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8 months

Historic indeed, the EU has conceded to the demands of far-right Member State governments, legalised illegal acts, normalised racial profiling, and legitimised derogations from the asylum acquis. Shame on you @YlvaJohansson

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It’s a historic moment #migration

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At the #NewPact press release, the co-legislators will undoubtedly try to sell this as a 'historic deal' in solidarity and migration management. Do not believe them. This is the abolition of the right to asylum in the EU. Here's what we know so far⤵️

New Pact on Migration and Asylum: European Parliament Concedes to Council Position in a Devastating...

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🚨UPCOMING WEBINAR Co-legislators in the @EU_Commission @EUCouncil @Europarl_EN are rushing towards political deals to close negotiations on the New Pact next month. This risks overlooking key safeguards and introducing dangerous loopholes in the interest of expediency.

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🔴❗URGENT: Another group have been stranded on an islet in the #Εβρος border river near to Didymoteicho, reportedly for the last two days. There are 45 Syrians and 4 Kurdish Turkish people, including 16 children and one woman who is four months pregnant. 1/

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BVM is publishing new footage confirming the long existing suspicion of #HumanRightsViolations against #Refugees at external #EU #border between #Bosnia and #Croatia @DavorBozinovic @EU_Commission See our statement here: … #PushbacksAreIllegal

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🚨Despite *overwhelming evidence* of violations of Article 3 in the Edirne Immigration Centre in Turkey, the @ECHR_CEDH has rejected an Interim Measure request on behalf of those detained without any reasoning given➡️

ECtHR Unjustly Refuses to Protect Children and Vulnerable Individuals in Detention - BVMN

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3 years

**RESOURCES FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES** (last updated 25 Feb). Here is basic information about organizations you can contact if you are in a need of assistance while trying to reach safety. Please share! #Ukraine ⬇️

UKRAINE - Info Leaflet (last update 25th of February)

UKRAINE - Info Leaflet (last update 25th of February) Here is basic information about organisations you can contact if you are in a need of assistance while trying to reach safety! Please have in...

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3 years

Today BVMN is releasing its Annual Torture Report, analysing the way pushbacks intersect with extreme brutality against people-on-the-move. 📄See the full report:

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Today BVMN publishes it's investigation into the use of islets in illegal pushbacks, disregard for interim measures by the Greek state, and the unfolding dynamic of criminalisation through smear campaigns against human rights defenders.

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1 year

Yesterday @nytimes published a visual investigation following a pushback in the #Aegean from start to finish. The excellent work done by @MatinaStevis and @FayadMulla again brings evidence of what we have been saying for years - pushbacks are happening and they are systematic.

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4 years

Fire in Lipa Camp outside of #Biha ć today. Reports says that no one was inside when it started as folks were already evicted beforehand. This development only introduces more uncertainty into the lives of refugees and migrants in the #usk

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On the 23 May, along with 28 other organisations, we signed a letter to @Frontex and the General Directorate of the Bulgarian Border Police on the case of 103 members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light seeking to lodge claims for asylum in Bulgaria➡️

Open Letter to Bulgarian Authorities and Frontex - BVMN

We, the undersigned, are writing to urge you to fulfil the fundamental rights obligations Bulgaria are bound by under the … Continued

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3 years

1/ Today we are sharing our #October monthly report, providing a round-up of the situation at borders across the #Balkans . It includes 36 testimonies of pushbacks, impacting 986 people-on-the-move. #Pushbacks #BorderViolence ➡️

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Today at 17.33CET the @ECHR_CEDH granted interim measures for the group of 49 Syrian and Turkish asylum seekers trapped on an islet in the #Εβρος border river. The Court has mandated Greece to provide the group with material reception conditions, asylum procedures and 1/

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We are hiring! BVMN is looking for a new Coordinator for our Research & Investigations team. Please share in your networks. Deadline 30/04/23. More details here 👉

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🚨Today, along with 28 other organisations including @seawatchcrew @mobileinfoteam @collective_aid @VoiceInBulgaria @europecares and many more, we urgently call for the respect of the fundamental rights of 103 individuals. READ MORE⬇️

Open Letter to Bulgarian Authorities and Frontex - BVMN

We, the undersigned, are writing to urge you to fulfil the fundamental rights obligations Bulgaria are bound by under the … Continued

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As part of its annual audit, the @EU_EDPS has found that @Frontex is in breach of Article 90 of its own Regulation, and has decided to open an investigation into its practice of sharing the personal data from its debriefing reports:

EU data protection chief launches Frontex investigation

Warsaw-based Frontex is likely violating rights by data dumping migrant testimonies with the EU's police agency Europol, according to a data protection authority.

