There has been only one such incident in the last six months.
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Attempted crossings from Belarus fell by half in 2024 after tough Polish border measures
Data obtained by Notes from Poland show 30,090 attempted crossings from Belarus across the whole of 2024.
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Iraqi and Syrian families camped on Belarus border reportedly seeking asylum in Poland
Poland’s human rights office has visited the group to ascertain their status.
German states seek return of border controls with Poland amid surge in “irregular migration”
“We must prevent a loss of control at the border,” say the interior ministers of Brandenburg and Saxony.
Poland condemns “provocation” after Russian jet manoeuvres close to Polish aircraft over Black Sea
“Unfortunately we will encounter such provocations,” said the Polish government spokesman.
Poland starts construction of electronic barrier on Russian border
“I am convinced that it will be the EU’s best-secured border,” says Poland’s interior minister.
Justice minister opens criminal proceedings against opposition politician for “mass migrant grave” claim
She suggested that hundreds of migrants who crossed from Belarus could have died and been buried in mass graves to hide the evidence.
Poland closes main Belarus border crossing and prepares further sanctions for regime figures
The decision comes a day after the jailing of an ethnic Polish leader by Belarus.
Activists who tried to destroy anti-migrant fence on Belarus border to face trial in Poland
The group described it as an “act of civil disobedience” to express opposition to the government’s “cruel” border policies.
Funeral held in Poland for Sudanese man who drowned crossing Belarus border
Siddig Musa Hamid Eisa is one of at least 20 people to have died on the border since Belarus began engineering a wave of attempted crossings.
Electronic elements of Poland’s anti-migrant border wall with Belarus switched on
At a length of 206 kilometres, it will be the longest electronic barrier monitored from a single control centre in the world, says the interior minister.
Poland to build anti-migrant razor-wire barrier on border with Russia
The Polish defence minister has ordered the army to “immediately” begin building a barrier on the border with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.
Poland considering anti-migrant barrier on border with Russia
“We must do everything to prevent this hybrid war involving illegal immigrants from succeeding,” says the secretary general of the ruling party.
Poland turns away Russians at border
“These are people who may be dangerous to our country,” says a spokesman for Poland’s security services.
