Factual reports documenting border violence and human rights violations in spaces of control and contention along the Balkanroute
The Situation at the Serbo-Hungarian Border
Despite the fence along the Serbo-Hungarian border, there are several possibilities to cross from Serbia into Hungary. There are three camps in the area. One is a state run “one-stop-centre” in the outskirts of Subotica. The other two are self-organised camps at the transit-zones. However, push-backs from Serbia to Hungary are increasing. More …
Through Bulgaria
Summer of Migration Part 1 – Through Bulgaria. Analysis of the transit situation in Bulgaria before the power of migratory movements opened the Balkan corridor, together with an analysis of the reasons for the westward shift of the primary route. More …
No Border Camp Thessaloniki: 15-24 July 2016
Networking Meeting on the Balkan Route at the No Border Camp in Thessaloniki: Plenary, workshop, discussions, perspectives, plans. More …
Summer of Migration – Preface
The following preface gives an introduction to the chronology of events following in subsequent chapters. The chronology seeks to highlight and document the borderstruggles along the Balkan route, but is of provisional character. These are contributions to a critical analytical repertoire of state practices and migratory movements. More …
Migrants Found Guilty in Scandalous Trial in Hungary
On Friday 1st July, ten of the eleven people who were arrested and accused in September last year at Röszke/ Horgos border crossing were found guilty in Szeged, Hungary. They were sentenced for participating in a ‘mass riot’ and crossing into Hungary without permission. More …
Report on Police Violence during Push-Backs from Hungary
Many refugees who are pushed back from Hungary to Serbia through a hole in the fence report violent behaviour by the Hungarian police. The testimony in this report is representative of an increasing number of similar experiences. More …
Defencing festival at the Slovenian-Croatian border
Heavy thunderstorms and rain devastated the area so that some of the planned activities were not able to take place. Nonetheless workshops and discussions were held on both the Slovenian and Croatian side of the border. More …