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2 years

Interim Measures granted! ECtHR demanded the Greek state to give shelter & food to the 34 people stranded on an Evros islet. We are still in contact with the group & they have been approached by men wearing military clothing. We and @alarm_phone demand GR to bring them to safety!

Border Violence Monitoring Network

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‼️ ‼️ ‼️ 34 people including children and a pregnant woman are stuck on an island in the Evros River between #Greece and #Turkey . They cannot stay another night in the cold! Despite being informed for 24+ hours, Greek authorities & @Frontex remain inactive!

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[1] In this video we explain the problems associated with the EU’s New Pact on Migration and the proposed increased use of detention, the time limits proposed for the pre-screening process, and the gaps in the proposed ‘independent monitoring mechanism

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🚨 THREE UN Special Rapporteurs @UNSR_Migration @NazilaGhanea @fernanddev and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention call on Turkiye NOT to deport members of the Ahmadi religion➡️ Read the latest CSO statement:

Follow Up Statement on the Situation of the Ahmadi Religious Group in Turkey - BVMN

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‼️ ‼️ ‼️ 34 people including children and a pregnant woman are stuck on an island in the Evros River between #Greece and #Turkey . They cannot stay another night in the cold! Despite being informed for 24+ hours, Greek authorities & @Frontex remain inactive!

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3 years

A helping hand at the border @Frontex @EU_Commission @YlvaJohansson @NoNameKitchen1 #contestofshame #stopfrontex #europeday Nothing to celebrate #weareallmigrantsouls

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To protest against #Frontex disgusting and cynical photo competition, we and other groups are calling for a counter contest! #stopfrontex & their #contestofshame 👊🤬 Join this action to stop the violence!

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3 years

Today we are sharing our monthly report. 📰 In June 2021, the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) reported on a total of 30 #pushbacks , impacting a combined number of 1,073 people-on-the-move at borders across the Balkans.

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4 years

Huge news in Hungary today, wouldn't have been possible without the tireless work of @hhc_helsinki Important monitoring work has been done along the Hungarian border by BVMN-members @collective_aid and @rigarduev over the last three years as well

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Best photo in the category “Cooperation with national authorities” according to @Frontex and how it really looks to cooperate with authorities from #Croatia @EU_Commission @YlvaJohansson #contestofshame #stopfrontex #externalisationday #europeday Nothing to celebrate

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1 year

1/ On day 6 of #fires burning 42,000+ ha & 18 deaths in #Evros , we publish a statement with researcher @lk2015r signed by 27 civil society orgs pointing to the harmful narratives blaming people on the move & mobilising the far right in the #border region👇

Fires, Pushbacks and the Far Right: Misplaced Blame and the Mobilisation of Violence Against People...

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3 years

It has been one year since the Black Book of #Pushbacks was published. A 1,500 page long publication that consists of 892 testimonies describing the experience of 12,654 individuals. Since then we added another 431 testimonies to our database, affecting a total of 9,992 people.

The Left in the European Parliament

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Hundreds of people suffer violence every day at our borders at the hands of law enforcement authorities, we documented them in our Black Book of Push Backs released 1 year ago with @Border_Violence #InternationalMigrantsDay2021

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[1] The use of technology in pushback practices has only contributed to the ease in which racist and repressive procedures are carried out against people-on-the-move in the Balkans. Read more about these practices in our newly available OHCHR submission

OHCHR Submission: The role of technology in illegal pushbacks from Croatia to Bosnia-Herzegovina...

