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Croatian police officers arrested over beating of Afghan asylum seeker

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Arrest follows series of complaints of abuse and torture by Croatian law enforcement against those crossing from BosniaTwo Croatian police officers were arrested on Thursday over the beating of an asylum seeker, as the UN urged the country to immediately investigate reports of excessive use of force against migrants.The police in Karlovac, 35 miles south-west of Zagreb, announced the two officers had been charged after an Afghan man who crossed the border from Bosnia was injured, 24sata, a leading daily newspaper in Croatia, reported. Continue reading...

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Croatia denies migrant border attacks after new reports of brutal pushbacks

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