Factual reports documenting border violence and human rights violations in spaces of control and contention along the Balkanroute
21.05.2016: Thessaloniki
An update on the Orfanotrofio squat in the East of Thessaloniki – one of the many places of solidarity with the refugee struggle in Greece. The idea of Orfanotrofio was and is to build “a place where people can struggle for their rights together”. More …
19.05.2016: Drama
Since our last visit to Drama camp at the end of April (read here: https://moving-europe.org/live-ticker-23-04-2016/) nothing seems to have changed much in this camp. On our way we met people who were walking all the More …
15.05.2016: Cherso
Cherso camp is one of the newly erected refugee camps in Northern Greece. On 15 May 2016, women and children in Cherso camp organised a silent demonstration to protest against their situation in the camp. More …
14.05.2016: Idomeni
„When we were stopped and returned, I asked the border guard why they are doing this to us. He just shook his head and did not know what to say.“ – Discussion and testimony of repeated push-backs from Macedonia to Greece. More …
13.05.2016: Idomeni
Protest in Idomeni against closed borders, the deteriorating situation in Idomeni and the lack of alternatives. Testimony on one of many push-backs involving European border guards in Macedonia. More …
12.05.2016: Lagkadikia
5 refugees from Lagkadikia camp went to the UNHCR office in Thessaloniki to complain about the broken promises and the situation in the camp. The account below is based on the testimony of A., who contacted Moving Europe a day after their unsuccessful attempt to change the situation. More …
Mapping of refugee camps in Northern Greece
Moving Europe map with reports about the camps in Greece and what people inside think about them. The official camps are presented as an alternative to Idomeni – a message contradicted by the reality in the camps. More …