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...

Recently, the Polish Border Guards made an unsuccessful attempt to deport a 30-year-old Iraqi. The deportation was blocked by a plane...

Here you can read the summary of an article published in OKO.pressThis story concerns Josephine, Manuel, and their two children from...

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...

Since the beginning of the #Russian aggression on #Ukraine, over 3 million refugees have arrived in #Poland. Even though much of the...

In August 2021, the #Polish media first reported on a group of #asylumseekers stuck on the Polish-#Belarusian#border. Since then, the...

On April 19th, five of the #Syrian#refugees from #Lesznowola in #Poland went on a #hungerstrike to protest against their unfounded,...

On March 23rd, four Polish #activists were arrested on suspicion of smuggling people over the PL-BA border and could face an 8-year...

Most #asylumseekers at the Polish-Belarusian border have been forced to flee their homes, either by #war, persecution, or natural...

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...

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...

August 2021. #Usnarz Górny, a village in the north-eastern Podlasie region of #Poland. A group of 50 #asylumseekers was stopped by the...

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...

Story 4 - Ahmed Hamed al-Zabhawi (29, Iraq). Ahmed was married, and his daughter Azal is two years old. Despite graduating from #business...

The border between #Poland and #Belarus has turned into a death trap, wherein refugees are moved between the two borders. As a result,...

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...

The situation at the border between #Poland & #Belarus is reaching dangerous terrain; both governments accuse each other of destabilising...

As reported by oko.press, 8 Afghan and 2 Syrian #asylumseekers residing in the #Wędrzyn#refugeecenter have started a hunger strike. They...

On Jan 10, a group of activists of @fundacjaocalenie found an 18-year-old #Syrian boy in near-death condition in the forest near...

Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees the right to claim #asylum, i.e. the right “to seek and to enjoy (...)...