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At least 30 Cubans seeking asylum in Europe were forcibly expelled from to Turkey towards the end of last year, according to a report byÌýAl Jazeera.

Some of the CubansÌýsaid that Greek police officers and subjected them to violence including forced undressing, confiscation of passports and personal items, and detention without food or water, as well as several forms of assault.

Cubans expelled to are left in limbo without any form of identification or access to legal aid.

Greek officers forces the refugees to walk to neighbouring forests, loaded themÌýonto boats, and made themÌýacross a river to Turkey, telling them "to find the closest village", the report claims.

Refugee support organisation Mobile Info Team adds that the in Greece are exacerbated by the country's tough access to asylum.

In August 2021, Human Rights WatchÌýreportedÌý"substantial " that the Greek government secretly expelled thousands of migrants in recent months trying to reach its shores where authorities forced "people onto small inflatable rescue rafts and sending them back to Turkish waters".

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos MitsotakisÌýdenied the allegations:

"It has not happened. We’ve been the victims of a significant campaign," he told CNN.