{"id":176574,"date":"2026-02-20T16:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176574\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuania-turns-nine-african-migrants-back-to-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176574\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania turns nine African migrants back to Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/migranty_litva_sogg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/migranty_litva_sogg.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/migranty_litva_sogg-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/migranty_litva_sogg-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/migranty_litva_sogg-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/migranty_litva_sogg-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Lithuanian State Border Guard Service)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 20, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Lithuanian border guards returned nine undocumented African migrants to Belarus in the early hours of February 20 after they crossed the border outside official checkpoints, the country\u2019s State Border Guard Service reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group included nationals of Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. According to the agency, they were \u201cwell prepared to cross the border under winter conditions,\u201d wearing warm clothing and appropriate boots, and carrying sufficient food, personal belongings and mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service added that the migrants were in good health and had no complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Border Guard Service noted that migration activity remains low during the winter months. It reported only two such incidents this month, the previous one occurring on February 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 20, Pozirk. Lithuanian border guards returned nine undocumented African migrants to Belarus in the early hours of February 20 after they crossed the border outside official checkpoints, the country\u2019s State Border Guard Service reported. The group included nationals of Morocco, Algeria and Egypt. 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