Immediately after forcing us to pay money, it [Belarusians] grabbed us to the fresh Polish border making you go through

Malid, a great 43-yr old gay Iranian guy traveling with 11 other people, also just one lady, described a violent pushback from Poland in order to Belarus for the April cuatro:

We'd stepped for the freezing cold and you will snow having 7 to help you eight days whenever Belarusian shields stuck united states and now we was basically moist, exhausted, and instead of time. We wandered on several kilometers for the Poland prior to i got detained. They [Gloss edging guards] destroyed our very own mobile phones plus they grabbed my personal bank card... I inquired these to show us regard and because I did so, I happened to be knocked, punched, tasered, and pepper dispersed... It [Shine border guards] requested united states when we want asylum inside the Poland. I told them that in case they let me sign up for asylum inside Poland I'm able to and asked to mention a lawyer inside Warsaw. I advised all of them I found myself a keen Gay and lesbian asylum hunter ... However they would not accept my claim. They failed to care.

Malid told you the guy with his classification have been brought to an edge route, where they were photographed, fingerprinted, and informed to indication a document enabling reduction of Polish region and an effective 3-12 months lso are-entry prohibit to all or any places from the totally free movement Schengen zone. I refused to signal, so they really [border shields] kicked me personally. They drove all of us back again to the newest border making you mix under the barrier. We were sick, however wet, without times, together with zero choices but to touch the latest Belarusian wire barrier so you're able to trigger the new devices becoming obtained by the Belarusian shields...

Hamid, 33, out of Yemen, told you he as well as the four anyone else regarding his group, together with of Yemen, acquired the comment sortir avec Panamanian dame aid of Gloss volunteers toward p, however, have been then arrested of the Shine border shields and you can forced straight back even after their pleas getting asylum:

In the event the volunteers concerned you prior to one early morning it expected all of us if we want asylum and we said sure. They gave united states powers of lawyer to show edging guards. I additionally had a newsprint regarding Eu Courtroom of People Liberties. I told you I would like cover in Poland and i also have a legal affiliate. It [border shields] denied and said we're going to explore they in the office. But rather, they [border guards] handcuffed us, and drove us to the fresh new cord [border]. ..They [edging guards] made united states wade all over and you may threw all of our passports from the united states.

We were caught throughout the swamp, taking swamp h2o, and you will known as Gloss volunteers to own let, however, once we was indeed during the a dangerous town, volunteers couldn't become so they named firefighters to conserve united states

Ramzah, section of several sixteen some body, including women and you can pupils, said that the guy and the other people had brought handwritten notes claiming I'd like asylum:

If the edging guards arrived, we asked for asylum and you can showed them files where we'd composed asylum in Polish and you can English. It [edging guards] informed united states You do not have those individuals records and you will tossed all of them aside. We were delivered to a channel and you may requested for a few era, up until just as much as cuatro an effective.yards.. They took me to the fresh new border, launched this new barrier, gave us straight back our very own passports and you will phones and advised you to go to Belarus. I didn't protest as the We knew they might push us back.

As i wanted my personal passport back, one to border shield struck myself round the my personal back which have a black colored baton

Azwer, good 22-year-dated Kurdish guy of Iraq, flew together with his 50-year-old mother which have a cracked leg and two young brothers, 19 and you will 20. The guy told you they were stranded having half a dozen weeks versus dinner otherwise drinking water in the edging city ranging from Belarus and Poland, in advance of to be able to cross to your Poland into April 15 having no less than thirteen anyone else, and five most other female and you may three people. He explained how it happened after they was caught by Shine edging guards: