Personal report of a push-back from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 25/05/2021

This report was originally submitted in English

Push-Back: From CROATIA to BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
When did the push-back happen:25/05/2021
Who is reporting the push-back?Grenzenlos-People in Motion
Where did the push-back start:Near Sisak, 45.38067614282802, 16.31630489947753
Where did the push-back end?45.22062365864726, 15.95501173341437
Places you have been to during the push-back:OUTSIDE, POLICE CAR. We sat down on the road for three hours and then they put us in the police car. White car with blue signature”Policija”.
How many people were pushed-back?:5-10
Who was pushed-back:MINOR, FAMILY, ILL, SINGLE MAN
How were you treated during the push-back?SHOUTED AT, THREATENED VERBALLY, ROBBED, DENIED ACCESS TO TOILET, DENIED MEDICAL TREATMENT
Who pushed you back?PERSON IN UNIFORM, POLICE OFFICER, PERSON WITH A CAR OR VAN. 5 or 6 commanders with black mask , only the eyes could be seen. They wear black t-shirt and soldiers camouflage pants.Black high boots. And gloves. They yelled at us to get out of the police van into the jungle. The Police van did not have any windows. Inside it was like a cage.
How many people were involved in pushing you back?10-20
Did you ask for asylum?Yes
Were you documented and how? MY PICTURE WAS TAKEN
How many times did you experience a push-back?5-10 times
I self-identify as:I am from Iran, we are a family of 4 people. We are christians.
Written report:
We alked for 6 days from Bosnia to Croatia. A croatian busdriver saw us and he called the croatian police. The police came after 5 to 10 minutes. We had to sit down on the road for three ours. Then we got in the van. We drove 2 hours in the van. They drove very roughly so all of uas bumped our head at the walls of the van. We felt if we were beaten up. Beeing beaten up would have been better than sitting in this van.They stopped near the jungle near the border. When we got out of the car there these commanders. They shouted at us and we went into the forest to cross the border back to bosnian. there werde many spikes. For two hours we walkes without a road.
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