NGOs have protested against the legislation, which they say gives officers a “licence to kill”.
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Belarus border crisis: most Poles oppose asylum rights for migrants and support expanded use of firearms
This year has seen a renewed migration and security crisis on Poland’s border with Belarus.
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Only 9% of Poles favour accepting all asylum seekers at Belarus border: poll
But a majority are willing to take in at least some under certain conditions.
“We won’t allow Poland’s borders to be violated,” says president on WWII anniversary
Andrzej Duda promised to protect Poland from current “hybrid” threats.
Poland moves to introduce state of emergency on EU’s eastern border amid migrant surge
“We must stop aggressive hybrid actions carried out according to a script written in Minsk,” says the PM
Activists detained in Poland for trying to remove fence on Belarus border amid migrant surge
The group reportedly included a leading figure in an NGO accused by Polish prosecutors of laundering Russian money.
Most Poles opposed to accepting refugees and half want border wall: poll
The findings come amid a recent rise in the number of people seeking to cross the border from Belarus into Poland.
European court calls on Poland to provide relief to Afghans camped on Belarus border
The group is reportedly seeking asylum in Poland.
Poland to build fence on Belarus border to “protect from terrorists”
There has been a recent surge in illegal crossings, mainly by Iraqis and Afghans.
Afghan migrants camp on Polish-Belarusian border amid political standoff
Dozens of Afghans remain stuck on the Poland-Belarus border amid a standoff.
“Poland defended itself from refugees in 2015 and will do so again,” says deputy PM
Amid a surge in crossings at the border with Belarus, the government has sent soldiers to secure the frontier and moved to tighten asylum rules.
Poland accuses Belarus of sending migrants over border as “living weapons” in “hybrid war”
Over 130 migrants have been detained in the last two days after illegally crossing the border from Belarus into Poland.
Unprecedented Czech legal challenge to Polish coal mine could be “catastrophic” for Poland
Paweł Wiejski
It is the first such case at the ECJ.
Strasbourg court rules Poland violated rights of asylum seekers turned away at border
Poland must pay compensation to Chechens it turned away at the border with Belarus.
