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shocked the world with their outrageous behavior towards the
refugees, which were regrettably reminiscent of the practices of tyran-
nies such as Hitler.

Immediately after Aylan's pictures were published around the
world, a serious shift in tone towards the refugees became obvious in
the Western world. Many media outlets, government members and
politicians started condemning the poor treatment of refugees,
reflecting this new sentiment.

The passage of refugees was facilitated and obstacles were removed
to a large extent. Various countries said that they were ready to do their
part in the acceptance of the refugees. The refugees and European soci-

eties grew closer as many people expressed their desire to host refugees
in their homes.

Particularly Germany, while previously known for its rigid
stance against refugees, in an admirable volte-face, announced that it
would accept 800,000 or so refugees.

Regrettably, this positive picture didn't last long. The world was
shocked by a video of a Hungarian camerawoman, Petra Laszlo, kicking
a refugee girl and tripping another Syrian refugee man named Mohsen,
who was carrying his seven-year old son Zaid.

As thousands of refugees fleeing war tried to pass through Croatia,
Slovenia and Hungary to get to Germany and the North European coun-
tries, some Central European countries, in the words of the Guardian,
'turned ugly'.

According to the Guardian, Hungary sent armored vehicles to its
border with Croatia and the Slovenian police sealed many crossings
on its border with Croatia and stopped hundreds of Syrian and Afghan
refugees, which included infants, toddlers, women and the elderly, by

using 'pepper spray'. 63

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