345 emergency calls in January: Hundreds of immigrants in Belarus ask for help – politics

According to Polish aid workers, the crisis surrounding migrants on the EU’s outer border with Belarus is not over. “In the first three weeks of January, 345 people in the border area asked us for humanitarian, medical or legal assistance,” said Monica Mattes, of the German newspaper Agency’s Border Group Action Coalition.

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According to the aid organization, many from the crisis areas are still waiting on the Belarusian side for a chance to enter the EU.

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“Those who cross the border now are often in much worse physical condition than they were in previous months,” Modus said. This is due to the winter climate and the heavy security on the Polish border and the fact that it is difficult to cross.