“This is another step towards regaining control over migration and increasing the safety of Poles,” says the government.
“This is another step towards regaining control over migration and increasing the safety of Poles,” says the government.
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“Today we want to express our opposition to the inhumane treatment and deprivation of dignity of refugees.”
Opinion polls show that a narrow majority support the government’s tough border policies.
The findings echo earlier polling indicating support for the government’s approach.
It is the sixth recorded death near Poland’s border with Belarus in the last month.
“Medics on the Border” have been denied permission to enter the border area by the authorities.
“This is a cynical and brutal action planned many months ago as revenge for Poland supporting the Belarusian opposition.”
Aleks Szczerbiak
The government’s polling numbers have risen while the opposition has struggled to establish a clear response.
Another senior bishop criticised the government for publicly showing pornographic images found in the possession of a border crosser.
Friday saw a record number of attempted illegal crossings.
Poland has banned the media and NGOs from its border with Belarus, where it has been pushing migrants back across the frontier.
Opposition MPs criticised the government for pushing children back across the border; the interior minister called them “irresponsible and foolish”.
The group pleaded outside a border guard station to be allowed to remain in Poland.