The respondent is a 37 year old man from Iran. He was apprehended in Athens, subsequently held in a police station half an hour drive from the apprehension point for approximately two hours, then transferred to Amygdaleza Pre-Removal Detention Centre (PRDC) for 15 days, and subsequently to Paranesti PRDC for 45 days. Upon apprehension, the officers reportedly spoke in Greek, a language the respondent could not understand, and put him in a van with seven other men. Upon arrival at the police station, the respondent was fingerprinted, had his photos taken, and was asked questions about his nationality and personal details without any explanation as to why. The respondent asked the police for asylum but was reportedly ignored. “They didn’t even listen. [...] They behaved very rudely and disrespectfully.” Moreover, the respondent reported being hit in the face by one officer in a green uniform. Furthermore, he was forced to sign a paper in Greek, without being provided with a translator. After two hours, the respondent was transferred to Amygdaleza PRDC. Upon arrival, he was forced to sign a paper in Greek without being provided with a translator. “They told me: ‘if you’re not going to sign the paper, we’re just going to sign it for you. And if we sign it for you, you’re going to spend a long time in jail.’” In Amygdaleza the respondent was held in an isobox with two rooms, with 12 men in total. The conditions were reported as very dirty and unhygienic, and the detainees were not provided with cleaning supplies. “I was given a very very dirty mattress. [...] Almost all of us got some skin virus, we all got some sickness or illness from there.” Furthermore, the respondent reported a lack of access to medical care and medicines. Reportedly, he asked repeatedly to see a doctor for medication but all he received was an aggressive response and no medical care. The respondent reported a death of one detainee at Amygdaleza due to medical neglect. “He died because of lack of medicine, lack of healthcare. [...] Before he died everyone was fighting for him, asking the police to get him to a hospital, to get him a doctor, but the police never even gave an answer, never cared about it. They didn’t do anything until the person died.” Following this death, there was a protest within the facility and the officers reportedly reacted aggressively towards the detainees. “Everyone [the detainees] got mad and started destroying the place.” Reportedly, due to the protest, riot police arrived wearing facemasks and carrying sticks. The respondent did not witness any violence directly by the riot police. The detainees were forced to remain in their rooms. The riot police used tear gas which reportedly made it difficult to sleep as it permeated the entire facility. Within a day from these incidents, the respondent, along with 200 other detainees, was transferred to other PRDCs including Corinth, Paranesti and Xanthi. With a group of 30 people, the respondent was taken to Paranesti PRDC. The group was put into a bus with cages. “We just sit there on the floor. [...] We weren’t able to stretch our legs.” The journey took approximately ten hours and the bus only stopped once for them to get out and go to the toilet, and only after when the detainees protested that they needed a stop. In Paranesti there was air-conditioning in the rooms, a cleaner coming every two days, and reportedly “the police behaviour were a little better”. However, “The food was disgusting, not cooked well, small portions, very hard to eat and others.” Reportedly, detainees’ mobile phones were taken away for eight days and the cameras were removed. In Paranesti, the respondent asked again for asylum. After several days, he was given a document in Greek, which he did not understand but signed it.