Poland-Belarus Border: New ban on Eastern Border risks blocking MSF and civil society from reaching people in need

June 13, 2024

Warsaw, 11 June 2024 – MSF is concerned that the Polish Ministry of Interior's new ban on accessing part of its Eastern border zone near the Polish-Belarusian border will risk blocking civil society access to people seeking protection, potentially leading...

Violence and pushbacks at Italian-French border: People on the move left without shelter or healthcare in Italy

August 8, 2023

Ventimiglia, 4th August, 2023 - Systematically pushed back at the border by French police – often with violence, inhumane treatment as well as arbitrary detention – and left without adequate shelter and with limited access to healthcare in Italy. In...

Asylum and migration policy: When states become bouncers

May 24, 2023

By Felix Braunsdorf, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) humanitarian advocacy officer. Governments around the world are making deals to prevent refugees and migrant communities from accessing security and safety. Immense sums of money flow into walls, barbed wire, surveillance and questionable deals....

MSF returns to Calais to provide medical and psychological assistance at the French-British border

May 16, 2023

Calais, 15 May 2023 – On the French-British border, hundreds of people are trying to reach the UK every day, risking their lives for lack of prospects in France or to join relatives in the UK. In Calais, they face...

MSF medical data and patient testimonies indicate alarming levels of violence at the Hungary-Serbia border

August 5, 2022

Testimonies from patients and corroborating medical data from the humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) indicate an alarming and repeated use of violence, allegedly committed by Hungarian authorities, against people crossing the border between Serbia and Hungary. Beatings...