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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Save the date Saturday, October 10th in Montreuil at 7pm for a presentation of How stopping the boats kills

Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The real crisis was never migration. It was a response that normalised violence, stripped away rights, and treated people seeking safety as threats. And none of us are safer as a result. deathzone.borderforensics.org

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The Death Zone — Mapping Violence Across the Polish–Belarusian Borderlands

A platform documenting the emergence and consolidation of a lethal pushback regime across the Polish–Belarusian borderlands, 2021–2025.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Poland-Belarus border did not become a “death zone” by accident. A new report shows how political decisions, pushbacks, border infrastructure and militarisation transformed forests and rivers into sites of preventable deaths. www.borderforensics.org/investigatio...

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The Death Zone – The Making of a Lethal Pushback Regime Across the Polish–Belarusian Borderlands – Border Forensics

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Sam Chambers @spatiosam.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"We then, in collaboration with Sam Chambers, modelled how different border-control interventions and scenarios extend the time migrants spend in these environments, thereby intensifying their exposure to meteorological and topographical harm." www.borderforensics.org/investigatio...

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Monthly 1 km downscaled surfaces of minimum duration-limited exposure (DLE, hours, masked to the area of interest, for January 2021 through December 2025. Higher values indicate longer allowable exposure under the assumed clothing and activity conditions, whereas lower values indicate shorter allowable exposure and therefore greater cold stress. Seasonal structure and spatial heterogeneity are evident. Figure 3.36. Monthly 1 km downscaled surfaces of minimum duration-limited exposure (DLE, hours, masked to the area of interest, for January 2021 through December 2025. Higher values indicate longer allowable exposure under the assumed clothing and activity conditions, whereas lower values indicate shorter allowable exposure and therefore greater cold stress. Seasonal structure and spatial heterogeneity are evident.
Monthly 1 km downscaled surfaces of minimum required clothing insulation (IREQ, clo), masked to the Poland area of interest, for January 2021 through December 2025. Higher values indicate greater clothing insulation required to remain within the modeled cold-strain criterion, whereas lower values indicate lower clothing demand. Seasonal structure and spatial heterogeneity are evident but not identical to DLE.

Modelled cumulative cold exposure and distress-call clusters along the Poland-Belarus border. This map overlays a scenario-based surface of cumulative cold exposure across the borderland with the spatial distribution of documented distress-call clusters. The blue surface represents the modelled intensity of cold exposure under the selected delay scenario, while yellow circles indicate distress-call locations/ clusters. These layers show that exposure is produced not only by environmental conditions, but by the interaction between terrain, bordering infrastructures, and the forced duration of migrants' immobility or rerouting.

Figure 4.31. Cold-stress scenarios, documented deaths, and distance to the Belarus border. The maps compare death locations with cumulative cold-exposure contours under successive bordering scenarios. The contour values are used as an exposure index rather than as literal core-body temperature loss. Across scenarios, added delay compresses dangerous exposure thresholds toward the border. The distance-to-border analysis shows that mapped body-recovery locations remain situated within the wider borderland, with a particularly marked 2025 concentration near the legal border and along river-border sections. Table 4.2. The table shows the median distance from the Belarus border at which deaths occurred, along with the number of deaths recorded within 5 km and within 10 km of the border, illustrating how closely fatalities are clustered around the border zone.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Death Zone: For five years we’ve been told what happened at the Poland-Belarus border was a migration “crisis”. A new investigation reveals a different truth: the catastrophe was created by political choices.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

On 16 March, #MehmetTürkmen, president of #BiRTEK-SEN (United Union of Textile and Leather Workers), was arrested in #Turkey. His freedom has been violated, and the right to unionise has been infringed upon. We call for his immediate release and for the unconditional dismissal of all charges.

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El Hiblu 3 @elhiblu3.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

„No one should be punished for seeking protection“ writes @amnesty.org Seven years ago, right now, the oil tanker #ElHiblu1 was underway to #Malta. On board, 100 survivors who had escaped from Libya on a rubber boat the night before. Today, three of those - the #ElHiblu3 - still face charges.

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Malta: Seven years of injustice. Drop the charges against the El Hiblu 3

28 March marks seven years since Amara Krumak, Abdalla Bari and Kone Tiemoko Abdul Kader were arrested in Malta for opposing their forced return to Libya.

