The Polish border guard says there have been more attempted crossings from Belarus | Screenshot: DW video
The Polish border guard says there have been more attempted crossings from Belarus | Screenshot: DW video

The border between Poland and Belarus is the scene of an increasing number of irregular migrant crossings and violence. The situation is escalating.

Authors: Kristin Joachim, Kinga Woloszyn-Kowanda

First published: August 4, 2024

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Source: dw.com

InfoMigrants editor's note: In the introduction, the words 'illegal crossings' were replaced with 'irregular migrant crossings', in line with InfoMigrants' editorial guidelines. National and international laws exist to protect a person's right to seek asylum and the right not to be sent back to a place where they face a real risk of being subjected to human rights violations.