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AfD admit that neo-liberal and conservative Tusk goverment in Poland is implementing their programme. We are living in the dark ages.

Movement in the forest continues. 1140 days have passed since the events in Usnarz Górny when Eastern Corridor was reopened on a new scale. It was then that a group of Afghan people were stuck on the Polish-Belarusian border for more than two months. Usnarz turned out to be only the beginning. Then it got worse - a state of emergency, construction of a wall, thousands of calls for help, thousands of pushbacks, dozens of dead, even more missing, repressions of solidarity movement. This is the reality on the Polish-Belarusian border for more than 3 years. And not even the beautiful views of Podlasie can make you forget what is happening here and why you are here. The change of power in Poland and the EU has not changed Europe's anti-migrant policy. It doesn't matter whether one or the other sits in government. The goal for all is the same - to protect the capital and prosperity of Fortress Europe. “We won't accept you - we won't give you asylum,” is what the politicians are manifesting. We are facing fourth autumn here. The young Syrian who's been trying to survive on the Polish-Belarusian border for 4 days without water and food, who is so emaciated and soaked that he sits half-conscious on the wet ground and his body shivering, has no choice - he is on the move, on a quest to secure a better life for himself and his family. Green borders is the only chance.

"One of the elements of the migration strategy will be the temporary, territorial suspension of the right to asylum and I will demand to have this decision recognized in European Union" Are these the words of a fascist from Front Nationale, AFD or the native Konfederacja? Close, it's Donald Tusk; Prime Minister of Poland, guarantor of the constitution, hope for normality and sunshine of the nation, who won the fight against the recent flood all by himself. We repeat invariably - liberals always go hand in hand with fascists; they often hide it because they cannot be accused of being parochial and allow their image of progressive and open people to be damaged. When issues arise that require decisive action, such as migration or limiting capitalist dysfunctions, the old alliance always returns.  It returns in the field of pop culture - Gazeta Wyborcza promoting far-right politicians and celebrities, TV star Wojewódzki promoting and humanizing head of Konfederacja Sławomir Mentzen. It's also back in politics. On the ideological level, Konfederacja's alliance with Tusk is the most natural alliance on the Polish political scene. The bidding for racism continues. Just like bidding to destroy health care and create laws favorable to big capital.  The government strategy called "Take back control, keep safe" will be presented at the meeting on October 15.

“As the No Borders Team collective, we stand in solidarity with all people on the move facing repression and we categorically oppose the criminalisation of migration, the right to which is one of the fundamental and inalienable human rights.” On the Polish-Belarusian border, the No Borders team witnessed the arbitrariness and violence of the authorities against people on the move. Same shit, different border. 📆 3 days to trial! 🔴 Detention centres are where some people detained on the Polish-Belarusian border go. They are usually people who have experienced violence from Belarusian and Polish services. Many times, the same people were victims of repression and torture in their own country. Being locked up in a detention centre has a bad effect on people's minds. In the Polish border region Podlasie, people are still being treated badly. Many people have died, been hurt, or abused. This is the migration policy of Poland, the European Union, Belarus and Russia. 📢 Find out what is happening at Europe's borders and follow the accounts of solidarity groups! //DE // „Das No Borders-Team ist solidarisch mit allen Menschen, die unterwegs sind und Repressionen ausgesetzt sind, und lehnt die Kriminalisierung von Migration, die zu den grundlegenden und unveräußerlichen Menschenrechten gehört, kategorisch ab.“ An der polnisch-weißrussischen Grenze erlebt das No Borders-Team die Willkür und Gewalt der Behörden gegen Menschen auf der Flucht. Gleiche Scheiße, andere Grenze. 📆 3 Tage bis zur Verhandlung! 🔴 Viele Menschen, die an der polnisch-weißrussischen Grenze festgenommen werden, landen in Haftanstalten. In der Regel handelt es sich dabei um Menschen, die Gewalt durch belarussische und polnische Behörden erfahren haben. Oftmals waren dieselben Personen auch in ihrem Herkunftsland Opfer von Repression und Folter. Die Gefangenschaft in einem Lager wirkt sich negativ auf die Psyche der Menschen aus. In der polnischen Grenzregion Podlasie werden die Menschen nach wie vor schlecht behandelt. Viele Menschen sind gestorben, wurden verletzt oder missbraucht. Das ist die Migrationspolitik Polens, der Europäischen Union, Belarus’ und Russlands. 📢 Informiere dich, was an den Grenzen Europas passiert, und folge den Accounts der solidarischen Gruppen!

