From January to September 2023, Poland recorded 17,868 attempted or successful irregular crossings over its border with Belarus.

From January to September 2023, Poland recorded 17,868 attempted or successful irregular crossings over its border with Belarus.
Szymon Hołownia invited homeless people, migrants and others in need to parliament for a Christmas event.
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“I cannot be remain silent about the recent actions towards migrants on the Polish-Belarus border,” wrote Władysław Grochowski.
Most have been identified as Iraqis.
“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.
The country has also received its highest number of asylum applications in five years, amid a surge in refugees from Afghanistan and Belarus.
The first 60 of more than 1,000 Afghans evacuated to Poland have been granted international protection.
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.
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”.