tims with forced return to Syria if they did not return to Greece. Finally, some of them entered Greece again and they were formally arrested and registered an asylum application; they submitted before the ECtHR applications against Greece for violation of articles 2, 3, 5 and 13 of the Convention [on 20 and 29 June]. V. The pushback case of the 38 syrians stranded on an Evros islet divided by a Greek- Turkish border line that creates a Greek and a Turkish part NB: We would like to highlight the ongoing controversy over the allegations of the girl’s death (see below). The information presented below, as for the other cases included in this report, reflects the testimonies of GCR’s clients, as provided in the context of their legal representation before the Court and the Public Prosecutor for this pushback case. Date of arrival: 14 July 2022 Date of ECtHR’s interim measures: 20 July 2022 and 9 August 2022 Date of pushback operation: 26 July 2022 Relevant application(s) before ECtHR: Κ.Α. and B.S. and others v. Greece and Turkey Alleged Violations of the Convention: Against Greece: art 2, 3, 13, 5, 34, against Turkey: art. 2, 3 ECHR Essential aspects of the case: Government disputes over Evros islet being Greek or Turkish territory, public controversy over the alleged death of a child. Image 4: Google maps, GPS C o o rd i n a te s :41 ° 1 6 ’ 2 1 . 2 ” N 2 6 ° 2 5’41 . 5” E , shared by the asylum seekers. In the afternoon of 14 July 2022, approximately 70 Syrians were brought by the Turkish authorities to the Turkish side of Evros river. They were forced to enter small dinghy boats and cross the river. The boats were driven by Arabic speaking men dressed in black. The boats were overcrowded with no safety measures such as lifejackets. Violent attacks on the islet: When they reached the Greek side of the riverbank, they were immediately attacked by 14 to 20 uniformed men wearing balaclavas, armed with guns, belts with bullets and tasers. Some of these men were speaking in poor English, while others were speaking in Arabic with a Syrian accent, according to the asylum seekers’ understanding. All the asylum seekers experienced inhuman and degrading treatment. The men suffered physical violence and some of them were forced to take off their clothes and enter the water. The asylum seekers report that out of those who were stripped of their clothes and forced to enter the river, two persons drowned. The rest of the asylum seekers on the Greek river bank, mainly the women and children, were put in boats. AT EUROPE’S BORDERS: BETWEEN IMPUNITY AND CRIMINALIZATION 21