What does the FUSION rocket have to do with support structures on the external European border?
Seit einigen Jahren bietet das Fusionfestival, ausgehend aus der notwendigen Erstarkung der zivilen Seenotrettung seit 2013, Akteur*innen die sich für freedom of movement einsetzen, mit dem Harbour Space eine Plattform.

In 2022, more and more people on the move made their way to northern Serbia, hoping to cross the border with Hungary and continue further to Austria and Germany. “It’s the last game, just one more border”. But the Hungarian border is brutal and so are the living conditions for people on the move in northern Serbia.

People on the Move are exposed to police violence and pushbacks and have no access to an asylum system in Serbia. An activist with klikAktiv reports on the lack of protection for PoM on site.

Physical and psychological violence against People on the Move are omnipresent at the EU external borders. An activist with MVI reports on the systematic torture carried out by EU authorities at the northern Serbian border.

More and more People on the Move try to enter the EU via Serbia. An activist with Collective Aid reports about the situation on the ground.

Winter is coming - pushbacks and violence continue. Yes, pushbacks are illegal, but widespread at EU borders. Police deny People on the Move (PoM) access to their right to apply for asylum. Moreover, they use excessive force, even torture, against PoM during pushbacks.

The dire living conditions for People on the Move get even worse when cold temperatures, wind and snow set in. Winter’s hardships add to the ongoing border violence and police brutality. In this post you can read about one of the many threats people are exposed to because of the EUs dehumanizing migration politics.



EU borders are becoming even more brutal as winter approaches. Now, cold, snow and wetness add to police violence, pushbakcs and precarious living conditions. Support us now with your donation for firewood for People on the Move.

Temperatures are dropping. The freezing winters on the border can be life-threatening, especially for People on the Move (PoM) living in abandoned or demolished buildings and improvised shelters - ,squats'. In the coming weeks several groups will join forces to equip squats in northern Serbia for the coming winter.

Many people are currently trying again to reach EU member Hungary via Serbia. It has been known for a long time how brutal and unscrupulous Hungary is acting against this. But this does not stop the people. Nevertheless, the current situation means a high need for support in the north of Serbia. We try to support our local partners with donations from our stocks, which are less needed here.

Statement on changes in the past weeks and the future of the collective.

Despite the extreme conditions, People on the Move choose, for different reasons, not to submit to the policy of closure that tries to keep and control people in camps.

Four pallets of shoes, clothes, sleeping bags, backpacks and tents collected in Potsdam in October and November arrived in Bihać this week and can be distributed immediately to People on the Move.

On Friday, November 19, 2021, after several postponements due to construction work and problems with electrical supply, the new Lipa camp was finally opened in a ceremony. It was repeatedly and rightly criticized for inhumane conditions.

The images of a research team, which gained media attention in recent days, show real footage of the humanitarian and political crimes that have been committed daily for years at the EU's external border on the Balkan route by the Croatian intervention police.

A month ago the border violence monitoring network (BVMN) was invited by the United Nations (UN) committee on the economic, social and cultural rights (CESCR) to present a submission during the 70th session of the committee. This submission evaluates observations and trends concerning the physical as well as psychological abuse of people-on-the-move in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that happen during push-backs as well as within BiH and criticizes systematic failings when it comes to provide shelter, health access and basic needs in camps as well as squats (self-organized housings).

Who we are, what we stand for and what we want.