Shocking police violence: Sound cannon against refugees in Serbia!

Shocking police violence: Sound cannon against refugees in Serbia!

In a worrying unveiling, it became known that the Serbian police had already used a sound cannon that was used as an aggressive weapon against the demonstrating students in Belgrade in November 2023 against refugees in Sombor. This information was brought to light by an examination by Balkan Insight Research Networks (Birn). At the time of the use of the sound cannon, the Serbian-Hungarian border was sealed on pressure from the EU to prevent the fusion of refugees, which led to a massive deportation of leading hundreds of people in the south of Serbia, as the reports indicate this. ots.at reported that the refugee attempted, panicked in front of the sound effects from an abandoned house in the fields flee.

on November 7, 2023, at 1 p.m., 35 refugees - including women and children - experienced to flee from a pain -producing, loud sound that was generated by a police officer with a device that was reminiscent of a weapon. This sound cannon of type Lrad 450 XL now seems to be the new brutal reality for those who flee from conflicts. A worrying warning came from Petar Rosandić, the chairman of SOS Balkan route, who noticed: "It is a teaching example of how police force, which initially only concerns stranded, strikes inside and later affects the whole society". This incident throws a troubling shadow on European refugee policy, in which people are still treated unequal due to their origin.

inconsistent refugee policy in Europe

In addition to the brutal treatment of refugees in Serbia, there is a clear discrepancy in asylum policy in Europe. While refugees from Ukraine are welcomed with open arms, experience remains different for many individuals from Africa and other crisis regions. Reports on racism and discrimination against the borders, especially on the Polish-Ukrainian border, illustrate the continuing challenges for many refugees, such as Weidemann blogies confirmed. This inequality is terrifying, since many who flee similar dangers hoped for solidarity treatment, but are often faced with prejudices. The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari pointed out that no difference should be made in the treatment of refugees based on skin color or nationality, which illustrates the terrible injustices that continue to exist.