Belarus-Poland border crisis Archives

Immigrants who escaped their war-torn countries: Libya, Iraqi Kurdistan, Yemen and Syria continue to find themselves between a rock and a hard place. They have been stuck between the border of Belarus and the neighbouring E.U. countries since the 7th of July 2021. Alexander Lukashenko, the current president of Belarus after being backed by Putin, is the longest-reigning president of Europe. After his latest re-election in 2021, the Belarusian people revolted and protested again Lushenko cracked down on the protesters by forcing false confessions, jailing and threatening political opponents. Due to Lushenko’s dictatorial handling and attitude toward the protests EU imposed sanctions on Belarus. In response, Lukashenko encouraged migrants to come to E.U. by Belarus and, upon their arrival...

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How Belarus-Poland Border Crisis Turned Out To Be A Humanitarian Crisis?

SinshaNovember 26, 20210

A life threatening crisis is happening on the border between Poland and Belarus. Here, the European country Belarus is using thousands of vulnerable refugees as weapons against Poland. Autocratic ruler of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko has invited thousands of refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq and dumped them in the forest near Poland’s border. They have been told that if they need to survive, they would have to cut the razor wires of the border and enter into Poland. Or else they’ll freeze into death in the chilled forest. Images of migrants who travelled to Kuznica-Bruzhi border crossing via Belarus, trying to force their way Into Poland and being deterred have occupied attention all over the world. Refugees gathered in the border of Poland where the security forces are...