t feel anything, I didn’t know where I was (…) I thought that my bones were broken, I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t breathe
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
They wanted to do a quick job: boom boom boom
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Of the 110 people, 30 managed to escape
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The respondent sustained several bruises all over his body
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Beaten with tree branches
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They kicked us harder than the others because they said 'You’re underage, why did you come here?'
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Why they are doing like this? We are all part of humanity. They (the Croatian officers) left us in a jungle, in a wrong way, we didn’t know how to go back (…) They also beat us two times
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They beat him with metal batons and pushed him back
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We were crying and swimming and crying and swimming
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Moving on a dusty road to Croatia
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They wasn’t military and they just keep hit you with the baton
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
When they beat, you have no right to scream from the pain, you just have to remain silent
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He told me no Romania, no Bulgaria, no Germany, no Europe and spit on my face and tell me go back to Turkey
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Turkey
from Bulgaria to Turkey
Every move you make, they hit you with the baton
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The driving is like a crazy boat in the middle of the sea
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you come again, I will kill you!
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They laughed and said: “Welcome to Hungary”
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They took pictures of us with a number, like we were terrorists
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They took their phones, money and jackets and lit them on fire
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
I don’t know how to swim, the river came and I thought I was finished.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Austrian police officers implicated in pushback to Greece
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
He suffered of pain for ten days in the whole body
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Don’t give me food, give me stay!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They make me the same game before
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Give me stay (in Slovenia).
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"Thank God this time they didn't beat us"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They (the Romanian officers) forced five or six guys to eat pork. They were also making jokes of our religion
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
I showed them my papers but they pushed me back
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They didn’t accept our asylum claim. I even begged them for my little brother, but they just laughed and hit us.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
One of us sank in the river. He died. We couldn’t find him later.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I don’t want to remember all what I been through
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They keep hitting you every time they get a chance
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They (male officers) search the women and touch their bodies
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
see this, the same thing will happen to you, never come back here
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
We were searched everywhere. Even sensitive areas of the body.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They Died Like Insects
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Their hair was cut by the police before being deported
Pushback
from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
If you don’t know how to swim, you dead
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
If you ask them for asylum they start laughing at you.
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
They hit everyone two or three times before moving to the next person
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Denied Asylum in Italy and Slovenia
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were lucky, this time they didn't take our jackets
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they put us inside the vessel they put us at gunpoint again.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Because they don't want to leave injuries or wounds in your face. So they can beat you wherever they want.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Man with pregnant wife spending 2 nights in rooms similar to jail
Pushback
from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
I need asylum and I can prove that I do, but they took all my papers and my belongings
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were not allowed to go to toilet so we started to do it inside of the room in the ship.
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
They took us and put us in a point which is closer to the Albanian border
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
We are refugees, we want to apply for asylum
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He asked for asylum in both Bulgaria and Greece. Both times the answer was beatings.
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
Our dreams were shattered by the Croats and the Slovenes
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the respondent recalls drinking water from lakes
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
‘When look at police they beat us’ …’so we look down’
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"22 people inside a car, this is not humanity"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This gateway has been used to carry out pushbacks from North Macedonia to Greece repeatedly
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
We were without clothes and it was so cold
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Pushed back from Croatia to Bosnia for the sixth time
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I did not like that at all, this is not good for me, they feel my body, this is not good
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They will accommodate you in the camp' - From Trieste to Velika Kladuša
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
’sleep, sleep’ they shout us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We had to crawl to the shore and then get in the boat
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
CROATIANS DON'T LIKE GAYS' - pushback of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Once they put us on the Coast Guard Ship, they shot our boat approximately 20 times
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Their belongings were set on fire
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There was a breastfeeding
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Don't say you're 17!
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Sometimes they hit you with the baton, for nothing. Just like that. For having fun maybe.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I saw people walk into the river and the current took them away
Pushback
from Bulgaria to Greece
from Bulgaria to Greece
If you run away, you will get into a lot of trouble
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
You are Muslim, we are Christian. We don't like you
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He was asked for his age and was slapped every time he gave the answer '16'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You have asylum? The officer’s response was: No way!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I didn’t see anything like this before
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Detention and violence in Bulgaria after being pushed back
Pushback
from Romania to Bulgaria
from Romania to Bulgaria
minor pushed-back through sea for the second time in two weeks
Pushback
from Greece to Greece
from Greece to Greece
Going to mama Merkel? Sorry but not today
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
While they were in the water the officers threw big rocks into their direction
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They told us to leave van one by one and all of them together beat us
Pushback
from Serbia to North Macedonia
from Serbia to North Macedonia
They made us naked in front of everybody
Pushback
from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
We will release you soon, just wait
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We are not animals, we are human beings
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Give us 50 euros, than we will leave you, if you don't, you will spend five nights in jail
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Locked inside a cell for 10 days after being pushed-back from Italy
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
You are Muslim […] and we are Christian, so why are you coming to our country, we don’t need you here because you are Muslim
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
My son was crying so much, he was freezing and so afraid of the river
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
His phone and jacket were put on fire in front of his eyes
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
calmed down through lies... and then pushed-back to Greece
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
In Italy they hit my friend. In Greece they beat the two of us.
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
It was a massacre
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Yes, this blue band with the EU flag!
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They don’t have the right to send me back
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I can’t swim, if I crossed the river I would die.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I was in immense pain. I couldn’t believe what I was going through.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They’ve destroyed me, they’ve destroyed us.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They were laughing as they forced them to undress
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
pushed into the river
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Stop acting like that, we didn’t beat you this time
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They took us to the border, they opened the door and pushed us back to the Greek side
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
they connected his phone to the laptop that was in the vehicle to retrieve his data
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you see his eye, they hit you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the police officers started to shoot in the air with a gun
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“It was really full, and we couldn’t breathe”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Why you come? Why you come?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You can’t imagine how someone is sleeping and then someone took me by force from this place
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“They told us we don’t have food for you”
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
you have to go back to Bosnia
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Beaten for keeping his possessions
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Apprehended and pushed back after receiving food and medical care
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They laughed as he requested asylum and then pushed him back
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The young man spent 64 hours in journey only to end up in the same place where he had started
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
After being pushed-back to Greece they called a van to drive them to Turkey
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
We don’t know why they are beating us like this
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pushback from Lagadikia Camp
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They also burnt their bags, their phones, money, everything
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They deported me alone, they didn’t even consider my physical situation.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“They beat you like animals. That's it. It's not human anymore.”
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
yes, yes asylum - stated the officers before pushing them back
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When I talk about my story it makes me so sad because I have to remember
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They beat everyone. Even the women. Except the children...
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
It's a nightmare
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They treat us worse than animals
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Like animals: all, together, in a big car, and they drove to the border
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Give us your fingerprints and then you are free to go, they promised
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
We had to put our eyes down. If you look into their eyes, then they kick and hit with sticks.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
His shoes and mobile phone were confiscated until the return
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
He hit me on the head, on the body everywhere. There is too much pain I have
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They punched me because I asked to stop the hot air - pushback from Trieste to Bihac
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They take everything from you. Not only your things but also your mental and your physical health
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The minor was beaten up by three guards in the ship
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
Reported death: "Many people screamed that they did not know how to swim but the officers beat them and forced them into the water anyway."
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"Minors game" lost in Croatia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Underage were admitted to camp, everyone else was pushed back
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Two men particularly ill because of reckless driving
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I fainted while they were taking me back to the boat.
Pushback
from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
My 17 year old brother was beaten
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I thought they were taking me to camp
Pushback
from Italy to Bosnia
from Italy to Bosnia
I don't understand why
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
A local person gave them food, then called the police
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“They searched her [the baby's] whole body”.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“we will not hit you anymore if you go now.”
Pushback
from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
If you keep asking for asylum I will fight you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pushed back from Austria
Pushback
from Austria to Slovenia
from Austria to Slovenia
The beatings come down like rain
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
just happy the police didn’t kill me
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Deportation of beneficiary of international protection in Germany
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Deaths During Pushback at the Evros Border
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"When they finish with my friend, they come for me"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“They grabbed me by the arms and legs, like garbage,”
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"You just need to wait and we will decide what will happen"
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
We didn't run so they didn't beat us
Pushback
from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
He kept beating without looking where the cable was falling, so most people got hit on their head
Pushback
from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Forced to walk into the river at the Greek/Turkish border by Turkish soldiers after being pushed back from Greece
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from Greece to Greece
from Greece to Greece
Thessaloniki police reportedly destroy people-on-the-move's legal documents
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
People beaten nearly to death by the Greek police during a mass pushback across Evros/Meric river
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
“We didn’t understand what is happening, if we will die or what will happen to us”
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I thought I could find freedom here...
