Once forcing us to shell out money, it [Belarusians] took me to the fresh new Gloss edging making all of us read

Malid, a 43-yr old gay Iranian people traveling with eleven anybody else, and one lady, revealed a violent pushback out of Poland so you’re able to Belarus to the April cuatro:

We had moved during the freezing cooler and snowfall to own seven so you’re able to 7 instances whenever Belarusian guards stuck us and in addition we was moist, worn out, and you can rather than times. We strolled throughout the two or three miles within the Poland before we had arrested. It [Gloss border shields] missing all of our mobile phones and they grabbed my personal credit card… I inquired them to indicate to us value and because Used to do, I was banged, punched, tasered, and you can pepper dispersed… They [Shine edging guards] requested us when we wanted asylum inside Poland. We told them that if they let me submit an application for asylum within the Poland I will and you may asked to name a lawyer inside the Warsaw. We told them I became an enthusiastic Lgbt asylum hunter … However they would not take on my allege. They failed to worry.

Malid said the guy and his category have been taken to a boundary channel, where they were snap, fingerprinted, and you will told in order to sign a document providing treatment off Polish area and you may an effective step 3-year re-admission prohibit to any or all places regarding the totally free movement Schengen area. I refused to sign, so they really [border shields] kicked me. Chances are they drove us back again to the latest edging and made you cross in wall. We had been worn out, nevertheless wet, without times, and had zero choices however, to the touch the fresh new Belarusian cable barrier to trigger the fresh detectors to get acquired of the Belarusian shields…

Hamid, 33, from Yemen, told you the guy while the five someone else from his classification, also out-of Yemen, obtained aid from Gloss volunteers towards the p, however, were following detained of the Polish border shields and you will forced straight back even after their pleas to have asylum:

In the event that volunteers found you earlier one to morning it asked united states whenever we require asylum and in addition we said sure. They offered beautiful Moldovan women united states energies regarding lawyer to demonstrate border guards. I also got a newspaper regarding the Western european Courtroom regarding Person Legal rights. I told you I would like safety when you look at the Poland and that i features an appropriate representative. It [border guards] denied and you will told you we will discuss they at the office. But instead, it [edging shields] handcuffed us, and drove us to the latest cable [border]. ..They [edging guards] produced united states wade across the and you may threw the passports during the you.

We had been stuck on the swamp, sipping swamp water, and known as Shine volunteers having assist, but even as we was basically inside the a dangerous city, volunteers did not become so they really titled firefighters so you can save your self you

Ramzah, part of several 16 anybody, also female and you may youngsters, mentioned that he and other people had introduced handwritten cards saying I want asylum:

If the border guards arrived, i requested asylum and displayed them documents in which we’d composed asylum for the Shine and English. It [border shields] advised united states You don’t need people documents and you may tossed them away. We had been taken to a station and you may requested for 2 hours, up until up to 4 an effective.meters.. Then they got us to the edging, unsealed the fresh new barrier, provided all of us back the passports and you can phones and you may told us to see Belarus. I didn’t protest because We know they would force united states back.

When i wanted my personal passport right back, one to edging shield hit me personally across my back that have a black rod

Azwer, an excellent twenty-two-year-dated Kurdish man of Iraq, travelled together with his fifty-year-old mom with a broken feet and two young brothers, 19 and you will 20. The guy said they were stranded having half a dozen weeks rather than dinner or liquids regarding border city between Belarus and you may Poland, before to be able to get across on the Poland toward April 15 having at the least thirteen anybody else, and additionally five almost every other female and you may three students. He described what happened when they was indeed trapped by the Polish edging guards: