DAY 69
in Bistrica ob Sotli, we were checked in extremely detailed way; everybody crossed the border at the end. Marchers: 30. Route length: 21 km. GPS Tracking: https://www.endomondo.com/users/13828223/workouts/883745977
Edgard (Brasil) and Ahmad (Syria) waiting for the rest of the group. Rigonce border crossing: Slovenia/Croatia border. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Romania are not part of the Schengen Area (but are legally obliged to join it). That means full passport check by crossing.
Without previous checking the possibilities the CMFA group marched with hope to cross the border without any problems. Unfortunatelly it turned out that this small local crossing is not able to serve citizens from outside EU (for example Brasil). It was clear that we will not be able to cross there.
Edgard (Brasil) ignoring the fact that the lack of permission for him to pass was due to lack of technical ability the checkpoint to serve him, started to question the good will of the border police. For him lack of the possibility to pass was clearly a sign of uneven treatment of people from outside EU. It turned political and the border police didnt expected it at all (and probably understood it either).
Jan, Edgard and Franek show signs of resignation after listening to the final decision of the border police.
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After some time waiting part of the group decided to make a manifestation and cross the border and after return in some time. Not everyone was interested in this manifestation, so some people stayed and waited for the protesting group. Alex, Jan and Helena were discussing the idea not to split the group and walk an extra day in order to stay together. This idea was agreed by everyone in the group and significantly strenghtened sense of unity in the group.
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