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5 Bangladeshi men brutally assaulted by Croatian authorities in latest pushback
The main respondent is a man from Bangladesh. Together with a group of 4 other men from Bangladesh, he entered Croatia after crossing the Bosnian border on June 19th, 2025. He reports that there they were apprehended by a group of police officers wearing supposedly local police attire with a Croatian flag stitched on their clothes. When they first saw the police officers, the group asked them for food and water. They were immediately refused, and subsequently, the pushback started.
Approximate loaction where the pushback took place
After being denied food and water, the authorities started to assault the group physically. 1 man was first slapped in the face and then slightly stabbed in the left arm with a small knife. Another man was hit in the left knee with a stick. The police then hit and kicked the Bangladeshi men down and afterwards forcibly stripped them of all their clothes and belongings, leaving them with only their underwear. Amongst their belongings stolen were wallets, money (undisclosed amount), phones, and backpacks. After the violent altercation had occurred, the authorities chased the men back to the Bosnian border with dogs.
After escaping the authorities and their dogs, on their walk back to Bosnia, the group encountered several wild animals that also started chasing them. Once they were finally able to leave the forest, they encountered a road where, after many attempts to stop passing cars were able to flag down a man who willingly gave them refuge.
medical analysis
The interviewees showed signs of the police brutality they had testified they had endured. One of the men presented signs of what could be considered a stab wound from a small knife (no consent for photo evidence). Another man had various bruises on the leg the police allegedly beat up with a stick (photo evidence).
overview
5 people ,
from Bangladesh,
aged Between the ages of 20-40.