Lukashenko is a handy villain to mask the cruelty of Fortress Europe | Kenan Malik
by Kenan Malik from on (#5RWX8)
European Union policies have turned migrants into a resource to be exploited
A company of men in dark uniforms and balaclavas, all carrying clubs. They are battering a group of people, repeatedly clubbing them on their arms, legs and backs. They push them into a river that marks the boundary of the European Union. Go," they yell. Go."
It's not an incident on the border between Belarus and Poland, the latest migrant flashpoint on the EU border, and one now dominating the news. It happened 1,000 miles to the south, between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. And it's been happening for months, but with much less publicity or scrutiny than that afforded the events in Belarus.
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