German politicians urge help for Belarus border migrants
Winter's arrival has sparked calls for urgent aid to the migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border. The EU is preparing fresh sanctions against Belarusian authorities.
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Polish police say group of 50 migrants broke through border with Belarus
A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police said on Sunday, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.
UNHCR: Numbers of displaced increases in first half of 2021
The numbers of displaced people in the world has increased in the first half of 2021, according to an interim report by the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. More than 84 million worldwide were either refugees, asylum seekers or internally d1
Migrant farmworkers: No water or power in tent city in southern Italy
Seasonal migrant farmworkers in the San Ferdinando tent city in Calabria have been 'left to their own devices, without power or water,' according to two Italian unions. They called on local authorities to ensure security and humane1
Continuing tension between EU and Belarus, as Belavia restricts ticket sales
Some Middle Eastern passengers will no longer be able to purchase tickets for, or board Belavia flights from Turkey to Belarus. In Poland far-right nationalists march in Warsaw, protesting the build-up of migrants on the border; and1