The respondent is a 28 year-old Egyptian man who arrived in Greece in July 2025 and was transferred directly to Amygdaleza PRDC. The respondent reported that the living conditions in Amygdaleza were very poor, speaking extensively about overcrowding, a lack of beds, mattresses and blankets, lack of warm water and hygiene products and the prevalence of insects and rats. The situation with regard to the rats is reportedly so bad that detainees sleep in shifts in order to keep the rats at bay. The respondent stated that there are approximately 14 people living in each container, but with only 2 beds and the container being so dilapidated that half the floor was missing. He reported that many people do not have mattresses or blankets despite the cold weather and that they are not provided with clothes. Over 100 people reportedly shared the same bathroom which had only 4 toilets, and this situation is similar with regard to showers – that there was one set of 6 or 7 showers for approximately 100 people. The respondent stated that there was no hot water and that he had not been given any soap or shampoo. “Even though we ask for it [soap] they [the police] ignore us... they tell us to go clean yourself in your country”. The respondent referred repeatedly to lack of access to medical care, legal advice and asylum procedures, despite requesting from police. The respondent further stated that he was put under immense psychological pressure to sign deportation documents. The respondent reported on what he perceived to be targeted mistreatment by the guards towards Egyptians in particular, and stated that he believed this to be a strategy of the guards to try and push people to sign deportation papers: “They psychologically pressure them to sign for deportation. When we ask for anything, they ignore us. Even so, the other people that have been here when they ask for something - they give them”. He stated that other groups of detainees had been given some access to items or services, but that these had been consistently denied to the group of Egyptians. The respondent further reported on his attempts to start the asylum process, which he stated that he was not only denied, but also subjected to ridicule by guards when he requested this. He described how a guard would pretend to write down his details without actually writing on paper, but rather faking writing in the air. The respondent also mentioned that some people who tried to ask for asylum and were denied access to the process, were considering signing deportation papers simply to get out of Amygdaleza, as the conditions are so appalling.