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I got drunk for the first time in my life to have the courage to tell them, but I can’t. How can I tell them their son is dead!?
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They put me into the van like an animal
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We were screaming is this Europe? Where is Europe? Where is the humanity?
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We did not want to put our children through all that so to protect them, we preferred to return directly. The ship chased us until we had returned to Turkish waters.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They were laughing while they were hitting us. Laughing so much. No normal person can do that.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
If we had known, we would not have come to Thessaloniki. But I thought we have papers, we have UNHCR documents, nothing will happen to us!
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They [are] using people from Pakistan to cross us to the other side of the border
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The EU don't want refugees, therefore I will beat you
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Held in an unofficial police station in Thessaloniki and pushed back to Turkey in a group of 55
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They had to drink water from the toilets in detention
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Chain Pushback from Italy to BiH
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Hopefully the situation will change
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
“The worst is them taking our belongings. We will try again and again but we don’t have phone or money anymore”
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Respondents requested asylum in a police station and were subsequently pushed back
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He begged not to be deported because of Croatian police's violence
Pushback
from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
"When you try to look at them, they put your head to the floor"
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
"The policeman put the torch on our eyes, we couldn't see anything, we couldn't see where we were going"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They kill me if they hear my voice. If they kill me it is no problem because I can’t live like this.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"If you have money, you go back in peace. If not, there will be problems"
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Mugged by the Greek police officers during three subsequent pushbacks
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"They are more cruel during the night"
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Pushed back to Greece for the 18th time
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Multiple groups pushed-back across the Evros river from Greece to Turkey
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Group of 23 people caught by Italian Army
Pushback
from Italy to Bosnia
from Italy to Bosnia
He said: I was crying and I can’t breath.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
He said like, there is two flags every, every clothes so, there is the flag from the EU, like blue and with stars.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Pushed back from an Italian train station after buying tickets
Pushback
from Italy to Bosnia
from Italy to Bosnia
Dogs attack and violence: Croatia - Bosnia Border
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
European officers watched silently as the North Macedonian police was brutally beating the people
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
People beaten with metal batons and thrown into the river
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They don’t care where they hit you. They hit you in your eyes, everywhere.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
If you come back to Greece, we will kill you.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Deported during a medical emergency
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Old man beaten particularly badly
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
A woman and her two children crossing
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
From where [is he from] ? Algeria. He said if I can tell here that I’m Algerian.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They had no mercy at all. Isn’t it against all mercy and humanity what they do?
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They don’t care if he hit you in the eyes, in your head and just he hit you and push you in the Greek side.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Water? They drink water from the toilet.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The police, they come to the room and they just beating people, beating [...] they didn’t do anything.
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
the six police officers let the women and kid to cross the border and tell to the man to sit: then started beating them.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All migrants respect police, but the police say no respect
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
My 11 year old son yelled at the Greek soldiers, begging them for mercy and humanity, convinced we would die in that moment
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Chain push-back from Trieste to BiH
Pushback
from Italy to Bosnia
from Italy to Bosnia
Pushbacks from Thessaloniki: ongoing
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They made us line up to get beaten
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Sent back wounded from Hungary
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
A man couldn't swim, so they held his head under water
Pushback
from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
Around 17:30, 10 people pushed back to Slovenia by the Italian police
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I wait for a lawyer who can help me for justice, but no one [is ready to help]
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
After two hours travelling, the cars reached the border to Slovenia and the Italian police officers handed the respondents over to the Slovenian police
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the officers arrested him, placing him on a blue bus that was like a prison
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I still feel pain in my back
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Officers wearing uniforms with German flags
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The police officers pushed the respondents in the boat and carried them towards an island in the middle of the river
Pushback
from Bosnia to Bosnia
from Bosnia to Bosnia
You can see just the eyes of the agent, he has mask on his head
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There are two big cement blocks near the border, they speak us 'cross them and go Bosnia'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They Took Us Across the Border to Beat Us
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
They stamped on his leg, causing it to break.
Pushback
from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Pushback after two nights in Croatia
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Beaten for hiding a phone
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Like a Ping-Pong Game
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
They kicked us, they punched us, they slapped us.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Even if we had a doctor, we would not bring him to see you
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Pushed Back from Romania after 4 Days in Timisoara
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
they said go to river... they beat
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is my life, so fighting with me, Croatia.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"You're all criminals"
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Five Young Men Violently Pushed Back from Romania
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Croatian Police Told Us to Run, then Released Dogs
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
attacked with sticks and knives - where is the human rights?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Triple pushback: Italy > Slovenia > Croatia > Bosnia-Herzegovina
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
they tortured us for three to four hours
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
pinned down by five officers and attacked with a knife
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Chain pushback from Muggia (Italy) to Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Police take me back Greece and what I do? I stay in border...sleep and rest and I try again at night
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
They are ready to push us back and back again and again
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
With our hands handcuffed, they threw us into the water of Evros river
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
[they told us] we don’t care...die... we want you to die
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They did not only deny us water, they also threw away the little food we had
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
We're humans, not animals
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Romania is full
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Medication Stolen to Deter Crossing into Romania
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
second pushback by frontex in 48 hours
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Two Pushbacks from Romania in Three Days
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Deportation to Serbia after Arriving in Hungary by Plane
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
When we speak, they hit a lot. Pushback from Romania to Serbia
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
next time if you run we can shoot on you, if we said 'stop', you stop
Pushback
from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
Pushed back with a broken leg from a hospital in Xanthi
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The officers used batons and sticks from trees to strike them
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
A Thessaloniki police intervention leads directly to a mass pushback to Turkey
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
I have seen a lot of suffering. What I can do now? Nothing. I will try again.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
the police used spray paint to mark the people's heads
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the officers open the door and told them go
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The officers encouraged the dogs to attack
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from Serbia to North Macedonia
from Serbia to North Macedonia
[Frontex in Albania] They have no mercy
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from Albania to Greece
from Albania to Greece
I don't know what's happening in Greece. It's your problem
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The officers had clearly been drinking alcohol
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Push-back from Ancona to Igoumenitsa
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
100+ detained without food for multiple days before pushback to Turkey
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
A new practice in Northern Greece - from Igumenitsa to Turkey
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
[Take] off your all clothes
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They don't reveal their faces at the border because they steal.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
they were beating them with the stick when they passed near them you hear the sound of the electric gun
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The police come to the camp, pick up people and deport them
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
He was coming out of the shower at the time and the police surprised him
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
From North Macedonia to Greece
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
We are very tired, physically and psychologically
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Serbian authorities place us 500m above the border, they beat you and bring to the border
Pushback
from Kosovo to Greece
from Kosovo to Greece
In ten minutes they took all people to Turkey
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They were told to keep their heads down
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They tell them, 'we will let you fast with Erdogan'
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Removed from Thessaloniki and pushed back across the Meric river
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Taken from Diavata camp (GRK) and pushed back violently to Turkey
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They want to kill us. They want to kill us.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Pushback Ancona Port - Thu. 23.04.20
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
Six of them get beat of the police
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Pushed back from a camp in Serbia to N. Macedonia, and then to Greece
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
the officers did nothing for the man who was lying on the floor
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Six minors been pushed-back from Croatia, threatened with guns
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The policemen pulled a loaded gun on the forehead's men
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Next time, to make asylum, go to this association
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We still haven’t heard about our fourth friend.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Four officers armed with baton, hidden in the forest to hit
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Push back from Italy to Greece - The beating was too much and I was very afraid
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
Push-back from the port of Bari
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from Italy to Greece
from Italy to Greece
detained for two days without food, without water
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
People were forced to undress and then, eight by eight, were loaded into a boat
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
The men were refused water and were only allowed food if they paid €2
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"We spent all the night in that room without sleeping, we couldn't breathe ..."
Pushback
from Slovenia to Serbia
from Slovenia to Serbia
Do you know how to hit to play baseball ?
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was telling them 'this is my father, please let him go to Slovenia, he is sick, he has medical problems'
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"They took our jackets so it would hurt more"
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
We are from Czech. We hate immigrants. So, if you come again, we are going to beat you. Stop coming here.
