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  • Vera Kalaj goes to the English classes for refugees organised by the local authorities. She is a Kosovo refugee living in London Uk.
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  • The majority of refugees have their right to stay in the UK permanently pending. Many suffer from this stressful situation where they see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between the community of refugees is strong supported by the need to keep some of their culture and costumes.
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  • Vera, Kosovo refugee in her temporary accomodation in East London. The majority of refugees that arrive in the Uk are offered provisional housing, vouchers to buy food and are not allowed to seek employment.  This situation supposed to be temporary often takes years to settle, so many like Vera even after 5 years still do not know whether they have their right to stay permanently. Many  see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between the community of refugees is strong supported by the need to keep some of their culture and costumes alive.
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  • Vera Kalaj goes to the English classes for refugees organised by the local authorities. She is a Kosovo refugee living in London Uk.
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  • The majority of refugees that arrive in the Uk are offered provisional housing, vouchers to buy food and are not allowed to seek employment.  This situation meant to be temporary often takes years to settle.  Many kosovan families even after years do not know whether they have their right to stay permanently in the UK.  Refugees see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between their community is the only attachment that they form, partly because of their common plight and partly because of a need to ascertain their cultural identity.
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  • The majority of refugees that arrive in the Uk are offered provisional housing, vouchers to buy food and are not allowed to seek employment.  This situation meant to be temporary often takes years to settle.  Many kosovan families even after years do not know whether they have their right to stay permanently in the UK.  Refugees see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between their community is the only attachment that they form, partly because of their common plight and partly because of a need to ascertain their cultural identity.
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  • The majority of refugees that arrive in the Uk are offered provisional housing, vouchers to buy food and are not allowed to seek employment.  This situation meant to be temporary often takes years to settle.  Many kosovan families even after years do not know whether they have their right to stay permanently in the UK.  Refugees see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between their community is the only attachment that they form, partly because of their common plight and partly because of a need to ascertain their cultural identity.
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  • The majority of refugees that arrive in the Uk are offered provisional housing, vouchers to buy food and are not allowed to seek employment.  This situation meant to be temporary often takes years to settle.  Many kosovan families even after years do not know whether they have their right to stay permanently in the UK.  Refugees see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between their community is the only attachment that they form, partly because of their common plight and partly because of a need to ascertain their cultural identity.
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  • Kalaj family sought refuge in the UK. After 5 years of living with the status of refugee, they still have no idea whether they will stay in the UK or they will be sent to Kosovo. Meantime their kids are going to school to the Uk, they know the language perfectly and the youngest is born in London.
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  • Vera Kalaj is a Kosovo refugee living in London Uk. She escaped Kosovo whilst pregnant with her second child, born in the UK. After 5 years of living with the refugee status she has still not heard from the Home Office is she is going to stay permamently in the Uk.
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  • Refugees from Africa find it harder to prove their need for asylum. It leaves them to fend off for themselves. Without legal assistance, often they escape the legal system altogether putting themselves in further danger of exploitation. Without work, money and a place to stay, many African refugees resort to live in city parks or anywhere that can fend them. The Sudanese refugee centre in Athens is an informal space for the African refugees.  Amir from Sudan says  ‘it is a safe haven for the African communities as being away from the street protects them from being a target of hate crimes’. Amir, Athens.
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  • Linda is a child from Kosovo.  Her parents sought refuge in London Uk 5 years ago. Their status is still pending, which means that at any time they can be asked by the Home Office to leave the country. Meanwhile, many children, some even born in the new country adapt and don't know any other place which to call home.
    Linda Kosovo Refugee
  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Humanitarian Crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border. Increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border note that they are beaten by border police and push-backed into Belarus. In response to the humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border due to the increasing reports of refugees entering Polish border beaten by border police and then pushed back into Belarus, a protest outside the Polish Embassy was held. A number of humanitarian orgs and people were visible to show their support including members of Grupa Granica (The Border Group), Mapagoscinnoschi.pl, Amnesty, and activists.
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  • Linda is a child from Kosovo.  Her parents sought refuge in London Uk. They entered the Uk 5 years ago, however their status is still pending.  At any time they can be asked by the Home Office to leave the country. Their lives are pending.  They cannot work, they don't know if they have to leave, they cannot go anywhere.  In the meanwhile, many children, some even born in the new country adapt and don't know any other place which to call home.
