ASYLUM IN BULGARIA AND ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLENCE
By Sara Minolfi and Eda Mirushi. Photos by Emanuela Zampa. NNK Team in Bulgaria Borders are not just the abstract lines that separate states politically.
PUSHBACKS FROM SERBIA – BULGARIA: “THE GRUDGE FOR THE SERBIAN POLICE AND FRONTEX WILL STAY IN OUR HEARTS”
“They don’t respect the refugees. They take advantage of us, the police, the border police and also the smugglers”… They treat us like [not humans].”
A HARROWING JOURNEY: THE REALITY OF BORDER CROSSINGS
He told us that when night fell, people were forced to enter a tiny hut in the middle of nowhere. They were robbed of the last money they had and left stranded in the middle of nowhere by the smugglers. They spent two days of despair in this hut.
FORCED DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE ON THE MOVE ON SOUTHERN SERBIA: ASSESMENT REPORT FROM NOVEMBER 2023 TO APRIL 2024
We are pleased to present the pioneering report meticulously examining the impact of the externalization of European Union borders on people migrating through Serbia from November 2023 to April 2024.
THE LIBE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTES ON THE REFORMS TO THE SCHENGEN BORDER CODE: ‘REINTRODUCTION OF INTERNAL BORDER CONTROLS’
Surveillance, random ID checks, showing documents to access services, and all that nasty shit that corrodes rights and privacy. Introducing these controls within the EU is legal only on a temporary basis and in so-called ‘exceptional’ situations, and states have to notify the European Commission of their reasons.
A NEW FRIEND IN THE FIELD: PEOPLE FROM CHINA IN THE BALKANS, SEEKING FOR A BETTER LIFE
He said, “They released dogs on him but luckily the dogs had only bitten clothing and not skin.” T. later showed me where they’d smacked him on the arm with a baton. The Croatian police stole his money and his phone.
WHY NO NAME KITCHEN IS FIGHTING THE NEW EUROPEAN PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM
On April 10th the European Parliament will take the proposed Migration and Asylum Pact to a plenary vote.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ITALY-ALBANIA NEOCOLONIALISM AND VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Protocol shall be for a period of five years, automatically renewed unless one of the Parties communicates its disagreement within six months of its expiry.
VIOLENCE AT THE EUROPEAN BORDERS: AFTER THE CROATIAN POLICE KICKED HIS FACE WITH IRON BOOTS, THE DOCTORS WANTED TO IGNORE HIM
“After the Croatian police kicked his face with iron boots whilst at the border last night, he lost 4 teeth, and his face was completely smashed in”.