Polish Border Guard spokesperson Anna Michalska informed on Thursday that 79 Belarusian opposition members arrived in Poland seeking help. She added that the said persons have either filed for international protection, or declared to file for it soon.
Anna Michalska reassured at a press briefing on Thursday that the Belarusian dissidents seeking help in Poland have been receiving it. "79 persons, opposition members, entered Poland yesterday in search of help. These people have either filed for international protection, declared to file for it soon, or entered based on humanitarian visas," she said.
The Border Guard spokeswoman added that there were 1,856 people in centres for foreigners, and 31 orders to leave Polish territory have been issued since yesterday. "Since the regulations have been changed on October 26, nearly 1,500 such orders have been issued," Michalska said.
State of emergency
Migrant crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border caused by the Lukashenko regime has been going on for weeks now.
Since the beginning of 2021, Polish Border Guard has recorded over 35,000 illegal attempts to cross the Polish-Belarusian border - over 6,000 in November, nearly 17,300 in October, nearly 7,700 in September, and over 3,500 in August. This year, 2,500 foreigners have been detained for entering Poland illegally.
A state of emergency has been imposed in the border area with Belarus, and journalists have been banned from entering.
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP
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