The police took them out of the van one by one and beat each person for about 3-4 minutes

Date & Time 2017-08-30

Location UNHCR Office in Zagreb, Croatia

Reported by No Name Kitchen

Coordinates 45.14872157, 19.1761938

Pushback from Croatia

Pushback to Serbia

Taken to a police station yes

Minors involved no

WLTI* involved no

Men involved no

Age unknown

Group size 4

Countries of origin Pakistan

Treatment at police station or other place of detention denial of food/water

Overall number of policemen and policewomen involved 6

Violence used beating (with batons/hands/other), kicking, theft of personal belongings

Police involved 5-6 Croatian police officers in a van

In August 2017, the interviewee was caught in Croatia along with 3 other people. In Zagreb they had been to the UNHCR office, and the police had caught them right in front of the entrance door to the building (5-6 police officers in a van).

They were brought to the police station. They stayed there for 6 hours, without food or water. He was body-searched, and the police took his mobile and never gave it back to him. Then they were brought by van to the border with Serbia.

While being pushed-back to Serbia, they were beaten by the police. The police took them out of the van one by one and beat each person for about 3-4 minutes, kicking, punching and beating them with batons.