President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, whom the E.U. accuses of engineering a migrant crisis on the border with Poland, could face a serious headache if asylum seekers try to stay in his country.
From: New York Times
Tag: migrants
bookmark_borderGreece to Put Aid Workers Who Helped Migrants on Trial on Espionage Charges
bookmark_borderPoland border crisis: Belarus moves migrants stranded in camp
About 1,000 migrants are offered shelter from the cold after camping at the Belarus-Poland border. from: BBC News
bookmark_borderA Green Light at the Window for Migrants
An unofficial network of local residents, activists and volunteer medics in Poland has been working to support those who have made it across from Belarus in freezing conditions.
From: New York Times
bookmark_borderLive Updates: Belarus Moves Hundreds of Migrants Away From Border Checkpoint
Polish authorities warned that the border crisis could stretch on for months, even as Belarusian forces moved migrants to a warehouse, offering desperate families their first humanitarian aid in weeks.
From: New York Times
bookmark_borderPoland border crisis: Migrants tear-gassed trying to cross from Belarus
Poland’s defence ministry says migrants were throwing stones and trying to destroy a border fence. from: BBC News
bookmark_borderAir Route to Belarus Closed to Migrants in Bid to Halt Crisis
bookmark_borderMigrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters
Iraqi Kurds and other migrants said they were fleeing despair at home, but Belarus encouraged them, offering visas and helping them get to the border.
From: New York Times
bookmark_borderAirlines Move to Curb Flow of Migrants to Belarus
bookmark_borderPoland border: Heat camera shows migrants stranded between the two countries
The migrants – who are mainly young men – are enduring freezing conditions in the hopes of reaching the EU. from: BBC News
bookmark_borderLive Updates: Airlines Limit Flights to Belarus to Slow Flow of Migrants to E.U. Borders
bookmark_borderNumber of migrants crossing Channel to UK hits new daily record
from: BBC News Around 1,000 people reached the UK by boat on Thursday, with more than 20,000 arriving this year.
bookmark_borderMigrants in Peril, and Raw Emotions, in a Volatile European Border Standoff
A confrontation over migrants between Belarus and Poland is growing more volatile, as nationalist fervor rises in both countries and a humanitarian disaster looms.
From: New York Times
bookmark_borderOn the Ground: Migrants in Poland’s Forests Are Hiding and Hurting
The forests stretch past a restricted zone, and it is there that migrants like this group of eight who have made it past the guards and the razor wire are waiting for an opportunity to continue on. From: New York Times
bookmark_borderThe African migrants running a food bank in Sicily
Undocumented people in Italy struggling for money during the Covid pandemic are not entitled to aid. from: BBC News
bookmark_borderBelarus migrants: What routes do they use to reach Minsk?
The migrant crisis along the EU’s borders is the result of increasing numbers arriving in Belarus by air. from: BBC News
bookmark_borderMigrants Say They Face Abuse on Both Sides of Belarus Border
Stories are emerging of the authorities in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland abusing asylum seekers from the Middle East and using them as political pawns.
From: New York Times
bookmark_borderWhy Are Migrants in Belarus Heading to the E.U.?
bookmark_borderBelarus migrants: Poland faces fresh border breaches
The defence minister say many attempts were made to cross but 15,000 soldiers are now stationed there. from: BBC News
bookmark_borderBelarus migrants: Poland PM blames Russia’s Putin for migrant crisis
Thousands of migrants are at the Belarus-Poland border, camping in cold and dangerous conditions. from: BBC News
