The measures “give border guards a key tool to combat illegal migration, which is an element of hybrid aggression against Poland”, says the interior minister.
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Hundreds protest on border against German migrant deportations to Poland
“The EU and Germany want to destroy the Polish nation” by using migrants as part of a “hybrid war against Poland”, said the organiser.
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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.
Most Poles support government policies on Belarus border and reject asylum for crossers, finds poll
Two thirds fear the crisis could lead to armed conflict, and a declining proportion think Poland can rely on NATO allies to help defend its border
