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, this month’s report covers, among other things:

– EU court issues penalty payments to Hungary for pushbacks to Serbia

– Biometric data gathering systems and border technology in Bulgaria

– Continued reports of violence inside Greek detention centers

– Arrests of undocumented people in Thessaloniki

– 37 people pushed back and trapped in Cyprus Buffer Zone since May

– Pogroms against Syrians across Turkey

– Increased hostilities against people on the move in Northern France