Pushback
from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The officer said 'asylum doesn't exists in Croatia'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They made a fire with all our personal belongings in front of us
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We felt criminals' regarding a Romanian detention center
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
We told the police we wanted to apply for asylum, the laughed and said we were all Taliban
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They burned all. I added all my life with me, I didn't know
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Croatian police gives you nothing. We weren’t even allowed to go to the toilet
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Two families pushed back from Romania
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from Romania to Serbia
from Romania to Serbia
Sometimes they even order you to take off your underwear
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you try to run, we can kill you!
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers asked for more money just with the aim to beat us more. They are looking for something to hit you.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you looked into their eyes, they would beat you and hit you with electricity shocks
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I told them give us a chance, they didn't say anything"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I want to ask asylum, international protection in Croatia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the police came with three muzzled dogs
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
"THEY TOOK HIS MONEY, HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO COMPLETE THE WAY NOW WITHOUT MONEY"
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
These policemen are worst than thugs, they're bandits but there's nothing we can do
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
if you cannot run they beat
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
they beat me in the head
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I need food, I don’t eat for three or four days
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I see in their eyes, they look at us as under-citizens, as someone under humanity.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Tomorrow you go to [Velika] Kladusa, go to doctor
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you want asylum go to Zagreb, no asylum here in Karlovac
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
What will we do? We have Human Rights
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the respondents fainted for roughly ten minutes because of the hits he received.
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We just want to live a good life
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They treated us as if we are not human, but even animals are not treated in the same treatment
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There are people-on-the-move on the bus
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I don’t know if he is dead or he is alive. I have no idea
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
They [the police] do as when you want to catch some animals, they do like this, like: 'I catch you'
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police cold me
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
take a taxi and go to Italy
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
it's catastrophe
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the dogs jaw clamped around his leg and the animal mauled his upper calf, tearing the flesh
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
On the 4th time, the respondent stopped due to fear of being shot by police
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers fired two gunshots into the air and screamed 'Go Kladusa, go Kladusa, GO GO GO!'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"the police thought he was acting...how can you act falling on your head?"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the police officer began firing his gun in the air
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Group Was Beaten and Threatened in Croatia and Then Again in Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They Took Everything, Including My Medicine
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Wearing Only Boxers They Were Pushed Into River Water Up To Their Waists
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You Say Nothing. You Stay Quiet.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He Asked For His Inhaler and The Officer Told Him, "No."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I Am Swimming Because the Water Is Here On Me (points to chin) But I Had To Turn Back
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You will not get food until we get money
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They beat us with a baton without caring which part of the body they would hit
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Beaten and imprisoned by Greek police
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Don’t come back to Croatia, motherfucker
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The respondent expressed intent for asylum and the Slovenian officers said “NO”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“We demand ‘asly’, they say yes yes yes...and then nothing”
Pushback
from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I Know Where My Brother Is but I Am Scared To Tell Them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They Pushed Me Into the River and Said, ‘Good Luck.’
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“I asked them for ‘asyl’, and the Chief, he said yes...then he deporteded me”.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
How Can You Beat Me When My Hand Is Already Bleeding?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Inside one Croatian officer said just for joking he think about me like animals. Joking like come to hit by boxing, by stick. After that laughing, everything
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
one Croatian officer fired his pistol into the air, seemingly to intimidate the respondents
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He Said, 'Yes,' When Asked If He Wanted Asylum But The Translator Told Him To Write 'No.'
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from Italy to Bosnia
from Italy to Bosnia
"Every time we went to ask for asylum they beat us. So we never said it."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officer specifically targeted the soles of his feet and his toes, smashing them over and over again.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They are not waiting for us anymore, they are on the offense, coming to stop us immediately after the border
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We heard two police officers fighting. One of them was saying Zagreb and the other one 'ne ne Bosna'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Police was humiliating me, telling me 'ha, you want to apply for asylum, we will take you to a camp yes, to a camp in Bosnia.'
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
I don’t like to remember this night
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
How can I apply for asylum or expect to be given protection from a country whose police officers force me to strip to my underwear and starts shoving my genitals with a tree branch in front of my wife and children?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[they] started beating men with sticks, they beat me on my shoulder and back
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We call them sardine cans, because they are completely closed, no air and they stuff you inside so you can’t move at all.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
the babies’ diapers had to be taken off to search the babies. They were naked in the forest in the middle of the night
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[we] understood that we are alive but don't understood anything [else]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They didn't allow us to say something
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
A windowless detention cell
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
this wall, and this wall
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
one officer produced a handheld taser and used it to administer an electric shock
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Not one bread
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I jumped in the water because I fear when they beat you, they won’t stop
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Violence He Saw in Iraq is Similar to the Violence in Croatia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The Minor Was Forced to Sign Documents and Told by the Officer 'You Were Born in 2000'
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
Croatian Authorities Stood On Either Side of the Men and Beat Them From The Front and Back Simultaneously
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
8 Police Officers Formed A Tunnel Around the Group To Repeatedly Beat Them As They Were Blinded By Flashlights
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Everywhere I ask, they tell me that they cannot give me asylum
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked for asylum and They Told Us 'OK' and Then Took Us To The Border
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The respondent asked for a toilet and the officer gave him a plastic bag
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If we say anything they will beat us. So we don’t say anything.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They Asked to Be Taken To Zagreb for Asylum and Were Told, 'No, You Can't'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We are not terrorists, We are only looking for a good life to take care of our families
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Police punched his arm and back until he began to cry and forced him into the van
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I FEAR MY LUNGS STOP WORKING
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
They Fired Two Guns Into the Air and Yelled "Go! Go to Bosnia!"
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
"All 8 officers took turns beating us"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officer was talking over the phone as if he had done a great thing, but we are not terrorists. Like if he were going to earn a bonus with us. This you do it when you catch some mafia, but we are simple people. We are not terrorists. It doesn't make me feel good to leave my children. I had no choice
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They told us we get beaten if we look up
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
I was on the ground and they beat me on the head with their batons. I feel dizzy (imitating dizziness and fainting).
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
NOTHING, THEY LEFT ME WITH NOTHING
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
I SAID JUST LEAVE ME TO DIE HERE, WHATEVER, I DON'T CARE ANY MORE
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They close the door after each one
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I don't know what I sign. No translator. He told me 'signe et dégage' ('sign and fuck off'). He did not let me read.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Me alone, all police. Maybe 45. Five cars. Binoculars. We were five Algerian and me Moroccan. They told my friends 'go' and me 'stay'. They beat me.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was never treated like this before... It is horrible... They treat us like animals... As we don’t have any rights...
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
THE RESPONDENT SAID HE IS 16 YEARS OLD AND POLICE SAID 'NO YOU WERE BORN IN 2001'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
THEY WERE LAUGHING AND THEY BURNED MY CLOTHES
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
THEY TELL ME 'NO. NO ASYLUM.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The dog was jumping all over my body and chest
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"COME BACK TO BOSNIA, THERE IS NO ASYLUM FOR YOU."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
RUNNING WAS SCARY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION, ONLY RUNNING.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were wet. They put cold air (air conditioning). Every time one of us closing eyes, driver do like this (imitating reckless driving).
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is not a room in a hotel. [...] Nothing to eat, nothing to drink, no toilets. We were seating here and toilets there [pointing a space on the ground one meter ahead]. In same room, on the floor.
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
When the dogs attack you, the police doesn't stop them. They smile and congratulate them.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I was afraid of having my head smashed.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We forgot our bodies.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They were standing around the pool and laughing at us and taking pictures
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He kicked me like a football
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
they were wearing a dark blue uniform with flags sewn on it and they were from multiple nationalities
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
Our politics don’t want you to stay in Slovenia.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I told them: “Stop! You’re hurting me. I cannot breathe.”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Madam, Why Croatia no give stay [document] to underage people?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We didn't have a chance
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Up to three hours my eyes was burning, fire…We cannot see properly for three hours.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They are giving torture to us. After [so] the guys not come back again.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go game. Sleep and walk. Eat little. That is how I celebrate Eid.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
At the police station, the policemen took fingerprints and photos of the respondent and, using an interpreter from Jordan, asked about his information. He was told to return back to Thessaloniki.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
And they said, we are just migrants, we are not tourists.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Guarded by dogs
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They beat me badly. I still have pain in my spinal cord and ribs.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
This time we were lucky that the police didn’t force us to undress because it was raining
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from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
How the police take care of people is not human. They are monsters!
