Belarus–European Union border crisis - Wikipedia
In August 2021, the government of Belarus began coordinating an influx of migrants, mostly from the Middle East and North Africa, to the borders of Lithuania, Poland and Latvia. Although Belarus denied involvement, both the European Union and independent observers viewed it as hybrid warfare undertaken in response to the deterioration in ...
Migrants face expulsion at Polish border under new law - BBC
At least six migrants have been found dead near the border with temperatures now falling below freezing overnight. The newly approved legal amendment must now be signed into law by Polish ...
Poland border crisis: What happens to migrants who are turned away? - BBC
The crisis has led border guards in Poland and Lithuania to force migrants back into Belarus, without assessing their asylum claims - a practice known as a "pushback". We've looked at what...
What's causing the crisis at the Belarus-Poland border : NPR
Nov 17, 2021 · Poland's defense minister said on Wednesday that the crisis at the border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants are trying to cross, could take months to resolve, even as there were signs...
Migrants face expulsion at Polish border under new law
Oct 15, 2021 · Poland's parliament has passed a law allowing border guards to immediately expel migrants who cross the border illegally. Guards will also be given power to refuse applications for...
E.U. Blames Belarus for Migrant Crisis at Poland Border - The …
Nov 9, 2021 · Poland has massed thousands of troops on its border with Belarus to keep out Middle Eastern migrants who have set up camp there, as Western officials accuse Belarus’s leader of intentionally ...
Live updates: Belarus-Poland border crisis traps thousands in ... - CNN
Nov 12, 2021 · Thousands of people are stuck in a tense standoff on the Belarus-Poland border, as the humanitarian and geopolitical crisis worsens. Follow here for the latest news updates.
Belarus and E.U. Border Tensions E.U. Sides With Poland Over …
Nov 10, 2021 · With thousands of people camped in the cold at the Poland-Belarus border, Western officials accuse Belarus’s repressive ruler of trying to manufacture a migrant crisis in Europe in retaliation...
Poland blocks hundreds of migrants at Belarus border - BBC
The Polish government called a crisis meeting on Monday and deployed 12,000 troops to the region. Poland has accused Belarus of pushing the migrants towards the border, describing it as hostile...
The Poland Belarus Border Crisis, Explained - The New York Times
Nov 17, 2021 · But the standoff at the border between Belarus and Poland, where thousands of migrants are camped in a freezing forest — and several have died — differs sharply.