Agnieszka Holland claimed that Polish border officers are beating migrants and setting dogs on them.
Agnieszka Holland claimed that Polish border officers are beating migrants and setting dogs on them.
“Our message will be simple: the Polish border is sealed,” says Donald Tusk.
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Opposition MPs criticised the government for pushing children back across the border; the interior minister called them “irresponsible and foolish”.
The group pleaded outside a border guard station to be allowed to remain in Poland.
“They have not found anything serious” but are trying to “create an atmosphere of danger”, says the former head of the Foreign Intelligence Agency.
“The Polish border is sealed. Belarusian authorities told you lies,” reads an SMS sent automatically to those reaching the border.
The interior minister has called for the state of emergency at the border to be extended.
NGOs agree that Belarus is facilitating their passage, but argue that many are genuine refugees illegitimately denied entry to Poland.
Aleksandra Pulchny
An expert explains the humanitarian and legal situation amid a surge in crossings at the border.
Poland accuses Belarus of deliberately facilitating the crossings.
Mateusz Morawiecki emphasised the importance of economic ties.
Most are also critical of the opposition’s response to the crisis.
The citizens of Germany, Finland, Tajikistan, Syria and Iraq face up to eight years in prison.
Patryk Wachowiec
Poland today approved the extraordinary measures to tackle a surge in illegal crossings.