Today we are sharing BVMN’s submission to the un Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance … Continued

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🧵🔴 Today, we publish new #report revealing widespread violence in Greek #camps and #detention centres ✖️ Punishment beatings and withholding of food, water and healthcare in a bid to silence people speaking out about the appalling conditions they are being held in 👇

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1/Exactly 1 year ago today, #Bosnia ’s Lipa camp burned down, leaving 1000s of people on the move stranded in freezing temperatures. But the story didn’t end with the fire. What has happened since then for PoM in Bosnia? Has their situation improved?

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4 years

This morning we are presenting the 'Black Book of Pushbacks'. Together with our colleagues from @Left_EU , this 1500 page book is a damning archive of evidence and we'll hear today from BVMN representatives, MEPs, @seawatch_intl & @hhc_helsinki . [1]

The Black Book of push-backs

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2 years

The @ECHR_CEDH communicated 2 cases against #Greece for March2020 when GR suspended the right to asylum and engaged in a country-wide campaign of #pushbacks . The two applicants - TRK asylum seekers were arrested at #Evros , detained & could not lodge an asylum application

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2 years

New article from @nytimes reveals that the @Frontex 's Fundamental Rights Officer (FRO) recommended triggering Article 46 in Greece. 🔗 🗣️"The officer wrote that he had gathered continued “credible reports” of the Greek authorities systematically expelling..

Greece Border Abuses Highlight Europe’s Clashing Priorities on Migration (Gift Article)

The top rights officer at Europe’s border agency said in a confidential report that it should stop working with Greece because border guards there were mistreating asylum seekers.

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🇪🇺 We are publishing our submission to the @EU_Commission evaluation of @Frontex Regulation. We've raised (again) the following: 🛑 Art.46 should be triggered in multiple Fx operational areas, including for #Evros in absence of FR safeguards ➡️

BVMN Submission to the Evaluation of Frontex Regulation - BVMN

Since its inception, BVMN has collected 1,575 pushback testimonies, affecting an estimated 24,990 people (BVMN, 2022). During pushbacks, BVMN has … Continued

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3 years

1/ Pushbacks, violence in numbers and (lack of) accountability. Taking a closer look at the practices of illegal expulsion from Greece to Turkey at the Evros border. [Thread]👇

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9 months

🚨TOMORROW, alongside @privacyint and MEPs @Tineke_Strik and @saskiabricmont we will be launching our investigative report on "Balkandac" and the interoperability of biometric data collection systems in the Western Balkans with the EURODAC system in EU Member States.

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2 years

“It documents how almost 25,000 people were beaten, kicked, humiliated and arbitrarily detained before being illegally pushed back" 🔴 @BalkanInsight : 🔴 @euronews :

Study Reports 25,000 Violent Pushbacks at EU Borders

A new study from the Border Violence Monitoring Network, published on Thursday, documents 25.000 violent pushbacks at EU borders, saying the real number of pushbacks is likely even higher.

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9 months

🚨Reminder to sign up for Monday's webinar on #UnderstandingThePact If you can't make it - don't worry! The session will be recorded and posted on BVMNs Youtube after the event.

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1 year

This week, BVMN volunteers in #BiH have witnessed an alarming new practice unfolding. Croatian police have started intercepting, detaining and readmitting people on the move en masse, handing them over to Bosnian authorities. 🔗 Press Release:

Press Release: Croatia carries out mass deportations of people on the move to Bosnia and Herzegov...

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4 years

Hundreds have been pushed back along this stretch of Croatia's border, here's how

Reconstructing a Violent Pushback of Asylum Seekers from Croatia to...

For the last three years, the Croatian government has consistently denied that violent pushbacks occur along its section of the EU's external border with Bos...

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1 year

🚨Upcoming webinar co-hosted by member org @mobileinfoteam and us! 📅2 May 2023 🕒18.00-19.30CET 🔗 🗣️ from projects with member org @IHaveRights_eu @BorderCrim @LHreports @lk2015r @asgi_it @anafeasso Sign up today at the link above!

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🚨Today, BVMN shares its new toolkit on criminalisation. Published in collaboration with @boell_gr , it gives an overview of practical methods of defence for individuals being #criminalised across #Europe for their work defending #humanrights . ➡️

In Defence of Defenders: A practical guide to legal means and advocacy tools for criminalised Human...