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The behaviour of the police is so dangerous. We all just fear them
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Why would the police throw stones at me? Why!?
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
When the police shot their gun I was so scared
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Pushed back by Croatian authorities and attacked by local Serbs
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
“One day, no food, nothing."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the police officers was FaceTiming a woman and smiling
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They told us: Go to Bosnia, don't come back!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"And you don’t see the obstacle here and you fall down and the other starts beating you.”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I looked [and saw] a camera. I have been through this 16 times and I have never seen a camera."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We asked the Slovenian police officers for asyl but they just lied to us
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“My child is cry ‘Papa! Pistol!’”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Three minors pushbacked from Hungary's interior
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The police only let us drink from the toilet water
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Take your mobile and go, or I’ll kill you.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They look at us very angrily and show us their batons, letting us undertstand that they will use them on us later.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Without shoes, for four hours
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Croatian police hit, one-by-one, and say 'Welcome to Bosnia.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One officer approached me, asked "You need food?" and he took his cup of hot coffee and spilled it over my face.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Croatian police hate all immigrants
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Bosnia people are good, but Bosnia police are big problem
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
"[There is a block of Beton,[meant concrete] big. and say run, and it is night. [...], have there hole. Some people fall and putting here and here (showing the injuries on his arms)
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You are not our guests
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Welcome to Serbia
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from Croatia to Croatia
from Croatia to Croatia
The police beat me with gun on my head because I run twice
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police told him that they do not believe him and beat him
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Either way you will be returned to Serbia
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
When you speak to Croatian police and ask for asylum, they don't let you speak. They beat you.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They treated me like a dog
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They arrived in two vehicles with four policemen. One was a White Nissan pickup while the other one was a jeep
Pushback
from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Military men also gave them electric shocks to force people to get inside the truck.
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
Officers released a dog which caught the escaping person by his leg and made him return to the authorities.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
They fired the gun to the left and right of our bodies
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When you have good phone and money they take, when you don't they beat you
Pushback
from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
He didn’t control everyone, he choose people because of the appearance and the skin color
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
Second try, Second pushback, Second time detained in the cage
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
When we asked for water, the Croatian police told us 'This is not a hotel.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Three days without water or food
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Commandos should have taken care of humanity; they punched me and took my 400 Euros
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from Greece to Turkey
from Greece to Turkey
"When I saw my head, the blood was red"
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
If you go by car to that border crossing point of Bosnia, you see at the right side of the street this cage. It’s very small and I think originally for animals and dogs.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
I said: 'No, I don’t want to go out, I am from Palestine...', and they started to hit me with the baton on the head and dragged me out of the car.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They are going to deport you through legal crossing inside the land. If they don’t have this, they just let you out somewhere in forest.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
They do this to make us give up from entering Croatia.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"When I run, I fall down. I can not run."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
How long I have to stay in this prison?
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
“If we don’t have shoes, we can’t come again.”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“The problem is the colonization, I would not be in Croatia and Bosnia without it.”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
And all of these borders, nobody treated us [like this]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They don't give me sleeping bag, phone, powerbank, all the sleeping bag on fire in a little place
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Why do they do this? We are humans like everyone else, we don’t want to harm Croatia, only to reach Europe.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
At one point they had beaten us for so long they were both tired. They took a 2 minute break and started beating us again.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
You give me passport and respect me as a human, there is no problem, I come and go. If you don’t give me passport, I will come many times and try again and again.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
DOUBLE REPORT
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We have this police paper but no money back, no phone back, no sleeping bags back.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“Go and don’t look back”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We want asylum in Croatia, we are refugees! The police only laughed then they slapped me in the face
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“If I go back to Bosnia, maybe I will take a lawyer because the Bosnian police stole our phones.”
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
“When the police catch, they stripped and take out our clothes, only keep underwear, then [the two policemen tried to] broke my phone [...] broken my phone, take money, 150€, take bag, everything, police hit me and my friends”
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Push-back and 'confiscation' despite voluntary departure
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
Go Jungle, go Jungle, to Montenegro!
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
The boss of the police station was maybe scared of our protest. Then he assured us, that we can go to the camp in Ljubljana, but that was a lie.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All people should be allowed to move freely
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I asked for an advocate and a translator, but the police said 'no'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
What kind of humanity takes our phones and money?
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from Bosnia to Serbia
from Bosnia to Serbia
They told me: Come here, and I come here, I don't run, because I don't have any problems with any country, with any police, with anybody. Next time I will run.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They hit us when we asked for our stuff back and then took a lighter and started a fire
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the first thing they were doing: take selfies with us!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The police fired the gun three times in the air to scare us
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
seven police in one-line wait, two persons go out, two by two, all fighting, everything they fight
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When some of the detainees asked for food, the officers sold them 3 small sandwiches for 60€ and 3 packages of cigarrettes for 50€.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I searched for three hours in the river [for my friend], but he was gone
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The three men were still just in their boxers while being interviewed by the female officer.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
We asked police to put the babies in the car while we lied on the wet ground, but they refused
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We begged for asylum in Slovenia, but the police told us they will take us back to Croatia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They [the police officers] asked: Where are your friends? But it's their job to catch people, not my job, I don't tell them.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Nobody tried to resist it. You can’t do anything, they will beat you.
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
The policemen asked them for their phones and broke them in front of them.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I heard my friend shouting for help, but there was nothing I could do to protect him from the beatings
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I tell him, no I am muslim and he said: This is not my problem"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"Is this the system?"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Don't beat me on my head!
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
"He said(...)'Slovenia catches you returns you to Croatia, What is Croatia supposed to do? Return you to Bosnia! So go, go Bosnia(...)'"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The put him on the floor and jump on him until they broke his arm.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
‘I’m a person, why like this?’
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They wouldn't even open the door for the toilet
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When the policemen approached the three men, they pulled their pistols, released the safety catches and pointed at them.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Their bags were hidden under the van, so that they had to come back and face more beating to get their belongings back.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they found a Qur'an on one of the minors, the tall policeman started screaming "What is this?", beat the owner, then threw the Qur'an on the ground, stump on it and finally threw it in the river.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The only solution for them is that we go back to Montenegro
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
If I try 100 times and they push me back, no problem. If I try 200 times and they push me back, no problem.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
They made fun of us
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
I try again and if it doesn't work again, I lost my country, I don't care.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
Next time we catch you it will be different, we will kick you and send you to jail!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They make me sign a lie. But I know that you have to sign or you get beaten.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Tell your friends we kill people here.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They were all pushed to the ground, punched, kicked, hit with batons and electrocuted with tasers
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
every change of car they beat.' Three different groups pushed back together part 2
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
"Every change of car they beat." Three different groups pushed back together part 3
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
Please, please, the baby is sick, look at her! She needs to go to the hospital
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from Montenegro to Albania
from Montenegro to Albania
every change of car they beat.' - Three different groups pushed back together part 1
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
Why are [you] here? We don't like you, we don't want you, go away from here.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The two officers then quickly put on their balaclavas before tossing a smoke bomb inside the van
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I think the policewoman was telling him not to hit me. He looked very crazy, like a rabid dog."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Me and the minors are witnesses of all the violence that happened in the past, and this scars will stay inside ourselves.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you are sick go to Bosnia, take medicine, i don’t care about this!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
The policemen just told them that they are not welcome and must never come back.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The van was completely dirty inside, there was still the vomit of the last ‘passengers’.
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
We said ‘asyl asyl’, but the police said ‘no asyl, no asyl, camp is full!’
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
‘Sometimes they take money, but mostly beat’
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
19-year-old Moroccan drowned in the border river
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Because of that situation, I lost my baby.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I say 16, I am 16 years old. He just write 20 on the paper
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
More days walking means more food, less time using the power banks.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
I asked for a translator and they just said ‘no speak, shut up’. Then I filled the document and when I wrote the reason why I had to leave my country, they just crossed it out.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
A policeman said ‘Ah, mama and papa!’, took his baton and struck him once on his head. Our friend went down immediately.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
The interviewee's head was pushed under water while the police was beating him.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They didn’t even let me go to the toilet, so how could I talk with a lawyer?
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
One woman, 9 months pregnant, started crying. The police shouted at her: ‘Stop cry!’
