Some of them had black uniform with black mask. It was scary.

Date & Time 2024-07-28

Location Bulgarian Turkey

Reported by MWF Bulgaria

Coordinates 41.91958960733, 27.576110793156

Pushback from Bulgaria

Pushback to Turkey

Taken to a police station no

Minors involved no

WLTI* involved no

Men involved no

Age 15 - 35

Group size 7

Countries of origin Egypt

Treatment at police station or other place of detention

Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved 8

Violence used beating (with batons/hands/other), pushing people to the ground, insulting, theft of personal belongings

Police involved Some with Blue uniforms and some with Black uniforms and masks. They had Bulgarian sign on their uniform. They were 8 totally.

The respondent is a 16-year-old man from Egypt, designed as Hasan (not his real name). He made two attempts to cross the Bulgarian border. He was with a group of seven people. They were pushed back after 2-3 kilometers from the border. He heard the sound of helicopters patrolling the area. It was around noon. The police saw the group, beat them up and pushed them back. Some wore blue uniforms and some black uniforms and masks. They had Bulgarian sign on their uniforms. Hasan explained that they were 8 police man. They used sticks and had black cars. They took picture of the group and beated the on their feet, neck and sides. They were seven people in group, the youngest was 15 and the oldest over 30. They took phones, money and all belongings.