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10 months

The "historic" agreement between 🇮🇹&🇦🇱 announced last week is another catastrophic step in the wrong direction when it comes to 'migration management' in Europe, with 🇩🇪 watching closely and set to copy - things don't look good..

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🇮🇹🇦🇱 Protocol between Italy and Albania Our Odysseus Network team proceeded to translate the full text of the protocol in English, to make it accessible to everyone. ➡️You can read our translated version here 🔗⤵️

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📢Webinar 11 Oct - 6-8pm CET #ICMPD and #IOM : Securitisation and Externalisation of the EU Border Regime Info/registration: BVMN with #PushBackAlarmAustria @transform_ntwrk and #AsylKoordination @LukasGahleitner

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1/ Today we are sharing a new special report which contains in-depth analysis of the unfolding situation at the borders of Spain's enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla.

New report on border violence, pushbacks and containment in Ceuta and Melilla - BVMN

This new report contains in-depth analysis of the unfolding situation at the borders of Spain’s enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, analysing … Continued

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1/ #CED : The latest conclusions of the UN Committee on #EnforcedDisappearances on Greece include an overwhelming emphasis on pushbacks and the disappearance of migrants, calling on Greece to immediately refrain from carrying out pushbacks and collectively expelling migrants.

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4 years

Join us on Friday 10:00 CET for the culmination of years of hard-work from the constituent organizations and individuals of our network @areyousyrious @JosoorNet @mobileinfoteam @NoNameKitchen1 @collective_aid @FreshResponse @CMSZagreb @disinfaux

Launch of Black Book on border pushbacks

The Left in the European Parliament EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP

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1 year

Today, we publish a follow up statement on the treatment of the group in detention, co-signed by 16 other organisations and MEP @ErnstCornelia ➡️

Follow Up Statement on the Situation of the Ahmadi Religious Group in Turkey - BVMN

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3 years

Border violence is an anti racist issue. Border violence is a de-colonial issue. Border violence is a feminist issue. #march8th

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🚨SAVE THE DATE 🗓️02/03/2022 ⏰14.00-15.30CET 🔗 BVMN and @BoellStiftung launch our toolkit of legal means and advocacy tools for criminalised Human Rights Defenders in Europe, in conversation with @MartaGionco @HNeumannMEP @dooley_dooley @Yambiodavid

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2 years

We join the voices of @ClareDalyMEP @SophieintVeld @Tineke_Strik and others in yesterday's @EP_Justice with @nmitarakis , calling on #Greece to establish independent and effective monitoring mechanisms, and on the @EU_Commission to heed these reports until it does.

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📢On this #InternationalMigrantsDay co-legislators @Europarl_EN @EU_Commission @eu2023es will celebrate by negotiating deals that will strip people on the move of their fundamental rights and make accessing asylum almost impossible in Europe. We join others to say #StopThisPact

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4 years

In the last two months members of BVMN have reported on an increasing number of chain pushbacks from Bulgaria, via Greece, to Turkey. The practice involves officers from Bulgaria pushing back groups close to the "tri-border" area north of Evros where the three borders meet.

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[1] Today we are sharing our February monthly report on pushbacks and border violence. This report highlights the latest trends related to migration policing, offering an eye-level analysis of violent borders all the way from Turkey to Italy.

Balkan Region Report - February 2021 - BVMN

In February 2021, the Border Violence Monitoring Network Network (BVMN) collected 44 testimonies, accounting for the experience of 1133 people … Continued

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⚠️ If you are an organisation/collective/association & you are CRITICAL of #EU policy on migration & asylum, @Frontex , @EUAsylumAgency , @Europol you might have been labelled EXTREMIST. How can you find out: make a right of access request to Europol 👇

Right of access | Europol

Under Article 36 of the Europol Regulation[1] , any individual is entitled to obtain information on whether personal data relating to him or her are processed by Europol. There is no charge for...