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ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures @sociodigfutures.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A new report from Travis Van Isacker and Michel Stanislas at @borderforensics.bsky.social shows that UK govt 'stop the boats' policy has led to an increase in deaths. The Independent reports on it today: bit.ly/41wdqJ6

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A new report by Travis Van Isacker @borderforensics.bsky.social found that deaths in the Channel rose after a major UK-France deal to 'stop the boats' ⤵️ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Deaths in the Channel soared after signing of UK-France deal, report warns

Exclusive: Deadly incidents have moved closer to the French shore in recent years, new analysis shows

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Our work is dedicated to all those who have lost their life at the UK’s border, and those who they left behind. Towards freedom of movement for all.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We publish as the French and UK governments finalise their next deal to police illegalised migration for 2026-29. While they debate how many millions more to spend and what dangerous new tactics to use to try and ‘Stop the Boats’, we show the failure and human cost of their policies. Read also 👉

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Downing Street insists France and UK ‘united’ on small boats as deal nears expiry

The £478m deal was put in place by the Tories in 2023

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Combining geospatial analysis, coastguard records, activist datasets, flight tracking, and interviews with affected people and solidarity structures, the investigation reconstructs how policy decisions reshape crossing conditions – and how border violence becomes measurable across space and time.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Our research found that the increased numbers of deaths in the Channel took place close to the French shore as a result of new mechanisms: extreme overcrowding and chaotic launches. We linked these trends to increased border policing, aerial surveillance, and supply chain disruption.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

From 2019 to 2023, there were 68 dead and missing from 21 fatal incidents in the Channel. Between August 2023 and January 2026, 129 people died or went missing in 48 incidents. At the same time the numbers of boats and people crossing fell. See @hollybancroft.bsky.social's article here 👉

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Deaths in the Channel soared after signing of UK-France deal, report warns

Exclusive: Deadly incidents have moved closer to the French shore in recent years, new analysis shows

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Today, Border Forensics together with @sociodigfutures.bsky.social releases the new investigation 'How ‘stopping the boats’ kills'! The report shows that the #UK's "stop the boats" policy has in fact led to an increase in deaths. Find full report here 👉 www.borderforensics.org/investigatio...

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

More fatalities were recorded close to the French shore as a result of new mechanisms implemented after a major UK-France deal: extreme overcrowding and chaotic launches became more frequent. We linked these trends to increased border policing.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

From 2019 to 2023, there were 68 dead and missing from 21 fatal incidents. Between August 2023 and January 2026, 129 people died or went missing across 48 incidents. How is it that from Summer 2023 there has been a sharp rise in the numbers of deaths? See @the-independent.com article

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Deaths in the Channel soared after signing of UK-France deal, report warns

Exclusive: Deadly incidents have moved closer to the French shore in recent years, new analysis shows

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El Hiblu 3 @elhiblu3.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

UN experts urge Malta to drop charges against El Hiblu 3 and uphold migrants’ rights „We condemn these unjustified charges. We are also concerned that Maltese law criminalises as terrorism conduct that is not genuinely terrorist under international law.” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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UN experts urge Malta to drop charges against El Hiblu 3 and uphold migrants’ rights

GENEVA – UN experts* today urged Malta to end the unjustified prosecution of three boys known as the “El Hiblu 3” on terrorism charges that could carry life sentences.Amara Krumak, Abdalla Bari and Ko...

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sozialismus.ch @sozialismus.ch · 17/01/2026

Aktivist:innen von Border Forensics @borderforensics.bsky.social und dem erzählen über die staatliche Gewalt im europäischen Grenzregime.

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sozialismus.ch @sozialismus.ch · 30/12/2025

Workshop am #AnderenDavos 26: Kontinuitäten staatlicher Gewalt im europäischen Grenzregime Mit Aktivist:innen von Border Forensics @borderforensics.bsky.social aus Genf und dem NoMore Committe aus Basel. 17.01.26, 14:30 im Volkshaus ZH Infos: sozialismus.ch/ad26

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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

A talk by Charles Heller from @borderforensics.bsky.social on border forensics and documenting border violence at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Sitting here with the core team of Researchers on the Border, urgently important discussions! Follow their work @badaczkinagranicy.bsky.social

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Starting in 30 minutes! A lecture by lead researcher #CristinaDelBiaggio about 'The Death of Blessing Matthew' as part of the series “Avenue centrale. Rendez-vous en sciences humaines” (season 12). Watch now or later here 👉 www.youtube.com/live/MHPd-br...

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Avenue centrale (Saison 12) | Cristina Del Biaggio

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Coming Saturday, 17:00h. Join us at #BuildPeace2025 in Barcelona. Our digital cartographer #JackIsles will speak about 'How we use geospacial technology to advocate against surveillance and control'. Find here the full programme: www.icip.cat/wp-content/u...

