Tomorrow, 7pm, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH

Lead reseachers #ElioPanese and #StanislasMichel will present #BF's recent report on the death of #Nzoy, a Zurich resident who died at Morges train station in 2021 after being shot by the police.

Find details about the event here: shorturl.at/TI3RT
#NzoyComplex

Today, BF launches its new investigation on the killing of Nzoy.
Roger Nzoy Wilhelm was shot dead by the police on 30 August 2021.

Until today, light has yet to be shed on the exact circumstances that led to Nzoy’s death.

Find our investigation here: www.borderforensics.org/investigatio...

Today, #BF launches a new investigation on the death of Roger Nzoy Wilhelm, a Black Swiss man. He was shot and killed by the police in August 2021, in Switzerland.

The legal process that has been ongoing for the last four years has not answered the demands for truth and justice of Nzoy’s family.

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📢 Report: Greece’s Illegal Use of Police Stations to Detain Migrants

Today, @mobileinfoteam.bsky.social, @bordercrim.bsky.social and the Border Violence Monitoring Network publish a new report on the detention of migrants in police stations in Greece

➡️ www.mobileinfoteam.org/police-stati...

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On March 15, 2025, a so-called Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), also known as a “sound cannon”, was reportedly used against hundreds of thousands of protestors in Belgrade, Serbia.

We believe this wasn’t the first time a weapon like this has been used in Serbia.

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🟠 BVMN’s January report is now online.

borderviolence.eu/reports/balk...

With contributions from our member organisations, partners and working groups, this edition covers, among other things:

❌ Tech use for surveillance of activists and people on the move in Serbia

Refugees are dying in #Poland, always in danger of violent #pushbacks. See how police hails the "deterrent effect" of their surveillance system at #euCouncil working group "Borders":
fragdenstaat.de/anfrage/prae...

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If there ever was a line, they have long crossed it.

They can call it "Return Regulation", they can call them "Return hubs", we call them for what they are:

Forced deportation and Prisons in third countries.

This article on court decision declaring illegal the detention of a 16 year old unaccompanied minor in the Samos CCAC, contains some horrible photos of the toilets & other spaces. Not a surprise, but it made me wonder about EU funding for facilities management.
www.news247.gr/magazine/rep...

The past days have taken me to the heart of the Podlasie region, where the border between Poland and Belarus stretches through ancient, primeval forests.

As highlighted by @hrlpsamos.bsky.social, almost 500 children are held in appalling conditions in the Samos CCAC. Some are detained for more than 100 days, lacking access to essential services.

Find out more: www.efsyn.gr/ellada/dikai...

"Lars indicated that Member States find it annoying that fundamental rights officers monitor the work carried out by the host nation. It feels like they are being controlled. Lars wants to prevent this with the new concept."

- From the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security

In the two most recent rulings related to pushback incidents, the ECHR confirmed that Greece systematically pushes people back at its borders. The rulings are both a success and a setback. Read our full statement via the link below.

borderviolence.eu/reports/bvmn...

New article out: “Infrastructures, Riverscapes, and the Governance of Mobility: The Evros/Meriç River and the Infrastructuring of Nature” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... dm if you want a copy