Europe must provide appropriate humanitarian assistance to immigrants deceived and manipulated by Alexander Lukashenko
In the woods on the border between Poland and Belarus, the body of a young Syrian man is Established In the weekend. This is the ninth death in the region since Alexander Lukashenko began to cynically exploit the despair of immigrants in the ongoing confrontation with the European Union.
There will definitely be more.Nearby, thousands of men, women and children were trapped in the narrow no-man’s land between the opposing camps of Polish and Belarusian soldiers. lasting The temperature drops below zero without a shelter. Most of them are from Syria and northern Iraq, hungry, fearful and improperly dressed. Driven by Mr. Lukashenko’s forces to the border fence with barbed wire, if they try to turn around, they may be beaten. Those who try to escape to Poland will be ruthlessly pursued by border guards and soldiers in what is actually a military zone. After being caught, they will be returned to the Belarusian side of the frozen forest. Humanitarian workers were unable to provide assistance because they were excluded from the emergency zone established on the Polish side of the border. Journalists are prohibited from reporting there.
