Polish activists criticize Tusk's government for tough border policies and migrant pushbacks

  • 📰 AP
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 16 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 63%
  • Publisher: 51%

Poland News

Belarus,Immigration,Europe

Refugee rights activists are criticizing Poland’s pro-European Union government for plans to tighten security at the border with Belarus. They are also unhappy that it's continuing a policy initiated by the previous populist government of pushing migrants back across the border there.

FILE - Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum are seen in Bialowieza, Poland, on May 28, 2023. Refugee rights activists on Monday May 13, 2024 criticized Poland’s pro-European Union government for plans to toughen measures along the border with Belarus and for continuing a policy initiated by the previous populist government of pushing migrants back across the border there. since he took office in December.

Migrants, most of them from the Middle East and Africa, began arriving in 2021 to the border, which is part of the EU’s external frontier as they seek entry into the bloc. Polish authoritiesGermany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it’s designed to curb migrationAlexander Lukashenko

Poland’s former government, led by the Law and Justice party, was strongly anti-migrant and constructed the wall and launched a policy of pushing irregular migrants back across the border.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 728. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Polish activists criticize Tusk's government for tough border policies and migrant pushbacksRefugee rights activists are criticizing Poland’s pro-European Union government for plans to tighten security at the border with Belarus
Source: sdut - 🏆 5. / 95 Read more »