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Acknowledgements

This report was researched and written by a team of Human Rights Watch researchers. It was edited by Holly Cartner and Rachel Denber, respectively executive director and deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch, and Ian Gorvin, senior program officer., Veronika Szente Goldston, advocacy director for the Europe and Central Asia division, Aisling Reidy, senior legal adviser, and Bill Frelick, director of the Refugee Policy Program at Human Rights Watch, also reviewed the report. Valuable technical support was provided by Sonya Kleshik, Mihra Rittman, and Kathryn Koonce, associates in the Europe and Central Asia Division. Production assistance was provided by Anna Lopriore, Grace Choi, Andrea Holley, and Fitroy Hepkins.

Human Rights Watch would like to thank all those refugees who were willing to share their experiences with us, sometime at significant risk to themselves and their families.