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Previously documented violence of migrant abuse in Croatia - this picture from 2020 is from the Danish Refugee Council (Photo: Danish Refugee Council)

Croatia carrying out violent and illegal pushbacks, says NGO

Illegal pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers has fully resumed following Croatia's entry into the border-free Schengen area, says Human Rights Watch.

"We're seeing more and more of a return to business-as-usual," said Michael Bochenek, a researcher at the NGO and author of a 94-page report on Croatia out Wednesday (3 May).

"People are describing viol...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Previously documented violence of migrant abuse in Croatia - this picture from 2020 is from the Danish Refugee Council (Photo: Danish Refugee Council)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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