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April 14, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarusian border guards found a dead foreigner some 10 meters from the Latvian fence in the Viciebsk region’s Vierchniad\u017avinsk district two days ago, the State Border Committee reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The foreigner did not have any documents or a phone on him, yet had food made in Latvia, the border patrol agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This indicates that the man crossed the border and was on the neighboring territory for some time,” the Belarusian Investigative Committee said. A forensic examination will determine the exact cause of death, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Oxfam and Egala human rights groups released a report<\/a> earlier this month claiming that third-country foreigners attempting to cross into the EU from Belarus face pushbacks and violence on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Belarus, people are at times detained in camps or forced to create makeshift camps in the forest. \u201cMany are consequently gathered by uniformed personnel and coerced to cross the border at specific points. . . . People on the move report being prevented by Belarusian forces from leaving the border region or returning to the capital, Minsk, meaning they have no option to escape the cycle of violence in the Sistema, except by attempting to cross into Poland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe policy of pushbacks, together with extensive border fortifications on the Polish side \u2013 including a five-m-high border fence topped with razor wire \u2013 can trap people in the border area, an area known as the Sistema or \u2018death zone,\u2019 for days, weeks or even months,\u201d the report stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth those detained in camps and those apprehended by Belarusian forces in the forest report being subjected to violence and extortion, as well as deprivation and confiscation of water, food and shelter,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe border region is a harsh and inhospitable environment, characterized by difficult terrain and extreme weather conditions. The Bia\u0142owie\u017ca Forest makes up a significant part of this area, with thick underbrush and uneven ground making travel slow and treacherous. The area also features several rivers and large swamps which are difficult and dangerous to cross, especially during rainy seasons,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the Polish side, a border fence and additional fortifications make it difficult to cross further into Poland. The Belarusian side to the east is a densely forested area a few kilometers wide, containing marshes and rough terrain as well as concertina wire entanglements and a Soviet-era fence. This area has become known as \u2018the Sistema.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian officials always blame Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian officers for pushbacks and suffering endured by third-country nationals seeking to cross the border into the EU from Belarus and ask for asylum there. Between 65 and 72 foreigners have lost their lives at the border since 2021, according to official data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights defenders documented the death of 116 migrants at the Belarusian-European border between August 2021 and March 2024, the Belarusian human rights organization Human Constanta, Latvia\u2019s Gribu pal\u012bdz\u0113t b\u0113g\u013ciem and Poland\u2019s Ocalenie Foundation said in a report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The migration crisis at the Belarusian-EU border has been ongoing since spring 2021 after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, angered by EU sanctions, had indicated that Minsk would not prevent people from Africa and Asia from traveling through Belarus to the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 western neighbors call the crisis a \u201chybrid attack\u201d orchestrated by Minsk and Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More like this: Rights group: at least 126 migrants have died at Belarus-EU border in less than three years<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New report recounts testimonies of people subjected to violence at Belarusian border<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus to press criminal charges against foreign officials for alleged mistreatment of migrants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 14, Pozirk. Belarusian border guards found a dead foreigner some 10 meters from the Latvian fence in the Viciebsk region’s Vierchniad\u017avinsk district two days ago, the State Border Committee reported. The foreigner did not have any documents or a phone on him, yet had food made in Latvia, the border patrol agency said. “This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":134153,"template":"","rubric":[30,13],"class_list":["post-134177","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarusian border guards say they found a dead man 10 meters off Latvian border | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 14, Pozirk. 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