A human from hungary

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• humansofn-- “The army searched our house six times. The first two times they knocked on the door. The next four times they kicked in the door in the middle of the night. They hit my wife. They shocked me with an electric baton. And my children had to witness all of this. The psychology of my children changed before my eyes. I stopped getting hugs and kisses. They used to watch cartoons and play normal games. Now they only played games related to war. They’d chase each other around the house, shouting: ‘I’m going to kill you!’ I tried buying them an educational kit with cardboard squares and triangles and circles. When I left the room, they broke the shapes and turned them into guns.” (Hegyeshalom, Hungary)

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The way that officials and the national media in Hungary describe the current influx of refugees creates confusion, hostility, and fear among citizens. This creates major xenophobia in the Hungarian population, and makes it harder for immigrants and refugees. 
  
  In the last few months, over 80 percent of asylum seekers reaching Hungary have escaped the worst crises in the world: Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The remaining 20 percent come from countries like Pakistan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Iran—countries with weak human rights records and a high level of violence." (OSF) Despite government communications labelling them as economic migrants, Syrians, Iraqis, Afghans, Somalis, and other refugees have the right to asylum, and Hungary has the legal obligation to provide protection.
  
  
  
  
  The number of immigrants seeking asylum in Hungary has increased from around 4,000 in 2012 to over 170,000 by September this year.