This report brings together first-hand testimonies from a range of countries in the region to look at the way European Union states and other actors are affecting systemic violence towards people crossing borders.

BVMN is a network of watchdog organisations active in the Balkans and Greece including Rigardu, Are You Syrious, Mobile Info Team, InfoKolpa, Collective Aid, Blindspots, Pushback Alarmphone Austria, I Have Rights, PIC, Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria and Mission Wings. Combining insights from these different members and other partners, such as Human Rights Observers (France), this month’s report covers, among other things:

– Changes in the migration route in Serbia and rise of pushbacks from Hungary

– Police violence in Belgrade

– Detention of minors in Croatia

– Border technologies and EU-funded research projects in Evros

– Palestinian protesters punished with deportation orders in Turkey

– Aggressive architecture in Calais

– Deadly Drina Boat Disaster