Around 11pm on the 24/10/23, less than a kilometre into Hungary a group of 17 Syrian males including 3 children of 11, 13, and 15 were pushed back into Serbia by Hungarian police after crossing the section of fence between Backi Vinogradi and Horgos. The group were held between 60-90 minutes, sat in the rain before being forced to walk for over an hour back to the Serbian border.
We had to walk and sit in the rain for more than one hour
Date & Time
2023-10-24
Location
Less than a kilometre from the border fence stretch between Backi Vinogradi and Horgos
Reported by
Collective Aid
Coordinates
46.155086819003,
19.880446053188
Pushback from
Hungary
Pushback to
Serbia
Taken to a police station
no
Minors involved
yes
WLTI* involved
no
Men involved
yes
Age
11
Group size
17
Countries of origin
Syria
Treatment at police station or other place of detention
Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved
Violence used
exposure to air condition and extreme temperature during car ride
Police involved
Hungarian police.