and risk to their life. After being beaten they were pushed back to the Turkish bank. Once they arrived at the Turkish bank, they were arrested by the Turkish Army and detained in a military camp. On the next day, 1 August, the asylum seekers were once again transferred by Turkish soldiers to another islet in the Evros river. According to the asylum seekers: “everyone plays with us like football back and forth”. They were threatened by the Turkish soldiers to move on towards the Greek bank, otherwise they would be sent back to Syria. On 7 August, Turkish soldiers took them from there and transferred them by military trucks to another location on the Turkish bank. Under the threat of guns, they put them in boats and led them to the initial islet, where they had originally been transferred on 14 July.45 On 8 August, one of the asylum seekers contacted their lawyers in Greece and informed them of their distressed condition and their location. Asylum Seekers report the death of a five-year-old girl after a scorpion sting: On 9 August, the asylum seekers informed the lawyers about the death of a young girl. According to the asylum seekers’ claims, the girl was stung by a scorpion and died. On the same morning, one of the lawyers informed the Orestiada Public Prosecutor and the Greek police about the reappearance of the asylum seekers on the islet where they had been originally stranded46 and the alleged death of the young girl. A few hours later the lawyers informed the Greek Police about the decision of the ECtHR on interim measures. On 11 August, at 05:53, the lawyers once again sent the asylum seekers’ GPS coordinates to the Greek authorities with an attached GPS metadata photo. On the same day, the Greek National Commission for Human Rights sent a letter to the Ministry of Citizen Protection underlining the importance of the Greek State’s compliance with the Decisions of the ECtHR. In the afternoon, the Greek Police issued an official announcement stating that the islet where the asylum seekers were stranded was outside Greek territory. On 13 August, the UNHCR stated that: “We continue to be gravely concerned for the safety and wellbeing of some 40 people allegedly stranded on an islet at the Greece-Türkiye border. According to reports received a child has tragically already died. Unless urgent action is taken, we fear further lives remain at stake”.47 In his initial statements the Minister acknowledged the death of the child, stating that the Greek Government would cooperate with the Red Cross to locate the burial point and offer the 5-yearold a respectful funeral.48 However, the Greek Government did not take any such action, whereas in October 2022 the family’s lawyers submitted an official request for an exhumation.49 45 The islet with the coordinates 41°16’21.2”N26°25’41.5” 46 The islet with the coordinates 41°16’21.2”N26°25’41.5” UNHCR News on Twitter, 13 August 2022, available at: https://twitter.com/refugeesmedia/status/1558363463168233473 47 Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Migration and Asylum, N. Mitarakis: The Turkish gendarmerie forced immigrants to cross illegally into Greece, 16 August 2022, (in Greek): http://bit.ly/3tW8E73 48 49 GCR, Press release in continuation of the clarification of the border status of the Evros islet, 12 Octo- AT EUROPE’S BORDERS: BETWEEN IMPUNITY AND CRIMINALIZATION 23