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Alongside unveiling patterns, the Archive of Absence stands as a witness. Many records lack important details. Some deaths go complete unrecorded. The AoA allows to submit information to help acknowledge and collectively honor the memory of those who lost their lives at the hands of the police.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

So, did racism kill Nzoy? Our evidence points to a systemic pattern where race, masculinity, and various forms of othering shape who is policed, how, and with what consequences. Our research also shows that especially racialised men are overwhelmingly overexposed to lethal policing.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A racialised geography of violence emerges: over the last 10 years, the Canton of Vaud had been the deadliest in CH – both in absolute terms and relative to population and police size. Who died? 67% of cases show one marker of othering; 28% show multiple. Over 45% were racialised. We see a pattern.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

In the past three decades, shootings went down, yet police-related deaths have remained steady. Our platform documents 84 people killed in police interactions from 1992–2025: more than two per year. We include deaths from shootings, restraint, neglect or abuse in custody as well as police chases.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Silence surrounds these deaths. Officially released numbers mostly cover deaths through police fire arms while fatalities from restraint, custody, or neglect are obscured by euphemisms. This invisibility conceals violent patterns of police practices and thus the causes of reproduced violence.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Did racism kill #Nzoy? As part of our recent investigation "The Death of Roger Nzoy Wilhem" we asked that question. Digging into that question, we built the Archive of Absence: an independent database of police-related deaths in #Switzerland since the 1990's. archiveofabsence.borderforensics.org

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Who Killed Blessing Matthew at the Franco–Italian Border? In 2022 #BF launched an investigation into her death. Read now #CristinaDelBiaggio's and #SarahBachellerie's article "Framing Responsibility through an Analysis of the Entanglement of Law and Space" in State Crime Journal 👉 h1.nu/1dE3f

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John Reynolds @seanmacr.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

📣 Documenting & Challenging EU Border Violence Thurs 9 Oct 2025, 1pm MUSSI Seminar Room (+ online) @mu-ssi.bsky.social with Charles Heller @borderforensics.bsky.social Niamh Keady-Tabbal @maynoothlaw.bsky.social Hanaa Hakiki @ecchr.bsky.social Register: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The result of our analysis challenges the prosecutor’s claim that Nzoy ran at the officer with a knife. His hands were open and empty when he was first shot. This exposes bias in official narratives of lethal policing and support the demand for #justice4nzoy. borderforensics.org/investigations/nzoy

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The frame-by-frame motion shows his left hand outstretched across his body and his right hand with visible finger articulation. Both moved naturally as open palms. This is bio-mechanically inconsistent with gripping a knife.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

By cross-referencing a #3D model of the scene with the camera’s perspective and optics, we measured the distance to Nzoy’s hands. The pixel data gave us a precise dimensions: 19.7 cm. Our results matched Nzoy's autopsy records.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

From four extracted frames, we studied the size, shape, and motion of #Nzoy’s hands – open vs closed. The police investigation ignored this sequence, despite the witness who filmed it testifying that Nzoy held nothing.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Four years ago today, on 30 August 2021, #Nzoy was fatally shot by police at #Morges station, #Switzerland. The Police claimed he attacked officers with a knife. Our new investigation shows his hands were open and empty before the first shot was fired – exposing the regime of police impunity.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Structural racism and impunity for police-related deaths have allowed these to be perpetuated. Only a day ago, early morning on Sunday 25.08.25, a 17-year-old Black teenager died during a police chase in #Lausanne. Our thoughts are with families of #policeviolence victims. #Justice4Nzoy #Marvin

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Our analysis further locates Nzoy's killing in relation to other police-related deaths in Switzerland. In our press conference this morning, we presented our findings, including the archiveofabsence.borderforensics.org: A database of documented police-related deaths in Switzerland between 1992-2025.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Our video analysis combined with 3D-reconstruction demonstrate that Nzoy's hands were open just before the first two shots were fired at him. Contrary to the police's claims, it was thus highly unlikely that he was holding a knife at that moment.

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

At the family’s request, #BF has conducted an investigation over the last 2 years, in collaboration with the Independent Commission. Our research presents new evidence and links Nzoy's killing to other cases of police-related deaths in Switzerland. www.borderforensics.org/investigatio...

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The Death of Roger Nzoy Wilhelm – Border Forensics

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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...

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🔴SAVE THE DATE🔴 Monday, 11am, Lausanne, CH #BF together with the Independent Commission on the death of Roger #Nzoy Wilhelm will launch their new investigation on the circumstances of #Nzoy's death. Join us and sign up for the #PressConference here: forms.office.com/e/0Gfv0rtaK9...

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Border Forensics Agency @borderforensics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Today, we are in thoughts with the survivors of the massacre and the families of the deceased and disappeared. We reiterate our demand for accountability. We continue to support and amplify their demands for truth and justice.

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