EU-bound refugees attempt to avoid Hungarian camp

ROSZKE, Hungary — Refugees from the Middle East and Africa attempting to enter the EU via the Balkans into Hungary are doing their best to avoid the newly established Roszke camp set up by the Hungarians near the Serbian border.

Surrounded by barbed wire, the camp in the small town of Roszke consists of 50 olive and blue tents set up for refugees. Hundreds of police carefully monitor the camp and security cameras are all over the area to control the situation and record the refugees’ movements.

According to Hungarian police in the border area, refugees who are detained by police need to stay at least four to five days in Roszke to be fingerprinted.

Reporters are not allowed in the refugee camps, and the outside view of the encampment is a mass of trash among the tents.

It is obvious from Rudaw’s exclusive footage that the refugees are experiencing difficult times and are in a bad situation.

Refugees often try to escape from the camp because the release process usually takes a long time, and they don’t want to stay in Hungary. Hungary itself has not yet given into EU pressure to accept the refugees.