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. It also includes general updates and insights from advocacy actions taken by members of the network.

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 and PIC. Combining insights from these different members, this month’s report covers, among other things:

– Plans to open a new registration centre in Croatia

– Government claims of “averted” arrivals in Northern Greece

– Wildfires in Greece and increased hostility against people on the move

– Unlawful detention and inhuman conditions in the Samos CCAC

– Violent pushbacks from Bulgaria to Turkey

– Legal opinion on Turkey as a “safe third-country”