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02-25-2016, 05:10 PM
Bulgaria lies to the east of the main corridor of refugees heading for Western Europe through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
It registered 27,000 refugee arrivals in 2015, far fewer than its neighbours.
Bulgaria has a bad reputation among refugees and migrants, who frequently claim rights violations and abuse.
In November, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and Oxfam, an international charity, published a report detailing alleged abuses against refugees by Bulgarian police.
The report concludes that there is a "consistent picture of alleged violations" in Bulgaria.
Based on more than 100 interviews with refugees and migrants, the testimonies "tell of extortion, robbery, physical violence, threats of deportation and police dog attacks".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/bulgarian-army-guard-border-prevent-refugee-flows-160225125104326.html
refugees seem to get the message
It registered 27,000 refugee arrivals in 2015, far fewer than its neighbours.
Bulgaria has a bad reputation among refugees and migrants, who frequently claim rights violations and abuse.
In November, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and Oxfam, an international charity, published a report detailing alleged abuses against refugees by Bulgarian police.
The report concludes that there is a "consistent picture of alleged violations" in Bulgaria.
Based on more than 100 interviews with refugees and migrants, the testimonies "tell of extortion, robbery, physical violence, threats of deportation and police dog attacks".
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/bulgarian-army-guard-border-prevent-refugee-flows-160225125104326.html
refugees seem to get the message