Since late March, asylum rights have been suspended for most migrants entering from Belarus.
Since late March, asylum rights have been suspended for most migrants entering from Belarus.
Parliament voted almost unanimously to pass the measure, with the only opposition coming from the left.
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“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.
The number of foreign students at Polish universities has also reached a record high.
The citizens of Germany, Finland, Tajikistan, Syria and Iraq face up to eight years in prison.
Prayers were held for peace in Afghanistan and money was collected to support refugees from the crisis-hit country.
But a majority are willing to take in at least some under certain conditions.
“We must stop aggressive hybrid actions carried out according to a script written in Minsk,” says the PM
The group reportedly included a leading figure in an NGO accused by Polish prosecutors of laundering Russian money.
Local communities in Poland have been gathering donations to help the refugees.