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1 year

New @Frontex ED @LeijtensFrontex says the "toxic" environment that allows pushbacks is a "thing of the past" and promises more transparency - “There should be nothing secret about what we’re doing". Let's take a look at these claims... 🧵

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2 years

As the new Executive Director of #Frontex "vows to end illegal pushbacks" (), daily life in #Evros , a @Frontex operational area, continues. Yesterday, an asylum seeker from #Turkey fleeing political persecution was taken off a bus and illegally pushed back

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Thanks to all who joined us with @saskiabricmont @Tineke_Strik @EU_EDPS and @privacyint to present the Balkandac report today in the European Parliament. If you could not make it, the report is now live on our website➡️

Decoding Balkandac: Navigating the EU's Biometric Blueprint - BVMN

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2 years

When there are no safe and legal routes to access asylum, people do not stop transiting they simply go by riskier means which results in events like this. European asylum and border politics kill.

Al Jazeera English

@AJEnglish

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18 Afghan migrants and refugees were found dead inside an abandoned truck near Bulgaria's capital Sofia

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📢81 Civil Society Organisations call on MEPs in @EP_Justice to #StopThisPact by voting to reject it this week. The Pact legislates for: ❌de-facto detention at borders for all ages ❌racial profiling ❌swift returns to third countries It's time to say NO

More than 160 Civil Society Organisations call on MEPs to vote down harmful EU Migration Pact -...

Amidst warnings from over 50 Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum in December. The agreement is a continuation of a...

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On May 24, after exhausting all legal pathways to lodge their claims, the group approached the official border crossing point and report being met with extreme violence by Turkish authorities. Since then they have been detained and issued deportation decisions.

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Let us share with you our monthly report on #pushbacks and border violence. In May, the Border Violence Monitoring Network reported on 43 instances of #pushbacks impacting a total of 760 people.

Balkan Region Report - May 2021 - BVMN

Summary and analysis of pushbacks and internal violence documented by BVMN during the month of May. The Border Violence Monitoring … Continued

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Just up – our new Legal Action Database on Pushbacks. It covers cases from the ECHR, the Court of Justice of the EU and UN Committees, plus national courts in Europe. Big thanks to our partners and volunteers, and to @BoellStiftung for its support.

Legal Action Database - BVMN

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4 years

In the last fourteen days, BVMN-member @NoNameKitchen1 have collected testimonies alluding to a spike in pushback violence in the Cetingrad area of the Croatian border with Bosnia-Herzegovina. Follow our full investigation here:

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BVMN recently published its 1000th testimony, marking a sad landmark.

Violence in Numbers: 1000th pushback testimony recorded by BVMN - BVMN

The Hungarian border fence, installed on the EU’s external border with Serbia (Source:Rigardu) Translations:Español, Français & Deutsch. In March, the … Continued

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[Thread] From Evros 🇬🇷 to Trieste 🇮🇹, on #WorldRefugeeDay we look at the experience of people asking for international protection along the Balkan Route #RefugeeWeek2021

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1/ Today BVMN is releasing a new legal toolkit for applicants, volunteers, advocates and litigators. The report was written and researched by BVMN members @CMSZagreb and #InfoKolpa , along with inputs from a range of key contributors.

Mapping Legal Struggles: Toolkit for Legal Action Across the Balkan Routes - BVMN

Today the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) is releasing a new legal toolkit for applicants, volunteers, advocates and litigators. The … Continued

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1 year

This case has demonstrated, yet again, that there are no viable legal pathways with which to claim asylum in the European Union, forcing people to seek dangerous alternatives to reach protection.

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Today, Lesvos, the trial against humanitarian aid workers enters its second day this week. They stand accused of facilitating migrant smuggling & espionage among other charges. 24 aid workers 4.5 years pending trial 25 years in prison potential sentence

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It's D-Day on the #NewPact with co-legislators set to sit from now til the late into the night for political negotiations on the files. Given the @eu2023es document published by @StatewatchEU last night, things don't look good with @Europarl_EN set to concede on key points.

