Poland doubles troop contingent on border with Belarus
Warsaw has deployed double the amount of troops at its border with Belarus in response to a surge in migration. Germany has also offered to assist Poland with guarding operations.
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Desperate migrants trapped between Belarus, Poland amid geopolitical row
Migrants and asylum-seekers in eastern Poland say they have been illegally pushed back to neighboring Belarus multiple times without due asylum process. DW reports on the humanitarian crisis from the border region.
Cubans among migrants arriving in Belarus, headed for EU
People from as far as Cuba are heading to Belarus to try to enter the European Union. But pushbacks and violence along the Polish border mean that fewer migrants are succeeding with their plans. The EU believes that Belarus is deliberately sending migrants across the border to destabilize the bloc.
Croatian politicians deny culpability in border pushbacks
Politicians and rights activists are reacting to film footage showing migrants being violently forced back into Bosnia from EU member Croatia. But no one is taking responsibility.
Balkan route: 144 suspected migrant smugglers arrested
Over 140 suspected people smugglers were arrested in an operation conducted by Frontex in central and southeastern Europe in early September.
Following false rumors, hundreds of migrants attempt to enter Spanish enclave Ceuta
Almost 300 migrants attempted to enter the Spanish enclave Ceuta on the African continent earlier this week. At least five people were arrested by border guards.
Poland illegally pushed Afghan migrants back into Belarus: Amnesty
The human rights organization has said Poland carried out an unlawful pushback of a group of migrants camped out on its border with Belarus.
'Go back to Minsk!': Poland's border guards text migrants
Polish border guards have begun to send text messages to migrants who are trying to cross from Belarus to Poland. In the text, they warn migrants that the border is closed and they should return to Minsk. Migrants have also been in touch with Polish NGOs, pleading with Poland to "have mercy" and take them in.
EU rights court urges Poland to assist Afghans at border
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) once again asked Poland to provide assistance to 32 Afghans who have been living for weeks at a makeshift camp at the border with Belarus.
Spain accused of asylum seeker pushback to Morocco
A group of 125 migrants was reportedly pushed back from the Spanish enclave of Peñón di Vélez de la Gomera to Morocco, according to various Spanish NGOs.
Poland slams Belarus, sends extra troops to border
Warsaw has accused Minsk of an "organized storming" of its borders after four people, apparently refugees, were found dead. Poland is sending 500 additional troops to the region.
Poland: 4 people found dead on border with Belarus
Four migrants were found dead on the Poland-Belarus border, three Iraqi men in Poland and one Iraqi woman in Belarus. The Polish prime minister spoke of "dramatic events and Belarusian provocations."