The images at the Belarus-Poland border look familiar, but this emergency has little in common with previous waves of people from Syria, Myanmar and Afghanistan.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
Greece to Put Aid Workers Who Helped Migrants on Trial on Espionage Charges
The country’s conservative government is toughening its stance on migration and on groups working with migrants, aligning itself with a hardening climate across Europe.
Beyond the Freezing Forest, a Green Light at the Window for Migrants
An unofficial network of local residents, activists and volunteer medics in Poland has been working to support those who have made it across from Belarus in bitter conditions.
Cold and Marooned in a Police State as Desperation Takes Hold
Almost a dozen migrants have died in recent weeks in the standoff between Belarus, a close ally of Russia, and Poland, a member of NATO and the European Union, each determined not to bend.
Europe Adopts New Sanctions Against Belarus
A confrontation at the Polish-Belarusian border, a funeral for a dead Syrian boy trapped in between and a new round of E.U. sanctions mark the struggle with Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.
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Air Route to Belarus Closed to Migrants in Bid to Halt Crisis
Hoping to stem the flow of migrants stuck on the border of Belarus and Poland, Dubai banned Iraqi and Syrian passengers from traveling to Minsk.
Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters
Iraqi Kurds and other migrants said they were fleeing despair at home, but Belarus encouraged them, offering visas and helping them get to the border.
Migrant Crisis in Belarus Tests Putin’s Uneasy Alliance With Lukashenko
Last year Vladimir V. Putin helped save Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s Belarusian regime. But Russia now has an ever-more-erratic ally and risks entanglement in a dangerous crisis.
Fears of Belarus-Poland Conflict Amid Provocative Words and Troop Moves
On both sides of the Belarus-Poland border, hyperbole and military exercises have raised fears of an armed conflict in Europe.