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  • Linda is a child from Kosovo.  Her parents sought refuge in London Uk 5 years ago. Their status is still pending, which means that at any time they can be asked by the Home Office to leave the country. Meanwhile, many children, some even born in the new country adapt and don't know any other place which to call home.
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  • Linda is a child from Kosovo.  Her parents sought refuge in London Uk. They entered the Uk 5 years ago, however their status is still pending.  At any time they can be asked by the Home Office to leave the country. In the meanwhile, many children, some even born in the new country adapt to the new country and become English.  They don't know any other place to call home.
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  • Linda is a child from Kosovo.  Her parents sought refuge in London Uk. They entered the Uk 5 years ago, however their status is still pending.  At any time they can be asked by the Home Office to leave the country. In the meanwhile, many children, some even born in the new country, adapt and don't know any other place, which they would call home.
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  • Amir is one of the many refugees from Sudan living in Greece  living in a limbo for years. Without a permit to stay he can only wait that he will have one the 'pink' residency permit. He has been in a detention camp for months and  he is constantly afraid of being randomly stopped by the police and taken to custody or back to detention.- Sudanese refugee centre, Athens, Greece
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  • The majority of those that practice their Islam faith are refugees from Syria, Sudan, Eritrea and feel marginalised for having to hide in underground spaces.
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  • Vera, kosovo refugee in her temporary accomodation in East London. She is posing with friends from Kosovo. he majority of refugees have their right to stay in the UK permanently pending. Many suffer from this stressful situation where they see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between the community of refugees is strong supported by the need to keep some of their culture and costumes.
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  • Vera, kosovo refugee in her temporary accomodation in East London. She is posing with friends from Kosovo. he majority of refugees have their right to stay in the UK permanently pending. Many suffer from this stressful situation where they see themselves as living in a limbo, unable to look for work and to move freely.  Often the bond between the community of refugees is strong supported by the need to keep some of their culture and costumes.
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  • Amir has had many spells of detentions, mostly being singled out from the police on the street of Athens and then put in detention. The legal system is structured that every 2 weeks, a refugee must request permission to stay and leave his/her documents behind with immigration. This leaves a refugee liable for detention if stopped by the police and no legal paper is found on them. Even if, it is known issue, the loophole is abused by those in power. Amir, Athens, Greece
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  • A former garage underneath a building serves as an informal mosque in Neos Kosmos. It has been called Al Salam Mosque. The majority that practice the Islam faith are from the refugee and migrant communities and have find it hard to find a place to formally pray so many hidden spaces have been converted into mosques.
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  • Tashu, 37 years old from Khartoum, has been living in a bureaucratic limbo for months in Greece. I met Tashu at the Sudanese refugee centre in Athens and we have spent hours talking and always looked up at his peaceful inner strength which he confided comes from following the faith of Islam. Tashu has been a victim of beatings, verbal abuse, including 22 days in prison for having stolen some bread out of hunger. "I come from Sudan. I escaped. I really don't feel good about this time in Greece. Attention to suffering - we don't have a place to stay, we cannot work, we sleep on the street. We suffer. How can we build a life? How can we be strong? Tashu, Athens.
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  • 'What is refugee's pain? Baba explains in his poem.
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  • Stand Up to Racism protesters outside Downing Street today to protest against Johnson’s plans for ‘offshore detention’ for asylum seekers.
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  • Stand Up to Racism protesters outside Downing Street today to protest against Johnson’s plans for ‘offshore detention’ for asylum seekers.
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    Refugee in Tuzla
  • Habiba lives with her daughter in the suburbs of Athens.Originally from Morocco, she has been living for a few years in Athens, yet she is unable to live her life in the way she wishes. She is often abused verbally for covering her hair and she cannot pray openly.
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  • Those that practice the Islam faith and would like to express their prayers in a appropriate space are doing so in informal or hidden spaces. The Sudanese mosque (informal prayer space) has been closed by the police. Neighbours have complained of noise, aggregation of people, being scared and petitioned to be closed. A human rights lawyer is advocating for it to be re-opened.
