Since late March, asylum rights have been suspended for most migrants entering from Belarus.
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Belarusian jailed for two years in Poland for espionage
The man reportedly conducted surveillance of a military airport near the Polish border with Belarus.
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UN expert praises Polish support of Ukrainian refugees but urges end to pushbacks on Belarus border
The human rights rapporteur paid tribute to Polish citizens for their solidarity and generosity.
Poland lodges protest over demolition of WWII soldiers’ cemetery in Belarus
Warsaw says the “barbaric” incident is part of an “anti-Polish campaign by the Belarusian authorities”.
Number of Belarusians doubles in Poland since 2020 amid surge of refugees
Poland has offered sanctuary to thousands of Belarusians fleeing repression by Lukashenko’s regime.
Residents of Poland’s Suwałki Gap appeal for emergency shelters in case of war with Russia
The land corridor between the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus has long been seen as a potential weak point in a war with Russia.
Poland to lift exclusion zone on Belarus border as anti-migrant wall nears completion
Since September last year, all non-residents – including journalists and humanitarian groups – have been banned from the area.
Syrian asylum seekers flee Poland after being transferred to open detention centre
This is not the first time that “procedures were exploited [by asylum seekers] to travel illegally to the West”, says the border guard.
Polish border guard violated law when pushing people back into Belarus, finds court
It is the second such ruling.
The previous wave: how Polish civil society helped migrants and refugees amid the Belarus border crisis
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Polish consumer office advises shoppers how to boycott Russian products
Many of Poland’s biggest retail chains have already withdrawn Russian and Belarusian products.
Body of Yemeni man found in marshland on Polish-Belarus border
It is the 14th body to have been found on the Polish side of the border since the migration surge started last summer.
Opposition want “borders like Swiss cheese”, says PM on visit to government’s new wall
“Poland’s borders are sacred” and have been “sanctified by the blood” of past generations who defended them, said Mateusz Morawiecki.
Hunger protest over conditions at holding centre for refugees and migrants in Poland
Poland’s deputy commissioner for human rights says the conditions are “unacceptable”.
