The figures come amid controversy in Poland over the return of migrants from Germany.
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Poland asks Germany and France for help policing Belarus border
“This is a hybrid action against Western civilisation. It would be very good if our allies took responsibility for border security.”
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Almost 30,000 people crossed from Ukraine to Poland yesterday, half declaring as refugees
Poland has also been helping facilitate the repatriation of third-country nationals – including Bangladeshis and Filipinos – from Ukraine.
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.
US opens welcome centre in Poland for citizens fleeing Ukraine
The centre in Przemyśl offers assistance to Americans arriving in Poland by land after the US advised its citizens to leave Ukraine.
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”.
Hundreds of scientists urge EU to stop Poland’s environmentally “devastating” border wall
The 186-kilometre wall will run through Białowieża Forest, Europe’s last lowland primeval woodland and a UNESCO-protected site.
Ban on media at Belarus border violates freedoms, rules Polish Supreme Court
“People who work as journalists have a unique legitimacy to be in places where important events take place,” said the judges.
Russia calls for international investigation into Poland’s treatment of refugees on Belarus border
The Kremlin’s demand comes in response to unsubstantiated claims by a Polish soldier who fled to Belarus.
Former anti-communist dissident indicted for criminal defamation of Polish soldiers
Władysław Frasyniuk called soldiers serving amid a migration crisis “trash” and a “pack of dogs”.
Attempted crossings from Belarus into Poland fall to lowest level since August
Only 1,200 attempts to cross the border from Belarus have been recorded this month, compared to 17,500 in October.
UN: Belarus and Poland “violating rights of refugees and migrants” at border
Both countries refused to give the UN team access to the border.
Journalist charged with criminal defamation for likening Polish border guards to Nazis
He could face up to a year in prison if convicted.
