Public Story
Bad Game
Una-Sana Canton is the starting point for refugees from the Middle East on a life-threatening journey through the EU's closed gate - "the game," they say, as if it's all just a game.
Through impassable forest areas, some of which are mined from the Bosnian war, the refugees try to reach Croatian territory at night. Many injure themselves in the complete darkness. Those who manage it are threatened with push-back and the harshness of the Croatian police after crossing the border. They often use force against the migrants and take everything from them. Without shoes, papers and their dignity, they return to Bosnia - and often live there without international help in empty shacks or abandoned factory buildings and depend on individual help from private individuals or small NGOs.
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