On 20 October 2024, three activists were arrested after having called the European emergency number 112 to request medical assistance for a group of 8 asylum seekers, with Syrian, Afghan and Egypt nationalities. 7 of the 8 individuals were minors. The group had spent days in a forest, in -2 degrees. As the police arrived they arrested the group and the three activists. According to a press statement from NGOs Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche and No Name Kitchen, the police seized the asylum seekers' phones, pushed and slapped two of the activists and held two activists down on the ground to handcuff them. No one was informed as to why they were arrested. The group and the activists were brought to Malko Tarnovo Border Police station where the activists were held for 24 hours, accused of having resisted a public officer. The activists signed detention and arrest documents without any interpretation.