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
One police officer dragged the driver out of the car and started beating him
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
We were put like animals in a cage.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
In my country there is war but even there we don't treat people like this.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
The officers threatened the respondent with electric batons and pushed him
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go to Muslim places like Bosnia or Abu Dhabi.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
He may be left with a deficit in hearing as a consequence of the assault.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
First, he thought his arm was broken, because he couldn't move it.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I hate you!
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
There, they spotted some officers along the road and heard the sound of drones.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were so scared, we cannot remember.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They caught the women first and the children, so all the men went back to them.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When the 19-year-old Moroccan tried to cross it, he was carried away by the river.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
It was a lot of fight, black stick, electronic stick, everybody sticks.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Good massage in Croatia today
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
If I would have documents, why would I take this risky way?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Sir, I am not a terrorist – I am refugee!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You must not speak. Don’t speak, don’t ask. If they ask you, you just answer “yes” or “no”. If you say something, they hit you.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
First we heard nothing, but then we heard the screaming and the beating. Then they took me outside.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
This is mental torture!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Driver very big problem.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The group of ten was left by themselves inside the van for 18 to19 hours without food, water and toilets.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They smell out of their mouths from alcohol.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Pička ti materina! You are dogs! Why you came here? Fuck your mother! Motherfuckers! You are terrorists!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When they found photos and videos of her dancing, they watched them laughing.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They did not stop beating until the man handed out his phone and his money.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you come here again, something will happen, there will be a big, big problem!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"I said ‘Sorry, sorry, sorry!’, but they continued to beat me."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers accused the respondent of being the boss of the group and a smuggler
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The respondent's shoulder was particularly injured, leaving him in pain for four days after the incident
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They obviously were trying to be not seen, because they knew that they do something illegal.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
The way the police acted really left me with psychological scars
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Sometimes they let you out on the ground and sometimes they push you directly in the river.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All Afghans are Talibans
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
You made a crime, I’m under 18 and you catch me and you wrote 2000
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Police officers with black ski masks were beating them with batons
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
Then two officers took batons out of their car and without saying anything, they started to beat them, telling them not to come to Croatia again
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
"Type here you are 18, 19, don't type you are 17"
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They ran away and suddenly heard one of them, 27 year old Oussama, scream.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Does the police have the right to beat me up?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The individual heard the officer firing about 10 warning shots as they fled
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They used an electric taser in his fore-arm to make him sign
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from Hungaria to Hungaria
from Hungaria to Hungaria
They drive very fast and jerky. We were thrown back and forth inside the truck all the time
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
You won’t come back to Mostar! If you come back, we will put you in prison
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The more expensive phones are kept by the police. They return only the less valuable phones.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You know, when you are homosexual, even in the official camp it's dangerous
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They are treating us like animals, they don't see us as normal humans.
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from Bosnia to Bosnia
from Bosnia to Bosnia
After the beating, he had lost three teeth, his nose was bleeding and he was was in heavy pain
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I had tears in my eyes – I wanted asylum!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] that they were not allowed to enter the city [Bihac] because it was closed for people on the move
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They do this to scare us. They want us to stop. But I will not give up. I will try again.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They treated us like animals, they were beating us, and we were laying on the ground.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
One officer then pointed along the road towards the Bosnian border and said: Go!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They also spent the night there, but were denied water and food
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was like a prison inside.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
I said is it possible to stay here, they said no, no chance.
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from North Macedonia to Greece
from North Macedonia to Greece
The police, that was wearing the official uniform with the Croatian flag, came and beat him all over the body
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
They both asked for asylum but the Slovenian police denied it, shouting:"Taliban, Taliban!"
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
Last time I went on the 'game', it was again like being inside of a horror movie.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
You know Montenegro police don’t love Bosnia police.
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
We were transported like animals
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from Bosnia to Montenegro
from Bosnia to Montenegro
Fuck Algerian! Go Bosnia! Don’t come to Croatia!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The car stopped and the Croatian officers told him: 'Go to Bosnia.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Seven border officers then kicked each of them and told them to go back to Serbia: "Hajde go Serbia."
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from Croatia to Slovenia
from Croatia to Slovenia
[...] we felt suddenly like animals, not like humans.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were like zombies. I did not feel anything else but vomit and headache.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat me in my leg and in my back. It hurt so much.
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
At this moment we were far away from the first city and you know, without phone means without map!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Only coming on Bosnian border, the black police…only black police beat.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Six Croatian border officers in dark uniforms with balaclavas pushed-back the two men.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Outside was snow, inside cold air condition
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Go and don’t come back. If you come back we will attack you.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No, no way, we ask for asylum, they will beat us too much like dogs.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They came and searched the river, but nobody found him.
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from Slovenia to Croatia
from Slovenia to Croatia
You run today, tomorrow we catch you
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Why do you burn my clothes? - The officer responded: It's my job!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No asylum here and don't go back to Bosnia, go back to your country!
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
You couldn't ask, you didn't have GPS, I didn't know where I was
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers treated the group in a rough way and handcuffed one of them
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
During they were walking, one of the officers hit one of them with his flashlight on the head.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We gave all to them, because we thought they will give us asylum!
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
[They] forced one guy of the group to totally undress himself [...] [and] kicked in his genitals.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The respondent's head was under the water while the officers were beating him.
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
When the police got off the vehicles at the push-back location, they put on black balaclavas.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[They] received a small amount of bread to eat, but had to drink out of the cell's toilet
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They ran in the darkness and could not see, [so they] ran directly into the ravine which preceded the river and fell into it
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
It was so cold, like a freezer inside
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
What are you doing here, terrorist? Go back and don’t try to come again!
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
If you come back I will send you to jail without food and water!
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
They further poured cold water over them. It was a night with temperatures below zero.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
[...] they were expected to jump over the obstacles in order to get through the officer line and reach Bosnian soil
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
In this moment, you start to feel that you are not even human
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When I see my friend, I think he will die
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
[...] standing naked in front of the others and the officer for five minutes
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
For 10-15 minutes, the officers beat and kicked them, and also doused them with cold water
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
Further, they threw cold water and snow on them on a day with temperatures below zero
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
When the two of them tried to ask for asylum, the officers started [...] and kicking them even stronger
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
They treated us like animals or worse
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
All l want to do is to find a place to be and l will find a job and bring my boy to be with me
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
He beat him and struck him multiple times on his back with the baton
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The brothers were in this prison for exactly one month and 24 days
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When you run, someone hides after the trees [and hits you in] the face in the teeth in the knees
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[The police officers] take off shoes and beat on the foot
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We would melt the snow to drink the water
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He did not behave like a translator, He acted like a police officer
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
The woman was crying, and they [male officers] kept frisking her
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The face, they beat me on my face, everywhere on my face
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Maybe [we] sit two hours on the ground, it is snow, we are staying like this and you don't have the right to move
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Me, I am afraid because he wore a ski-mask. I'm wondering: will he beat me, won't he beat me?
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
To me, they put a gun on me, then we went out, he asked me to knee on the snow [...]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
He put his shoe on his face, got on his knees and placed his gun on the respondent's right temple
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If you don't stop, I will shoot you
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We tried to run away, but we were weak and the police they were four in good condition
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
If we catch you three times in Hungary, we will beat you. Go!
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We felt starving. No food and no water and no air in the wagon anymore.
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
We don't give you any food
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We were all so wet, bodies wet, clothes wet, nothing dry
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The branch tore into his right eyelid, leaving him with an open wound
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
When the police see the blood, he stopped to beat me
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
We found two women there, because women don't call the police
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] the officers hit each of them in the face [...]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
l was wet everywhere, and l felt very cold but the policeman said, ‘l don’t care’
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
They took us out of the van and beat us one by one, they beat even the kids
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"Don’t touch him, he is not an animal, he is human like you"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat without any pity, they don't have heart. They are criminals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] the officers took more than €1000 and nine phones and four power banks from the group of 11
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
No asylum here, just go and don’t come back. We can not help you people
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Their phones and money was taken and never returned
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
the police stopped in a dark place and started beating the 4 guys
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Eventually, they held the respondent by his shoulder and pushed him into the sewer
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Psychically he [the minor] changed, before he laughed but now, he is giving up on himself
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] they threw everything we needed in it [the fire], even belongings from the family
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Fortunately, I ran because [the police officer] hit me with so much violence
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
But because we are strongly beaten, we lost the plastic bag
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
At that time, you are afraid, also your child is afraid, woman is afraid, so many police
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
There was a big hill, and they pushed my friend from that hill, so he was rolling down from that hill
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
Each person was exposed to baton strikes and kicks from ten officers
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
“l want to see [the person who drowned in the river).” -“You have no right to see him.”
