Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border
Mercenaries recruited since at least 2020 for illegal migrant ‘pushbacks’ in Greece, BBC told
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Mercenaries recruited since at least 2020 for illegal migrant ‘pushbacks’ in Greece, BBC told
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