Factual reports documenting border violence and human rights violations in spaces of control and contention along the Balkanroute

Factual reports documenting border violence and human rights violations in spaces of control and contention along the Balkanroute
Critical historical analysis, articles and interviews on EU migration policies and its consequences along the Balkanroute
Regular updates on the situation in Northern Greece and the Balkanroute, provided by the Moving Europe Bus Team
Constantly updated travelling information for people on the move along the Balkanroute, gathered through a network of activists
“This situation is totally abstract and ridiculous. People here are just people, and they are being forced into this situation and nobody is giving a shit and somebody has to give some sort of a shit.” More …
Eine Stimme aus Polykastro Evelyn lebt seit 18 Jahren in Polykastro an der griechisch-mazedonischen Grenze. Bis letztes Jahr war sie bei einer Bürger*innen-Initiative aktiv. Mit uns hat sie ihre Einschätzung der Situation in Idomeni geteilt More …
A more reflective report on the events of the last weeks will be published in the next days.
The scenery in Idomeni is devastating: Empty tents lying around with the belongings of the people who stayed there. The cleaning of the area has already started. There were constructions going on in Camp A, More …
When Greek police started dismantling a big migrant camp on the border with Macedonia, journalists, NGO workers and other activists rushed to take photos and videos. More …
Police has blocked access roads to Idomeni. We cannot enter. MSF reports that everything is quite calm, but journalists have been arrested in the morning. People are loaded into Buses to Athens. More …
Greek police is stopping the arriving buses 5 km before the camp and separates the people who are allowed to travel on from those who are not. They are kicked out of the buses and left on the highway in the cold night. More …