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:

– Tech use for surveillance of activists and people on the move in Serbia

– Violent pushbacks from Croatia to Bosnia and Hungary to Serbia persist

– Protests at Harmanli camp in Bulgaria

– Processing the suspension of the Right to International Protection in Poland

– Analysis of policing practices in Thessaloniki during 2024

– The AI Act: Securing borders, not rights in Greece and beyond

– Updates from Samos, Lesvos and Kos

– Update on Turkey’s response to developments in Syria

– Reports of suicide attempts, torture and forced deportations at Şanlıurfa camp

– Update on evictions in Northern France