Syrian refugees on Prague-Berlin train accuse Slovakia of ten week imprisonment

According to Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec, around 60 Syrian
refugees have applied for asylum in the Czech Republic so far this year.
Meanwhile, far greater number of refugees are traversing the country from
Hungary and then Slovakia to get to cities inside Germany, which is
anticipating around 800,000 asylum applications this year. Dominik Jun
travelled with one group of Syrian migrants, boarding a train in Prague’s
central station bound for Berlin. They related a story of imprisonment in
Slovakia, being deprived of communications with the outside world, and even
tear gas being used against small children.

Published: 
Monday, September 7, 2015