FRANCO-ITALIAN BORDER REPORT: CHANGING REGULATIONS AND IMPACT ON INTERNAL BORDER CONTROL
France managed to uphold this practice for the past 8 years, causing an estimated thousands of pushbacks.
“WHEN THE DOG BITE US, THEY LAUGH”
Testimony from an Afghan man who suffered up to ten push-backs from Bulgaria to Türkiye.
TWO CONSECUTIVES PUSHBACKS FROM BULGARIA TO TURKEY
A 39-year-old man from Tunisia suffered two consecutive pushbacks from Bulgaria to Turkey. He was beaten, robbed and psychologically assaulted.
“IF WE CATCH YOU AGAIN, WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU WILL GO TO PRISON FOR A YEAR.”
A group of six people from Pakistan and Bangladesh were arrested by the Croatian police and taken to the nearest police station where they were detained for three days before being pushed back to Serbia.
THIS IS WHAT EUROPEAN UNION POLICE OFFICERS ARE DOING TO PEOPLE FROM SYRIA SEEKING SAFETY AND ASYLUM.
This is the testimony of a Syrian person who suffered a serious hand injury caused by barbed wire at the border between Serbia and Hungary.
“I COME BACK TO BIHAC AFTER ALMOST ONE YEAR AND MANY THINGS HAVE CHANGED.”
Personal reflections from a No Name Kitchen volunteer on the ground about how some things haven't changed in Bihac, Bosnia Herzegovina, after one year.
CUBANS IN THE BALKANS. THE QUEST FOR A FUTURE
Mayte's story is the story of thousands of people who flee their countries of origin, fleeing poverty or persecution, only to find Europe violently closing its doors to them.
SYSTEMATIC USE OF PEPPER SPRAY AND PAINTBALL GUNS AT HUNGARY
There is ample evidence and testimony about the systematic use of pepper spray and paintball guns by the police against people on the move at the Hungarian border.
NORTHERN SERBIA IS BECOMING THE TRANSIT POINT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
Over the past year and since we started our project in Subotica, northeast Serbia, we have witnessed how this enclave has become one of the main transit points.
SOMETHING SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN IN THE HUNGARIAN BORDER
Violence on the Hungarian border is getting worse and worse. Beatings, robberies, humiliations and human rights violations against people on the move continue.
