Croatia: Video Documents Illegal Refugee Pushbacks
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For years, asylum-seekers have claiming abuse at the hands of Croatian border police, with some reporting beatings, electric shocks and even having their toenails torn out․ For the first time, videos in combination with reporting by DER SPIEGEL have confirmed some of these reports․

Croatia Conducts Illegal Pushbacks of Vulnerable Migrants
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Research conducted by DER SPIEGEL together with other media partners shows that Croatian border officials are brutally pushing back asylum-seekers, including babies, pregnant women and children with disabilities․

Beatings at the Border: Europe's Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
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Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea․ Months of reporting now reveals who is behind the operations․