Meanwhile, a group of almost 50 NGOs, including Amnesty International, has called on the prime minister not to go ahead with the plans.
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Poland extends exclusion zone on Belarus border after 64% fall in attempted illegal crossings
“The zone has brought good, concrete results,” says the interior minister.
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Polish government rejects church request to allow medics to treat migrants at border
“The fact refugees are being used brutally in a political struggle does not absolve us from respecting their rights,” wrote Archbishop Polak.
Polish activists found with Iraqis in car charged with aiding illegal crossings over Belarus border
“If a human impulse requires a decent person to break the law, then the law should be broken,” says one of the detained couple.
Lukashenko pledges “brutal reaction” to Polish military build-up on border
“They are real scoundrels. I am afraid that they might start a war with us,” said the Belarusian president.
Polish hotel millionaire pledges to support 100 refugee families
“I cannot be remain silent about the recent actions towards migrants on the Polish-Belarus border,” wrote Władysław Grochowski.
Van with 42 migrants in back found by police in Poland
Most have been identified as Iraqis.
Former Polish first ladies join mothers’ protest on border against “inhumane” migrant treatment
“Today we want to express our opposition to the inhumane treatment and deprivation of dignity of refugees.”
“Stop the Torture on the Border”: protests in solidarity with migrants held in Poland
Opinion polls show that a narrow majority support the government’s tough border policies.
Majority support Polish government’s border policies but half oppose child migrant returns
The findings echo earlier polling indicating support for the government’s approach.
Body of Syrian found in Poland near Belarus border amid migration surge
It is the sixth recorded death near Poland’s border with Belarus in the last month.
Polish medics volunteer to provide emergency care to migrants crossing Belarus border
“Medics on the Border” have been denied permission to enter the border area by the authorities.
Belarus “importing economic migrants” to Poland in “hybrid war against EU”, says Kaczyński
“This is a cynical and brutal action planned many months ago as revenge for Poland supporting the Belarusian opposition.”
How is the Belarusian border crisis affecting Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The government’s polling numbers have risen while the opposition has struggled to establish a clear response.
