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 and other allied organisations, such as Human Rights Observers.

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:

– Changes in Transit Reception Centres in Serbia

– Continued Pushbacks and Internal Violence in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

– Hunger strikes at Corinth Pre-Removal Detention Centres

– Detention officers at Amygdaleza Pre-Removal Detention Centre arrested on torture-related charges

– Local Elections in Turkey

– Evictions and Pullbacks in Northern France

– EU-Turkey Deal 8 years on

– Deaths and Disappearances in the Aegean and the English Channel