Bulgaria: Migrants Brutally Pushed Back at Turkish Border
The EU Should Act to Stop Illegal and Dehumanizing Pushbacks

March 10, 2025
Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to Saudi Arabia, and should allow his resettlement to a third country.
The EU Should Act to Stop Illegal and Dehumanizing Pushbacks
Halt Summary Returns, Beatings, Robbery of Asylum Seekers
Bulgaria’s Pushbacks and Detention of Syrian and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants
Reports With Video, Audio Confirm Violent Pushbacks
The EU Should Act to Stop Illegal and Dehumanizing Pushbacks
Other European Companies Should Follow Suit
Case Management Programs Cost Less and Are More Humane than Imprisoning Asylum Seekers
Pilot Programs Point Way to Rights-Respecting Models
“Baby S” Runs Risk of Being Stateless
Clarify Legal Basis Or Release
Halt Attacks on Bulgarian Helsinki Committee; Dismiss Bogus Request
European Bodies Should Act to Counter Misleading, Dangerous Judgment