Refugees have encountered both generosity and abuse during their arduous trek across the continent By Nahlah Ayed, CBC News Posted: Sep 08, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 08, 2015 12:11 PM ET Hawkar Ali Fattah, a Kurdish refugee who fled northern Iraq, looks out the window of a train headed from Nickelsdorf, Austria, to Munich. Fattah says he and other asylum seekers have been mistreated along their arduous route through southern and eastern Europe. -- Tensions mount on the Hungary-Serbian border 0:59 Close Europe's 'breathtaking' refugee crisis Europe's 'breathtaking' refugee crisis 3:13 Europe's 'breathtaking' refugee crisis 3:13 Related Stories * Refugee crisis: Follow the latest developments * Refugee crisis makes for strange sights on Lesbos: Margaret Evans * Thousands more refugees to arrive in Hungary in next 10 days: UN * Syrian refugee crisis: Quebec triples number of refugee sponsorships * Refugee crisis: Stephen Harper rejects proposed meeting with political rivals -- Fattah says he was detained in Sofia, Bulgaria, locked up and even hit by police officers. "It was 15 days in the prison. No water and no bread," he said, moments after arriving at a welcome centre at the Austrian border with Hungary. refugee crisis -- Latest Video * Iran releases detained U.S. sailors Iran releases detained U.S. sailors 1:20 Video shows 10 navy members who were held overnight before being let go * Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece 1:17 Ship carrying over 1,000 people lands in port of Piraeus * Obama on the threat of ISIS Obama on the threat of ISIS 1:30 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S * 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 1:27 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S Advertisment -- * Powerball lottery: Questions about legitimacy of online ticket brokers not stopping Canadians read comments * Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says read comments * Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier read comments * Iran's quick release of American sailors applauded by John Kerry read comments * Russian airstrikes help Syrian army gain major victory in strategic -- Don't Miss * canada dollar loonie Canadian dollar will drop to 59 cents US in 2016, Macquarie forecasts * Obama State of Union Analysis Barack Obama delivers 'peppery and partisan' final state of the union address * A3 e-tron NAIAS 2016 NAIAS 2016: Detroit car show models are watching you right back * Powerball Jackpot Powerball lottery: 5 things Canadians need to know * John Tory and Justin Trudeau Updated Trudeau praises Toronto's response to Syrian refugee resettlement * Les Deux Alpes map Updated Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier * Kevin O'Leary New Kevin O'Leary tries to trump Rachel Notley, saying she's 'bankrupt' of ideas * Predicting the 2016 Oscar nominees Analysis Oscar nominations 2016: CBC's Eli Glasner predicts the finalists * TURKEY-BLAST/ Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says * Transport trucks lined up in Nipigon, Ont., winter Nipigon River Bridge delays slow $100M of goods shipped daily * canadian powerball ticket holder Powerball lottery: Questions about legitimacy of online ticket brokers not stopping Canadians * Oil and gas Oklahoma fracking lawsuit Oil prices Who wins, who loses when oil drops below $30 * CANADA/ RRSPs Selling your house in retirement: What not to do * winter storm 2016 Atlantic winter weather causes widespread outages, cancellations * Oilpatch Outlook 20151028 Analysis Seeking a political scapegoat for plunging oil: Don Pittis Explore CBC -- CBC gem logo Radio-Canada ©2016 CBC/Radio-Canada. All rights reserved Visitez Radio-Canada.ca