In pictures: Croatian police violate international law by using brute force against the fleeing Afghan refugees who find themselves trapped in a cold Serbian town
In the border town of Sid in Serbia, an old factory is being used as a shelter for hundreds of Afghan migrants who are trying to reach Croatia every day. Most inhabitants in the factory have walked during the night, through the snowy forests, in an attempt to reach Europe.
An old, decrepit factory in a Serbian town of Sid where stranded refugees keep themselves warm by burning fire. Most of them have tried "the game" more than 20 times, but Croatian police keep deporting them and forcing them back to the Serbian town. At times the encounters with police were peaceful. Kainan remembers running into the Slovenian police along with his brother. The duo was surprised when the Slovenian cops offered them some food. Three hours later, they were handed over to the Croation police for deportation. But as the Croatian police pushed them across, Kainan said, they were called back and beaten up for "two to three minutes.
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