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3 years

Best photo in the category “A helping hand at the border” in the cynical @Frontex photo competition. The broken hand of an asylum seeker beaten by the border police. @EU_Commission @YlvaJohansson #contestofshame #externalisationday #stopfrontex

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2 years

1/ 🔴 Today the @UN Special Rapporteur will present his report on ‘Human Rights Violations at International Borders’ to the @UN_HRC . #HRC50

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

1 year

In 2020 when we published the first Black Book of Pushbacks, one entire volume had to be dedicated to testimonies from Croatia due to their sheer amount (see Vol. II)⬇️

The Black Book of Pushbacks - Volumes I & II

A collection of hundreds of testimonies of migrants and asylum seekers who have experienced human rights violations at external borders.

left.eu

Lighthouse Reports

@LHreports

1 year

Croatia has always denied any knowledge of violent & illegal operations by its own police forcing people seeking asylum back out of the EU Now we can reveal that top Croatian officials were part of a secret WhatsApp group where such activities were shared & encouraged

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

3 years

1/ Today BVMN is sharing a submission made to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment focusing on Greece.

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture regarding Greece - BVMN

Today The Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) is sharing a submission made to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture … Continued

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

4 years

"Although, in most cases, women and children are not directly subjected to physical violence by the Croatian authorities, they are still subjected to what can be described as psychological violence, abuse and humiliation,” a representative of BVMN, says

Lorenzo Tondo

@lorenzo_tondo

4 years

#Croatia ’s police are stripping migrant babies bare to check if parents hide money in nappies & underage girls are forced to strip by male cops. Pics: ⁦ @AlessioMamo ⁩ #Migrants ⁦ @DRC_ngo ⁩ ⁦ @MdMBelgique ⁦ @Border_Violence #Bosnia #Balkans

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@Border_Violence

3 years

From 1 to 1000 pushbacks in numbers. 👉 Read the full article here:

Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

3 years

BVMN recently published its 1000th testimony, marking a sad landmark.

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@Border_Violence

3 years

The Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) documented 22 pushbacks in the July reporting period, affecting a total of 544 people-on-the-move across the Balkans. You can read the full report here 👇

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@Border_Violence

8 months

🚨There can be no compromise on human rights. We've joined 57 human rights groups in an urgent open letter demanding Europe put people's dignity and safety first in its new Migration Pact. @EU_Commission @EU2023ES @Europarl_EN it's time for you to #StopThisPact ‼️

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@Border_Violence

3 years

This week @GreekHelsinki confirmed that 15 prosecutors will look into thousands of #pushbacks from #Greece to #Turkey documented by BVMN #PushbacksAreIllegal

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

1 year

Amazing results for our partners @asgi_it today - the Court of Rome has ruled that the Italian Ministry of Interior must pay compensation to a Pakistani citizen who was pushed back by 🇮🇹 authorities into 🇸🇮 and ended up being chain refouled to 🇧🇦

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

2 years

BREAKING! @EUombudsman opened two new inquiries into @Frontex and @eu_eeas after @privacyint + partners calling for investigation into EU Surveillance Aid in non-EU countries. An important step forward to potential human rights accountability!

Human Rights Groups Submit Complaint to European Ombudsman Calling for Investigation into EU...

Update: Based on the complaint, on 30 November 2021 the Ombudsman opened an inquiry into whether the European Commission failed to take into account human rights concerns or carry out human rights...

privacyinternational.org

Privacy International

@privacyint

2 years

BREAKING! The @EUombudsman opens two new inquiries into @Frontex and @eu_eaas on their support to develop surveillance capabilities in non-EU countries. 🧵

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

2 years

1/3 🟠 What does solidarity mean in 2022? For our solidarity campaign #OtherFaceOfEurope , we are launching a new series called “Voices From the Borders.” #SafePassageForAll

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@Border_Violence

2 years

Scrutiny over #Greece 's use of private actors in border management. The UN Working Group on #Mercenaries visited border regions and asylum facilities to assess the activities of private military and security companies and their impact on human rights. 1/

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

2 years

We've published a visual investigation of #pushback from N.Mac to Greece. It confirms that #Czech officers are involved and corroborates testimonies of 16 people pushed back from N.Mac and Hungary where 🇨🇿 officers are deployed

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

9 months

Today, with @asgi_it @IHaveRights_ @mobileinfoteam @VoiceInBulgaria we release our policy paper on the EU's proposed Screening Regulation➡️ The Regulation sets out a new way to handle new arrivals at the EU's external borders..

