U.N. refugee agency concerned by Polish law allowing pushbacks
The Hindu
Poland says the Belarusian government is encouraging the migrant arrivals by offering free tourist visas and easy flights to Belarus, as part of a “hybrid war” against the EU
The United Nations refugee agency on October 15 expressed deep concern about legislation adopted this week allowing the arbitrary rejection of migrants' asylum applications.
The new legislation, approved by parliament on October 14, came in response to the presence of from the Middle East, Asia and Africa on Poland's border with Belarus. European Union member Poland accuses its neighbor of encouraging the migrants to cross the border, in response to sanctions the EU imposed on the Belarusian regime.
In practice, Polish border guards have for weeks been pushing back migrants illegally entering from Belarus.
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