A demonstration in support of refugees took place in Warsaw

On September 17, a large protest demonstration in support of refugees took place in Warsaw.

The protest in the Polish capital was held in response to the parliament’s decision to vote for the legalization of the expulsion of migrants at the border.

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According to the website warszawa.wyborcza.pl, hundreds of people took to the streets of Warsaw with slogans such as “I accept refugees,” “Stop torture at the border!”, “They are just as much refugees as we are.”

The organizers began the event by stating: “We are sounding the alarm. Dozens of people are living in the forests of Poland. We have gathered today because the actions of the Polish authorities are inhumane and degrade human dignity.”

It should be noted that this summer saw an escalation of the migration crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus. Polish soldiers were forced to install barbed wire at the border with Belarus to combat illegal migrants. On September 2, a state of emergency was declared at the Polish-Belarusian border, which includes 183 settlements.

Daily, Polish border guards report numerous attempts at illegal border crossings.

According to the Polish Border Guard, more than 7,000 attempts to cross the border into Poland have been made since the beginning of October. Since the beginning of September, the number of attempts has been approximately 20,000.

Earlier, the Polish Parliament (Sejm) adopted amendments to the law legalizing the expulsion of migrants at the border. The new provision allows Polish authorities to disregard asylum applications submitted after illegal border crossings if the applicant did not arrive directly from a zone where their life or freedom is in danger. Following this, the parliament also approved the construction of a border barrier equipped with motion sensors at a cost of 353 million euros.