The coronavirus pandemic has slowed down the speed of the movement of refugees and migrants on the Balkan route,

leaving thousands stuck and increasingly subject to extreme and restrictive measures; such as curfews, the military in the streets,

police force carrying long-barreled firearms, and enforced confinement in camps not fit for human habitation.

There are currently eight centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina that accommodate people on the move, and all eight of these are under lock-down,

making them de facto detention centers.