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‘Blood on the ground’ at Croatia’s borders as brutal policing persists
While heavy snow makes life unbearable for migrants, a dangerous nightly ‘game’ has led to alleged assault and injury
Photography by Alessio Mamo
In a room in the intensive therapy unit of a hospital in the port city of Rijeka, Croatia, Farouk fights for his life.
The 18-year-old Afghan has life-threatening injuries to his thorax and abdomen. On 16 November, in the woods around Tuhobić, a Croatian police officer shot Farouk – who, with dozens of other migrants, was attempting to cross the border with Slovenia.