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
Accordingly, his hand was then struck by the baton, causing serious injuries on his finger
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
After [the electric shock], l didn’t see anything. l was like asleep...like dreaming
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
from Slovenia to Bosnia
The room was absolutely packed with people. If I stayed there one night, I would die
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I said to them I was 16, and they said: 'No 16 years old!' and slapped my face. I was crying
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
"But if I go back to Syria, I will have to join Assad's army and yes, I will be made dangerous"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] they were attacked with electric shocks and repeatedly got their heads hit with a baton
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
I ran so fast, I was scared, but then I fell and they hit and hit
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Merkel is waiting for you
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When the respondent asked for his passport back, the officers teared up his document [...]
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There was no opportunity to claim asylum during the entire interaction with the authorities
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"We hate all of you [...] only because you are from the Middle East."
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from Croatia to Bosnia
"They directly deported us. No police station, the process was illegal"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
"They touched my whole body. They were touching me everywhere"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
"There was no oxygen and car was driving fast and I was vomiting"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
"This is my future, I must dream, I must, I must"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
"[You] fall down, and then the police come and beat you"
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
"In my life, I have never heard a voice so mad, they screamed like this"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers also had tied trip wires between the trees [...], invisible at night
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from Croatia to Bosnia
I don't want to make my family emotional
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from Croatia to Bosnia
We felt like maybe they would kill us
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from Croatia to Bosnia
During this exchange, the officers confiscated the bags, phones, and money of several individuals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He used severe force, hitting them in the face, on the torso, arms and legs
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Perfume [makes] big problem in body
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police officer who was beating me broke his stick [baton] on me
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
He fell [...], he was crying very much. He was crying very much but they did not let him go
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from Croatia to Bosnia
"They took their gun and placed it to my head. They were asking me: 'Where are your friends?' "
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The kids were [...] The children should not see something like this. Maybe they will never forget this
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They ignored the requests the father of the children made for asylum
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They immediately arrested him, despite his asylum status and the fact that he was staying in the asylum facility
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
They asked several times for asylum, the police became angry and told them to be quiet
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
The family asked for asylum, but the officer ignored them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Some started vomiting inside and children started crying. It was really awful, harder than the beating
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] There is no asylum here. You aren’t a Catholic, you’re a Muslim. Go back to your country
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police wanted to take it [money], but one person [police officer] was very good and gave me the money back
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They only shouted at us: 'We are police, we are police!' and after started shooting around us
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from Croatia to Bosnia
I was scared when I was going back. They kept kicking me with legs and pushed me into the jungle
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from Croatia to Bosnia
from Croatia to Bosnia
In front of everybody, the Croatian officers started to beat two men with batons [...]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Those took them with a car where they sat cramped and had therefore difficulties to breathe
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
They neither received food nor water, even though they asked for it
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from Croatia to Serbia
from Croatia to Serbia
The officers immediately beat them with batons and handcuffed them
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked the officers to let them free in order to reach Slovenia, but the officers replied - Sorry, it’s over, it’s over.
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"And I can’t tell you the feelings of that night"
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
They were just saying to us: “Fuck you Muslim, fuck your brother, fuck your mother"
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from Croatia to Bosnia
After the assault the men could barely walk
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] while the others used regular and electric batons to hit them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] the officers chased the individuals down into a steep ravine and beat their heads with batons [...]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They were vomiting inside the car because the police officers were driving very fast and swinging the car like this
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They then had to find their way in the darkness [...] injured and without any lights or GPS
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] they were too afraid they would be accused of being smugglers if they spoke English
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from Croatia to Serbia
[...] they also threw us to river, and kept pushing us to the river. They were behaving like animals
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] I was very scared. The told us: 'If anyone runs from here, we will shoot him.'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
You know, they [male officers] were touching my wife everywhere
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] [The officers] drove it [the car] very fast, so that we were falling from one side to another
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] the doctors told him that he would need to rest [...], two officers came and picked him up [...]
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He hit him so strong, that he fell on the ground
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] so I said OK, I need to go illegal way because there is no legal way for me
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from Croatia to Bosnia
For Muslims no asylum
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The respondent person had cuts on his hand caused by the electric shocks
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The car was driving very fast, some people were vomiting
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
I was not crying about money and phone but because I felt desperate
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The 17-year-old female minor was forced to sign as an adult
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from Croatia to Bosnia
But the officer just laughed and signed the paper for him with his own hand
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Lay down or I shoot!
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
[...] the officer aimed a canister of pepper spray into the back of the van, causing the individuals to choke and cry
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They shouted at the group: 'Sit down and shut up!'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] the police took their phones from the car and destroyed them with batons in front of them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
[...] and broke them [the phones] in front of them with a baton to smash the screens
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from Croatia to Bosnia
When they asked for asylum the officers replied simply - No
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
They told him he was lying and said directly to him that he must sign his year of birth as 2000. All three minors were registered as adults in this way
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from Croatia to Bosnia
There, the officers didn’t ask for their fingerprints but registered their mobile phones
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from Croatia to Serbia
Afterwards, they ordered the 18 of them to return by foot to the town of Sid in Serbia
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from Croatia to Serbia
They called a taxi which never appeared but instead of it, a Croatian police car arrived with one officer
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from Croatia to Serbia
And they make us put hands up again. So long its so much exhausting
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from Hungary to Serbia
from Hungary to Serbia
The respondent had paid a taxi from Belgrade to arrive directly to Italy [...]
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from Slovenia to Croatia
The minor received severe impact wounds to his right eye and eye socket, he was attacked from all sides by almost all of the officers
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The officer hit his right eye socket, which was left bruised and his sight was temporarily affected.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers aimed handguns at them and shouted at them to sit down
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from Croatia to Bosnia
His two small children were really tired, but they were called names and scared by the police throughout the deportation
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They circled us so that we were in the middle and then they beat us
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They took my leg orthosis and crashed it with their boots, this was the second time Croatian police broke my leg orthosis
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from Croatia to Bosnia
I asked him to kill me, but he said: I am not going to kill you but beat you
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from Croatia to Bosnia
One person was torturing us by shining the light into our eyes and the other five were beating us, one by one.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They put me on the ground and kept beating me
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from Croatia to Bosnia
I was holding in my arms my three years old daughter and they kept beating me while I was holding her, so I fell on the ground and my baby got injured in her back.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He asked the police if he could apply for asylum and had prepared the documents proving that he was persecuted by ISIS in Afghanistan, but the police refused to see it
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They started beating us with batons and pushed us into the river
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers told the men to get out of the car and physically attacked them with batons
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers beat us and pushed us into that river, and another two beat us when we were coming out of the river on the other side
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He told the police that him and the other men wanted to apply for asylum in Croatia, but the police ignored their request and refused to take them to the police station
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police took his name but ignored his request for asylum, speaking only in Croatian and failing to respond to his case of persecution
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They were beating me for ten minutes with sticks and their hands
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They kicked into our back, neck and legs - they fractured my hand with their foot
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The victim was assaulted heavily to the knee which is now almost immobilised
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The woman was forced to take off all her clothes and was touched by male police officers
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The back door of the van was opened, but they were brought out individually so that the four officers waiting at the border could beat them with the black issue batons.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police officers were acting aggressively, and pointed guns against the father of the family.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The group tried several times, to explain to the police officers, that they wanted to apply for asylum in Slovenia
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All the men were repeatedly hit by sticks, including the three minors, while they were trying to walk back across the border.
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The men were told to slap each other on the face, with the officers laughing at them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
All men expressed their intention to apply for asylum in Croatia, but the police rejected their wish answering 'No asylum'
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All of them were severely beaten, including the 17 years old boy multiple times on his head.
