A sort of A group of men in dark uniforms and balaclavas are holding clubs. They are beating a group of people, repeatedly hitting their arms, legs and back with sticks.them Push them Enter a river that marks the border of the European Union. “Go,” they shouted. “go.”
This is not an incident at the border between Belarus and Poland. The latest immigration Flash point On the EU border, one now dominates the news. It happened 1,000 miles to the south, between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It has been happening for a few months, but there is much less publicity or censorship than the incident in Belarus.
The uniforms worn by the people in black on the Croatian-Bosnia border bear no markings. A survey conducted by a consortium of European newspapers, broadcasters and non-governmental organizations revealed that they are members of the Croatian and Greek special police forces. their job? Use violence to force undocumented immigrants to leave the EU and enter non-EU countries.
These actions are regarded as “fighting back”, which is a euphemism for illegal and violent expulsion.They happen all the time EU Southeastern Border. Not only on land, but also on the sea. Men from the elite forces of the Greek Coast Guard, also dressed in black, wearing balaclavas, without identification marks, often catch migrants, put them on an orange life raft provided by the European Union, and push them into the sea. Turkey, then let them go to their destiny.
In order to integrate current events on the Belarusian-Polish border, it is important to understand not only the nature of the Belarusian government, but also the broader EU immigration policy.Belarus is a brutal and ruthless regime. Its President Alexander Lukashenko is a butcher. His security forces have brought down all protesters. Tortured and imprisoned Any opposition figure. Lukashenko used immigration to pressure the European Union, resulting in about 2,000 undocumented people being trapped at the Polish border.
No matter how abhorrent Lukashenko’s actions are, the humanitarian disaster at the border is not merely the result of a country’s actions. The Polish army also trapped these immigrants.Warsaw implemented a State of emergency, Refuse immigration food, water or medical support And deny reporters entry. The new law allows the police to ignore asylum applications. formal, Eight dead At temperatures below zero; the true number may be much higher.
In his State of the Union address in September, EU President Ursula von der Leyen (Ursula von der Leyen), condemn The Minsk regime has “instrumental people”, claiming echo It was proposed by the U.S. and European representatives to the United Nations last week.
Indeed, Lukashenko used immigration as a pawn in his cynical diplomatic strategy. But “instrumental humanity” is exactly what the EU immigration policy has been practicing in the past three years. “European fortresses” were created by turning people into policy tools. They did not see immigrants as living, breathing people, but as floating objects to be swept away from European beaches and borders.
In order to maintain the European fortress, the European Union has funded a huge kidnapping and detention industry across Africa, from the Atlantic to the Red Sea, and from the Mediterranean to sub-Saharan Africa. this”Khartoum Process“It is an agreement between the European Union and northern and eastern African countries to detain immigrants before they reach the Mediterranean. The countries involved include Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan. All countries are facing civil war and mass famine. The EU has Give money Former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who was prosecuted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, and Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki, who was more evil than Lukashenko. The Janjaweed militia engaged in genocide violence in Darfur and now calls itself the “Rapid Support Force”. Hunt down The immigrants of the European Union, not the insurgents of Bashir. European policy has turned immigration into a resource for development.
Even worse is the situation in Libya. The European Union funds and trains the Coast Guard, whose job is to catch and detain migrants who fled by boat. Many militiamen have been relabeled for EU funding.
The number of immigrants captured in Libya cannot be determined. In just one week in October, 5,000 arrested And was detained.All are held in the most degrading conditions, many Tortured, Sexual abuse and extortion. European governments are fully aware of these practices, and they are complicit.
For a long time, the European Union has been helping people by using aid as a weapon to implement its immigration policy. Countries that agree to detain anyone deemed to be targeting Europe will receive money. Those who refuse to accept the deported will lose their funds. Niger has become the largest recipient of EU aid per capita, not because it is the poorest country in the world, but because it”Immigration Laboratory in Europe”, Where domestic policies are defined by the EU’s immigration goals. The result is economic distortions, the booming of armed groups, and border inspections of locals in the country because Europe requires this.
At the same time, in Europe, undocumented immigrants are regarded as vicious criminals and even mass murderers.The trial started in Greece last week Two survivors A ship capsized in the Aegean Sea. The two were one of 24 people who fled Afghanistan. The first, N, lost his 6-year-old son in this disaster. The other helped steer the ship and desperately tried to save it. N was charged with “endangering the life of his child” and faced 10 years in prison. Hassan may have been sentenced to 230 years in prison for “carrying 24 people to Greek territory.”Earlier this year, another immigrant received a copy of 142 years in prison In a similar situation.
These are not trials for precise justice. They are designed purely to convey a message-“If you come to Europe, this will happen.” Like Lukashenko, the EU uses the people as a tool to implement cruel policies.
From mobs wearing balaclavas beating people to show experimentation to instill fear, European immigration policy may be appreciated by Lukashenko.this Belarus The dictator is a vicious tyrant whose behavior is unreasonable. However, we should not allow the EU to use its unethical behavior to gloss over its equally cynical and cruel policies.
