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Why does the EU not want refugees?
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Tens of thousands of people are risking their lives to get to Europe,
by land or sea. Research by Amnesty International reveals that they
first need to breach the barricades set up by the Fortress Europe. The
majority are violently repulsed by the police and coastguards or
detained for weeks under harsh conditions. Refugees trying to get to
Europe by sea are subjected to repatriation operations. These can be
totally inhumane. The report cites one refugee as saying this about

Greek officials: "They put all the men lying on the boat; they stepped on us
and hit us with their weapons for three hours. Then at around 10 in the
morning, after removing the motor, they put us back to our plastic boat and
drove us back to the Turkish waters and left us in the middle of the sea.'' 30

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