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, Greece, Turkey and Poland including Rigardu, Mobile Info Team, Collective Aid, Blindspots, Pushback Alarm Austria, I Have Rights, Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria, Mission Wings, We Are Monitoring, InfoPark and Legal Centre Lesvos. Combining insights from these different members and other partners, such as Human Rights Observers (France) and Glocal Roots (Greece), this month’s report covers, among other things:

• Arrival of the "Schengen bus" and other surveillance equipment to Serbia
• Trends in border violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Bulgaria
•  Pushback from Poland from August 2021 in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
• Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights visit to Greece
• Authorities detain dozens in Kırklareli (Turkey) sweep operations
• Updates from the French-Italian border