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  • What can you do to survive? This country feels like a father that is slapping its own son/daughter. The son/daughter wants to go right or left but he is not given a choice. He is slapped constantly to go left and enter the wrong path. He/she is not given a choice. You are forced to go on one direction, which is to do things illegally for survival.  If you don't have money, cannot find work or place to live, some end up working illegally or doing crimes like stealing or even selling drugs. ' M., Athens, 2015.
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  • "I have been in prison many times because of no paper. Police stops me, takes me to the police station. You are left there without any explanation, sometimes for hours. If you ask for some food or water, they laugh at  you." S. E.Y.
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  • How can we live life like a human being? I just wanted to find a place that it was safe for me. I must try to survive and be strong.' T.
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  • B. S. was attacked by a group of people belonging to the far right party called Golden Dawn whilst he was disembarking a bus in central Athens. He was left for dead on the pavement before the police was called six hours later. The police station was 2 minutes away. I met B.S. whilst receiving treatment from an NGO in Athens for anxiety and stress disorder. His well-being has been negatively affected following the atrocious attack. It happened one evening around 9pm while B. was descending from a bus. He had been all day at a hospital because his child was ill and had just taken relief from his wife who remained behind with their child. Suddenly, as he was leaving the bus he heard people behind him shouting 'Malaka...' and immediately after someone started to slap him. He asked 'Why?' but they carried on attacking him. This time throwing him back and forth like a football ball. Then a knife was taken out and he was knifed. He collapsed. When he woke up he was in a hospital. He asked who brought him there? Someone answered the police. He cried.
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  • O. is in Krnaca refugee camp in Serbia with her family. She and her husband Meisam say:‘Bulgarian police beat us, they fight they make a lot of problems for refugees. We tried to cross with smugglers before but the police beat us all. They take everything from us.’AC Krnjaca, Serbia.
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  • A refugee uses Google translate  in Belgrade to tell me of his experiences in Serbia. The centre is used as first point for refugees before they are identified, registered. Some wait for days, sent back to their countries.. the days are spent just waiting or looking for ways to travel forward into Europe. Miksalište
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  • The choice is between register in a refugee camp and wait in a limbo for your turn to cross a border (usually months and years)  or avoid being registered and hide. I travelled along the border of Serbia and Croatia, where many refugees live in disused and abandoned structures or hiding in wood areas. They keep on moving for fear of being caught by police. The tend to stay as close as possible to a border and during the nights they try to cross. Border Serbia/Croatia.
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  • RO.DO.PA Residence Battipaglia in the South of Italy used to be a residential holiday hotel. Today, it is home of 200 African refugees.
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  • I met M. in AC Krnjaca refugee camp just coming from an hospital. During the night he was trying to cross to Croatia and was beaten,. His arm was fractured. He recounts: ‘I was going to cross into Croatia border coming from Serbia. I had a lot of beating, bones broken. They left me in pain just lying on the floor, like that.’ M., AC Krnjaca refugee camp, Belgrade, Serbia.
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  • I met M. in AC Krnjaca refugee camp just coming from an hospital. During the night he was trying to cross to Croatia and was beaten,. His arm was fractured. He recounts: ‘I was going to cross into Croatia border coming from Serbia. I had a lot of beating, bones broken. They left me in pain just lying on the floor, like that.’ M., AC Krnjaca refugee camp, Belgrade, Serbia.
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  • The Meja massacre was the mass execution of at least 377 Kosovo Albanian civilians of whom 36 were under 18 years old. It was committed by Serbian police and Yugoslav Army forces in the Reka Operation which began after the killing of six Serbian policemen by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The executions occurred on 27 April 1999 in the village of Meja near the town of Gjakova, during the Kosovo War. The victims were pulled from refugee convoys at a checkpoint in Meja and their families were ordered to proceed to Albania. Men and boys were separated and then executed by the road.[2][3] It is one of the largest massacres in the Kosovo War.[4] Many of the bodies of the victims were found in the Batajnica mass graves. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has convicted several Serbian army and police officers for their involvement.
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  • "We have tried to cross the border many times and we have been pushed back. One time police with masks on, find us. We were inside a van. They beat the driver. Then they open the door of the van and punched me. I heard many stories of violence from the police. This was my first time." - Belgrade refugee camp.
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