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They hit me by a metal baton to my mouth and I lost my tooth. They also hit me into my knee that got twisted
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from Croatia to Bosnia
I said to the police that I was a Muslim and refused to take off my clothes. But they said, 'No problem' and took off all my clothes.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The men were forced to sign a paper concerning their deportation
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He found a razor and attempted to commit suicide by cutting his left arm. A police officer found him lying on the ground bleeding, but did not provide any help
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police attacked them with metal sticks and electro-shock batons, including the women and children
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The men were forced to hand over their Syrian passports and ID's to the border police who tore them into pieces and burned them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
I swear I thought he wanted to kill me
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from Croatia to Bosnia
They beat him in the head, smashing his cheek
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from Croatia to Bosnia
One officer told him to kneel down and put his head on the ground, another police officer sat on his head and was pushing his head to the ground with his entire bodyweight, for about 8 minutes
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The officers shouted at the men to go back to Bosnia and started physically attacking them
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from Croatia to Bosnia
A police officer paid 50 euros to the local person, as a reward for calling them and helping them to catch the Kurdish family
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Me and my friend, we had a problem to breath, there was no oxygen in the container
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from Croatia to Bosnia
All women were checked even under their underwear. They also checked my hair. They checked everything.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He once again tried to ask the Croatian police for asylum, but instead of a response, he was physically attacked with metal batons
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from Croatia to Bosnia
It was very small van and no air. He was driving very dangerously, and people were vomiting.
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He clearly expressed his intention to claim asylum in Slovenia multiple times, but the police refused to open an asylum procedure
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from Croatia to Bosnia
One guy was trying to escape while being beaten, but he slipped down and very badly injured his back so that he could not walk anymore
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from Croatia to Bosnia
When the families asked for asylum in Croatia, the police refused to take them to a police station or provide them with access to the asylum procedures
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police did not ask them any questions and kept beating them for several minutes, including the two minors
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The men had to sign a document that none of them understood because it was written in the Slovenian language
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police men were beating them with sticks on their backs, legs, arms and hips while shouting: 'Go, go, go!'
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police stole 100 € from the two men, their two mobile phones and their passports
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from Croatia to Bosnia
He was caught by 6 Slovenian police officers who electrocuted him with an electroshock weapon, took him to the Croatian border, and threw him into a river
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from Slovenia to Croatia
The police refused them access to the asylum procedures and verbally attacked them
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
The police officer started verbally attacking him, hitting him in the head and slapped his face several times
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from Slovenia to Bosnia
His children were scared and were crying
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from Croatia to Bosnia
One of the border-patrol officers shot at him three times
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Both minors expressed their intention to seek asylum in Croatia, but the police officers rejected their request
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police officers physically attacked them using batons and electro-shock weapons
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The men expressed their intention to seek asylum, but the officers didn’t respond
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from Hungary to Serbia
They asked for asylum and the police replied 'No'.
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from Croatia to Serbia
The three people asked for asylum and the police officer replied 'Fuck off'
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from Croatia to Serbia
He asked for asylum but they rejected it
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police placed them in a van for 2 hours with very cold air conditioning
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from Croatia to Serbia
Police officers searched their backpacks, slapped all of them in the face and stole their phones
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from Croatia to Serbia
They showed him a gun and told him not to come back again or they would kill him
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from Croatia to Serbia
The 2 men asked for asylum and the police officer replied that asylum was not possible and that they should not come back again
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from Croatia to Serbia
Police officers took their memory card, destroyed Serbian camp cards and medical paper
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from Slovenia to Serbia
They asked for asylum, the police officers said yes but after 7 hours, they were pushed back
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from Croatia to Serbia
This has to be the last time that you try, otherwise next time we’ll put you in jail!
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from Hungary to Serbia
He asked for asylum but he was pushed back after 2 hours
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from Croatia to Serbia
The border police told them to stand up one by one, and proceeded to beat them all
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from Slovenia to Serbia
The police kicked the 3 men in the knees and back
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from Croatia to Serbia
During the push back the police said to them - Don't try again or I kill you
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police officers hit him in the leg, and he was pushed back to Serbia
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police broke their two mobile phones, and proceeded to beat them
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police pushed them back to Serbia.
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from Croatia to Serbia
When the 4 minors asked for asylum they were kicked again
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from Croatia to Serbia
They were punched in the face and beaten with sticks
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police ordered the men to go back to Serbia.
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from Hungary to Serbia
They [...] took 50-100 euros from each of the men, cut the banknotes with scissors in pieces [...].
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from Hungary to Serbia
The van stopped and one police officer opened the back door of the van and hit a man with a baton
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from Croatia to Serbia
When they asked for asylum the police made fun of them
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from Slovenia to Serbia
This person, 21 years, was beaten severely all over their body
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The men expressed the intention to ask for asylum, but the officers [...] shouted: ´It’s never gonna happen!´
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from Hungary to Serbia
They requested asylum but the Croatian police told them that asylum doesn’t exist in Croatia
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police did not say anything, but placed them inside a van
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from Croatia to Bosnia
Some officers answered that the asylum process was closed
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from Croatia to Serbia
They requested asylum adding that that they didn't want to go back to Serbia, but the police didn't want to accept their request
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from Croatia to Serbia
At the deportation point the police officers made him lay on the ground and started to kick him
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked for asylum but their request was rejected
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from Croatia to Serbia
The men asked for asylum but the police rejected it, saying that capacities were full
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from Croatia to Serbia
Both were taken to prison in Sremska Mitrovica (...) The judge changed the age of the minor, declaring that he was 18 years old
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked for asylum but the police responded there was no asylum for them.
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police and the judge warned him that if he would try to cross one more time he would be sent to jail for two months
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from Croatia to Serbia
A judge declared that they had to pay 50 euros or 5000 dinars for illegally crossing the border from Serbia to Croatia
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They gave him a deportation paper, giving him 30 days to leave Serbia and a prohibition of entrance for one year
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from Croatia to Serbia
Two other people from their group went to jail in Sremska Mitrovica
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police beat them again at the deportation point, not far from Sid, and left them in a deserted area
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from Croatia to Serbia
One of the people sustained a swollen calf as a result of the beating
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from Croatia to Serbia
The officers also showed their guns, threatening them that if they would ever come back, they would be killed
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from Croatia to Bosnia
The police officers said that because the men were from Pakistan, they could not get asylum, and that Muslims were not welcome in Hungary
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from Hungary to Serbia
The officers told him that if he tries to cross the border again, they would kill him
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from Croatia to Serbia
Once in a while international police officers visited the place, and at this time the Hungarian officers would pause the violent treatment of the men
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from Hungary to Serbia
2 minors, who declared that they where under 18, where registered as adults as the Hungarian police created false dates of birth for them.
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from Hungary to Croatia
policemen pulled them up into kneeling position, ordering them to keep their arms in the air, and proceeded to hit them with batons
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked for asylum, but the police rejected their request, saying that there were no places left, that the camp was full
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from Croatia to Serbia
Once again they asked for asylum, but the police rejected it saying that Croatia only accepts families
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from Slovenia to Croatia
At the border the police took their money, broke their mobile phones and took their shoes
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from Croatia to Serbia
One officer told him that Croatia don’t need people like him in the country
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from Croatia to Serbia
The 4 men woke up as the police started kicking them, and they were beaten and kicked by the police officers
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from Croatia to Serbia
Their legs were full of bleeding wounds and scratches after the dog-attack, and they were crying and shouting because of the pain.
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from Hungary to Serbia
One of the men was sick (fever, nausea and vomiting) but the police didn’t care about him.
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from Hungary to Serbia
The officers beat them with hands, batons and kicking
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police ordered the men to kneel down and hit them hard on their backs with batons
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police told the men to take their clothes off and sit on the ground in the rain
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from Hungary to Serbia
They ordered the men to kneel down and then started to beat them
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from Hungary to Serbia
First the two police officers used pepper spray on them, so that they were not able to see anything. Then the men were beaten with fists, batons and kicking to all parts of their body
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police officers beat them with hands and sticks, and kicked some of the men, also the minors
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from Hungary to Serbia
The interviewee was beaten so severely, that he broke some fingers on his right hand
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police officers moved close to the 3 men, and started beating them
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from Croatia to Serbia
They were beaten with fists, sticks and kicking on all parts of their body
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police beat them with sticks and kicked them all over their bodies, and also used teargas to spray them in their eyes and mouth
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from Hungary to Serbia
When the men passed through the border fence, they were hit with electric shock from the electric wire
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from Hungary to Serbia
3-4 police officers beat him, punching him on all parts of his body and in the face
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from Hungary to Serbia
4-5 police officers collected information from him and detained him in a cell [..]
