Limits of civil aid - Case of Poland
After months of conflict and the steady increase in the cost of living, Poles have begun to experience what is now known as "refugee...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
- Aug 27, 2022
- 2 min
Her feet were white and yellow, covered in hardened skin
Here you can read the summary of an article published in OKO.press by one of the volunteers, Marianna*, living in the Podlasie region in...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Polish border guards unsuccessful in deporting an Iraqi asylum seeker
Recently, the Polish Border Guards made an unsuccessful attempt to deport a 30-year-old Iraqi. The deportation was blocked by a plane...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Josephine had a miscarriage
Here you can read the summary of an article published in OKO.pressThis story concerns Josephine, Manuel, and their two children from...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
Can we at least take a taxi to McDonald's?
Here is a first-hand account of one of the volunteers helping carry out civil rescue operations at the border in Podlasie. "On a rainy...
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Rethinking Refugees
- May 18, 2022
- 2 min
Unequal treatment of refugees within the Polish legal system
Since the beginning of the #Russian aggression on #Ukraine, over 3 million refugees have arrived in #Poland. Even though much of the...
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Zuzanna Wysocka
- May 7, 2022
- 2 min
Selective compassion - Contradictory Media narratives about refugees
In August 2021, the #Polish media first reported on a group of #asylumseekers stuck on the Polish-#Belarusian#border. Since then, the...
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Marta Krzesińska
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Detained asylum seekers in Leznowola camp in Poland go on hunger strike
On April 19th, five of the #Syrian#refugees from #Lesznowola in #Poland went on a #hungerstrike to protest against their unfounded,...
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Paulina Odeth
- Mar 27, 2022
- 2 min
Criminilisation of solidarity in Poland
On March 23rd, four Polish #activists were arrested on suspicion of smuggling people over the PL-BA border and could face an 8-year...
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Wiktoria Cacace
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Polish citizens' response to the war in Ukraine
As one of Ukraine’s neighbours, Poland will be directly affected by the escalating situation in the country. Polish authorities...
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Paulina Odeth & Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jan 30, 2022
- 2 min
Walls
At the end of #WorldWarII, there were 7 border walls in the world. When Donald #Trump proposed the border wall with #Mexico, at least 77...
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Wiktoria Cacace
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Polish refugees
Attitudes towards #refugees remain negative among a large part of Polish society, which is why today, while we commemorate the victims of...
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Paulina Odeth
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Is it sage for refugees at the Polish-Belarusian border to be deported?
Most #asylumseekers at the Polish-Belarusian border have been forced to flee their homes, either by #war, persecution, or natural...
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Wiktoria Cacace
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
The story of Firaz at the Polish-Belarusian border
People often ask, "Why can't #refugees go back to their country?". Even though there is no simple answer for this, the general rule of...
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Rethinking Refugees
- Jan 23, 2022
- 1 min
Paid internships for refugees in IKEA in Poland
Inability to find a stable job often impedes a good, safe livelihood for refugees in #Poland, as a result of no experience in the local...
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Wiktoria Cacace
- Jan 23, 2022
- 2 min
What happened to the asylum seekers from Uznarz Gorny at the Polish-Belarusian border?
August 2021. #Usnarz Górny, a village in the north-eastern Podlasie region of #Poland. A group of 50 #asylumseekers was stopped by the...
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Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jan 22, 2022
- 4 min
10 stories of refugees who lost their lives at the Polish-Belarusian border - PART 3
Story 7 - Mostafa al-Raimi (35, #Yemen). Mostafa Al-Raimi comes from a wealthy family. His father was a judge, and his brother works in...
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Paulina Odeth & Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
10 stories of refugees who lost their lives at the Polish-Belarusian border - PART 2
Story 4 - Ahmed Hamed al-Zabhawi (29, Iraq). Ahmed was married, and his daughter Azal is two years old. Despite graduating from #business...
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Paulina Odeth & Sindhuja Sankaran
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
10 stories of refugees who lost their lives at the Polish-Belarusian border - PART 1
The border between #Poland and #Belarus has turned into a death trap, wherein refugees are moved between the two borders. As a result,...
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Katarina Pavičić-Ivelja
- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
Construction of a new border wall at the Białowieża forest
Have you ever thought about how many terrible repercussions a border fence or #wall can have? A barbed wire is already in place at the...
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