Joint Policy Paper: The EU Screening Regulation - BVMN

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

6 months

📢Tracked, scraped, destroyed: smartphones of people on the move in the focus of state authorities 📷12 March 📷 @BROT_furdiewelt and @Border_Violence with guest speakers @matthimon @MauriceStierl @SarahAnnLincoln Sign up📷 ⤵️

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

3 years

New @FMReview featuring an article from @NatalieSGruber , @melissa_pawson & @GigiAulsebrook : "Pushbacks on the Balkan Route: A hallmark of EU border externalisation". @JosoorNet #StopPushbacks

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@Border_Violence

2 years

📢New report out today by the BVMN and @ProAsyl that takes a deep-dive into the support provided by 🇩🇪 authorities to 🇭🇷 authorities since 2016. The report looks into: 🔴 Donations of equipment 🔴 Deployment of officers 🔴 Provision of trainings ⬇️ Overview of financial support:

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@Border_Violence

1 year

On this #MayDay , we extend our solidarity and love to all those fighting against racist borders and all other oppressive structures in the world. Real freedom and equality can only be realised via internationalism and common struggle. #EndFortressEurope #Nooneisillegal

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@Border_Violence

8 months

More celebrations of a dark and shameful day in the EU's history.

Ursula von der Leyen

@vonderleyen

8 months

I welcome the historic agreement on the Pact on Migration and Asylum Congratulations to the European Parliament and Council for agreeing on this landmark proposal of this mandate. I thank @MargSchinas and @YlvaJohansson for their tireless efforts ↓

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@Border_Violence

2 years

New Press Release out: Greece ordered to rescue 34 Syrians from Evros river. Read it here⬇️

Press Release: Greece Ordered to Rescue 34 Syrians from Evros River - BVMN

5th April, 2022 Thirty-four Syrian nationals have been taken to the Greek mainland after surviving for three days on a … Continued

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

2 years

This week we will be publishing an updated and expanded edition of the Black Book of Pushbacks alongside @ErnstCornelia and @Left_EU at the @Europarl_EN 📅08/12/22 🕐10.00-11.30CET 🏢SPAAK 0A50 🗣️ EN DE FR 🔴 MORE INFO:

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@Border_Violence

2 years

This morning, BVMN members met with @Tineke_Strik @ErikMarquardt and other members of the @GreensEFA delegation to Greece. There have been a number of concerning developments in the areas of migration and technology recently and we were able to put forward our concerns: 1/5

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@Border_Violence

2 years

Since 2020, BVMN has recorded 16 testimonies from people-on-the-move who have been intercepted and apprehended in Hungary🇭🇺 and North Macedonia 🇲🇰 and pushed back to Serbia and Greece respectively, with the involvement of Czech 🇨🇿 officers.

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@Border_Violence

2 years

Have a look at a remarkable new platform by @ForensicArchi , including research work from BVMN's Research and Investigations Team.

Forensic Architecture

@ForensicArchi

2 years

Today we publish our latest, months-long investigation with @counterinv , an interactive cartographic platform that archives, verifies and maps over 1000 ‘drift-backs’ in the Aegean Sea:

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

4 years

Hope Barker, policy analyst for BVMN described the book as "the most comprehensive collection of evidence to date". Readers can find the two volumes here: #PushbacksAreIllegal [2]

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

3 years

The Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) published 35 testimonies of #pushbacks in September, sharing the experience of 815 people-on-the-move at borders across the #Balkans .

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@Border_Violence

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This is a welcome small exception in a context of still rampant criminalisation of movement and of solidarity being used as a tool of the EU's punitive border regime. Safety and Freedom of Movement for all. Solidarity is not a crime.

euronews

@euronews

7 months

Greek court acquits aid workers who helped rescue migrants crossing in small boats 👇

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Border Violence Monitoring Network

@Border_Violence

4 years

In December 2020, members of BVMN gathered 25 testimonies of pushbacks, impacting a total of 707 people-on-the-move. This rounds off a year of evidence collected by BVMN, exposing the systematised use of pushbacks along EU borders.

Balkan Region Report - December 2020 - BVMN

During December 2020, the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) gathered 25 testimonies of pushbacks, impacting a total of 707 people-on-the-move. … Continued

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