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police kicked the men and beat them with hands and truncheons
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from Croatia to Serbia
The 4 people were beaten one after the other, by 2 policemen who beat each person for about 20 minutes
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from Croatia to Serbia
As the 12 people were leaving the van, the police used stun guns on them
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from Croatia to Serbia
They beat him and broke his mobile
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from Croatia to Serbia
They dropped them right after the border, opening the doors in the middle of nowhere
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from Croatia to Serbia
When he asked for asylum, the police merely responded: No - in Croatia no asylum, go back
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The police officers told him that 'asylum was closed'
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from Croatia to Serbia
When the Croatian Red Cross enquired about the people calling for help, the border police denied that they had caught them and denied their presence at the station
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from Croatia to Serbia
He declared that he wanted to stay in Croatia, but he was placed in a vehicle and brought back to Serbia
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from Croatia to Serbia
They beat him and the dogs attacked him and bit him in the leg
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from Slovenia to Serbia
He was suppose to give his fingerprints to start the asylum process, but was instead beaten by the police officers
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from Croatia to Serbia
10 police officers were beating one person at a time, kicking and beating with batons
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police told him that asylum in Croatia was not possible
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from Croatia to Serbia
He asked for asylum, but they brought him to the Croatian police
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from Croatia to Serbia
The staff started to talk to the police officers asking them to let him go inside, in order to give him international protection
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police asked them to get out of the car and told them 'Here no asylum, you have to go'
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from Croatia to Serbia
When they asked for asylum, the officers replied, 'If you come again, you go to jail'
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from Croatia to Serbia
They were told that they were going to Zagreb to ask for asylum, but the police brought them back to the Serbian border
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from Croatia to Serbia
A police officer pointed a gun at them, asking them to get out
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from Croatia to Serbia
His friend was so badly wounded in his face that he couldn’t eat and chew for days
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from Croatia to Serbia
When he asked for asylum they told him that he was too far from the capital, and took him back to Serbia
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from Croatia to Serbia
An electric shock was applied to the first person in the neck and to other two on their sholders
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from Croatia to Serbia
The beating stopped when the interviewee and his friend ran away across the border
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police forced them to undress and sit on the ground, one by one they had to stand up and were beaten with sticks, punched and kicked
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from Croatia to Serbia
The two minors were threatened with beatings, if they did not falsify their birthdate (...) this was the only way they could deport them
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from Croatia to Serbia
When filling in the document, they were asked to leave the space for age blank, so that the minors could be registered as being over 18
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from Croatia to Serbia
One of them was sick, but the police still beat him
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from Croatia to Serbia
They broke the glasses of one person, took all their cell phones, kept the good ones and the others they destroyed.
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from Croatia to Serbia
They kicked him in the stomach and shouted at him 'Go back to Serbia'
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from Croatia to Serbia
One by one they were ordered out of the car and beaten with police batons
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police officers beat his knee and busted his kneecap, which was swollen and he was unable to walk.
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from Croatia to Serbia
Each person was placed in the middle and beaten by seven police officers
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from Croatia to Serbia
They kicked the men and hit them with fists and batons [...] to all body parts.
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from Croatia to Serbia
Three people, including two minors, were hit on the back of the head numerous times with the back of a large gun
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from Croatia to Serbia
The men were kept almost 24 hours in a cell, without getting any water or food
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from Croatia to Serbia
The border police beat him once again
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from Croatia to Serbia
All of the police officers surrounded the men and attacked them
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police forced the men to stand up towards the back of the van, hands raised behind their neck and sprayed them with pepper spray
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from Hungary to Serbia
When one of the youngest boys fell asleep, one of the police officers slapped him in the face
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police caught 12 people and locked them in a closed van for 15 hours without food or water
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from Croatia to Serbia
When he asked them for asylum in Croatia, they answered that asylum was closed
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from Croatia to Serbia
They threw him around between the police officers and kicked and punched him with hands and feet
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police hit him on his shoulders, back and head, causing pain on his left ear and loss of hearing.
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from Croatia to Serbia
We tried to ask for asylum, but the police did not allow us to talk
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from Croatia to Serbia
When they reached the border, the Croatian border police beat them up, one by one.
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from Croatia to Serbia
They drove them to the border, took them out one by one, and beat them with hands, feet and wooden sticks
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from Croatia to Serbia
When he started crying and begging for mercy, the officer put his gun away, the other policemen held him down and kicked him.
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from Hungary to Serbia
A 13-year old boy couldn’t stop crying because of the gas, they laughed at him and were hitting him with batons.
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They made us take our shoes off and stand in the snow
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They beat the elderly, they beat the small children, they beat the children so bad they began crying.
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from Hungary to Serbia
They beat him so badly that there was blood coming out of his ears
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from Hungary to Serbia
They were kicked one by one, and the police ordered them to 'go to Subotica, don’t come back!'
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police kicked and punched them with hands and sticks; one person fell and was kicked in the face by the police officers
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from Croatia to Serbia
They kicked and punched them, using hands and sticks; they also beat the minors
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked for asylum but were rejected without an explanation
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from Croatia to Serbia
One by one they had to stand up and were hit with batons and fists and kicked
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police took his clothes, threw it in the mud, stamped on it and gave it back soaked in mud
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from Croatia to Serbia
He was pushed back from Slovenia to Serbia, and 6 police officers beat him with a truncheon
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from Croatia to Serbia
The minors were treated and beaten the same as the adults
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from Croatia to Serbia
The group included a minor, who was beaten the same as the rest of the men
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked for asylum, but the Slovenian police pushed them back to Croatia and the Croatian police pushed them back to Serbia
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He answered that the camp is full and that the asylum procedures would not be continued
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He once again expressed his intention to seek asylum, but the police answered that he would not get it
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from Croatia to Serbia
3 of the police officers beat all three men with sticks
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from Croatia to Serbia
The men were surrounded by the border police and beaten for several minutes each, and pushed to the Serbian side of the border
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police officers shouted at them to stop and started to fire their guns
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from Croatia to Serbia
They asked many times for asylum, without getting any answer.
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from Croatia to Serbia
They grabbed him and smashed his head against the ground, breaking his teeth
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from Hungary to Serbia
They crossed the border, came into Serbian soil and beat us again
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from Hungary to Serbia
There were around 50 or 60 policemen, countless. They started beating us, all of them were beating us
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from Hungary to Serbia
The water was cold, and they threw us inside
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from Hungary to Serbia
The men stated that they were seeking asylum in Serbia and showed them their ID cards from Adasevci camp, but the police didn’t believe them
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from Croatia to Serbia
When he woke up, he didn’t know where he was, he was bleeding from his mouth and vomiting blood
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from Hungary to Serbia
The police had pistols and the army had machine guns, they held the guns to each of our heads
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from Hungary to Serbia
We were crying for help, and at this time the families came out of their homes and started to watch
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from Hungary to Serbia
Two officers in police uniforms were choosing people at random for beatings
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from Hungary to Serbia
A family with a baby and two small children begged the police not to push them back
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from Croatia to Serbia
They kicked him, punched him, and also took his money
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from Croatia to Serbia
Before letting them out of the car and beating them, the 7 officers passed around bottles of liquor and played loud music from the radio
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from Croatia to Serbia
10 minors were collectively pushed back to Serbia
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from Croatia to Serbia
The underage boy stated that he had an injury in the back of his head, but the police took off his hat and beat him in the head
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from Croatia to Serbia
The other Algerian explained that the conditions they are living in Serbia are unbearable and they need to get to Croatia. After that the men were deported.
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police officer told him to go back to Serbia, loaded his gun, and said that if he catches him in Croatia again, he would kill him
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from Croatia to Serbia
In order to stop the assault, the interviewee cut his left wrist artery with a knife made of his asthma medicine pipe
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police beat them, broke all their phones and took their money
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from Croatia to Serbia
They explained their difficult situation at home and in their host countries, but the police answered: "No asylum, go back to Serbia"
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police officers beat them for a few minutes
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from Croatia to Serbia
The police said 'fuck you go to Serbia, next time we kill you'
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from Croatia to Serbia
They confiscated his money and phone, took his jacket, blanket and backpack and set it all on fire
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from Croatia to Serbia
All of the police officers beat the men with fists, sticks and kicking them on all parts of their body and in the face
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from Croatia to Serbia
They were dropped 25 km far away from Sid, telling them 'Go taliban, don’t come again'
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from Croatia to Serbia
If you do not give us your money I will rape you in front of your husband.
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from Greece to Turkey
An man violently pushed back and deported back to Afghanistan
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
There was a woman in our group. Police forced us to swim back the river to turkey. They forced us by biting with sticks.
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from Bulgaria to Turkey
"At first it looked like a helicopter, then I see it is a drone"
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