{"id":97532,"date":"2024-07-25T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/97532\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"doctors-without-borders-reiterates-concern-over-humanitarian-situation-on-polish-belarusian-border","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/97532\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors Without Borders concerned about humanitarian crisis at Polish-Belarusian border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1184\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/granica_polsha_pap_Artur_Reszko_1128x752-e1761671503813.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        Illustration photo        <span>(PAP \/ Artur Reszko)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The increasing militarization of the Polish-Belarusian border and restrictions on access to the buffer zone could have dramatic consequences, aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement follows the reported approval by the Polish Senate of a bill excluding criminal liability for officers who use enforcement measures on the Polish-Belarusian border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the MSF, these measures will lead to a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation there, compounded by the increased risk of normalizing the use of lethal force and potentially dramatic consequences for those seeking protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization said that in the first six months of 2024, it &#8220;conducted 99 interventions in the border zone and provided urgent medical assistance to 142 people suffering from extreme exhaustion, gastrointestinal infections and injuries related to violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSF called on the Polish authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure that people seeking protection in their country are treated humanely and with dignity. These individuals must have access to &#8220;humanitarian assistance, medical care, and asylum procedures.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement also called on Poland to guarantee independent humanitarian and civilian access to the entire border zone, including the buffer zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/flag-polska-poland-polsha-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/flag-polska-poland-polsha-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/flag-polska-poland-polsha-pixabay-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/flag-polska-poland-polsha-pixabay-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/flag-polska-poland-polsha-pixabay-1128-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/flag-polska-poland-polsha-pixabay-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Polish lawmaker: restrictions on Belarusians\u2019 entry to EU immoral<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 22, Pozirk. 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