“As the No Borders Team collective, we stand in solidarity with all people on the move facing repression and we categorically oppose the criminalisation of migration, the right to which is one of the fundamental and inalienable human rights.” On the Polish-Belarusian border, the No Borders team witnessed the arbitrariness and violence of the authorities against people on the move. Same shit, different border. 📆 3 days to trial! 🔴 Detention centres are where some people detained on the Polish-Belarusian border go. They are usually people who have experienced violence from Belarusian and Polish services. Many times, the same people were victims of repression and torture in their own country. Being locked up in a detention centre has a bad effect on people's minds. In the Polish border region Podlasie, people are still being treated badly. Many people have died, been hurt, or abused. This is the migration policy of Poland, the European Union, Belarus and Russia. 📢 Find out what is happening at Europe's borders and follow the accounts of solidarity groups! //DE // „Das No Borders-Team ist solidarisch mit allen Menschen, die unterwegs sind und Repressionen ausgesetzt sind, und lehnt die Kriminalisierung von Migration, die zu den grundlegenden und unveräußerlichen Menschenrechten gehört, kategorisch ab.“ An der polnisch-weißrussischen Grenze erlebt das No Borders-Team die Willkür und Gewalt der Behörden gegen Menschen auf der Flucht. Gleiche Scheiße, andere Grenze. 📆 3 Tage bis zur Verhandlung! 🔴 Viele Menschen, die an der polnisch-weißrussischen Grenze festgenommen werden, landen in Haftanstalten. In der Regel handelt es sich dabei um Menschen, die Gewalt durch belarussische und polnische Behörden erfahren haben. Oftmals waren dieselben Personen auch in ihrem Herkunftsland Opfer von Repression und Folter. Die Gefangenschaft in einem Lager wirkt sich negativ auf die Psyche der Menschen aus. In der polnischen Grenzregion Podlasie werden die Menschen nach wie vor schlecht behandelt. Viele Menschen sind gestorben, wurden verletzt oder missbraucht. Das ist die Migrationspolitik Polens, der Europäischen Union, Belarus’ und Russlands. 📢 Informiere dich, was an den Grenzen Europas passiert, und folge den Accounts der solidarischen Gruppen!

More about the new law on our blogsite: https://nobordersteam.noblogs.org/2024/07/new-shooting-law-on-polish-border/

Polish senate approved new "shooting law"

This text was written after one of the forest actions in last weeks. Solidarity is stronger that fascist threads so people on the move can still get humanitarian aid.

This text was written after one of the forest actions in last weeks. Solidarity is stronger that fascist threads so people on the move can still get humanitarian aid. https://nobordersteam.noblogs.org/2024/07/long-way-from-eritrea/

One of fascist patrols

Following the death of a Polish soldier at the border and a massive racist media offensive against migrants, social media is circulating more and more information about the formation of far-right militias whose members announce trips to the border to “defend” it. In the border area of Podlasie, local groups of fascists have already begun walking through the wilderness in search of migrants and people that help them. On their social media they write about encountering groups of migrants who allegedly managed to escape from them, but we have no confirmation of whether this is true. The fascists are not prepared for the conditions in the forest, so migrants appearing in neighboring villages and people from the aid movement may be their targets. In fact, after a while there were calls to “end the activists in Podlasie.” The figure of the migrant-murderer and rapist promoted by the media and the far right has already taken on such a strong hold in the public consciousness that now the targets of the vilification are precisely those bringing humanitarian aid to people on the move.

On July 12, the Polish Parliament amended the law on the use of weapons by the military, police and border guards on the Polish-Belarusian border. The changes ensure impunity for the officers. If they feel that they or the border (sic) are threatened, even if they acted against the law, including using firearms, they will not be held responsible. In the parliament, the bill was supported by 401 deputies, with 17 against and 17 abstentions (abstentions came from deputies of the far-right Konfederacja party, who were keen to further liberalize the law on the use of weapons by the services). Objections to such changes were raised by the Ombudsman and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, among others. Now the bill must be approved by the upper house of parliament, but most likely the outcome of the vote will be similar. A veto by President Duda, who is affiliated with the PiS - the party that formed the previous right-wing government - is also unlikely.

We are back with our channel on Telegram. There is still a lot going on at the border, unfortunately we had a bit of a break in broadcasting here. We apologize for this and will try to keep you updated now.

Update from the border. The media clamor and campaign against migrants is in full swing, while we are doing our job. This is our fourth summer in Podlasie, but we would be lying if we said that we never expected it to last so long. In fact, in 2021, when Usnarz happened and the eastern route was opened, we told ourselves one thing - Poland has left its bubble and will have to face the problems that other countries have been experiencing for years. We had a lot of concerns, remembering Gebels' PiS propaganda in 2015; but we also had a lot of hope watching how, thanks to the joint efforts and commitment of many people, we managed to create a grassroots aid movement. From the beginning, our goal was not only humanitarian aid, but also to reach the widest possible audience with an undistorted message. Four years have passed, although if a time traveler came to us from 2021, he might not notice any change at the border. We have a zone. Even at the time of its introduction, no one was able to say in which area it would apply. Checkpoints are back on the roads - policemen from all over Poland are again asking whether you are transporting "illegals" and about where you are going from. - From Czerlonka to Kleszczele - I see… You might as well answer that from Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk or from Gotham to Winterfell - they are lost in the job. Beaters shine flashlights in your face to see if you're white enough. People we meet in the forest are often injured - razor wire cuts deep. The trench foot does not allow you to go any further, and you have to go, otherwise they will catch you and throw you over the fence to Lukashenko's henchmen, who will do even worse things. These are the same people as always - people looking for a better life in Europe. In the eyes there is a mix of fear, hope and determination. - What will happen if they catch me? - asks one of our new friends, lying between logs in the middle of the forest. It's his first time in Poland, they haven't thrown him over a fence yet. - I don't know, if there's no white person with you, they'll probably throw you out to Belarus - But where are the human rights? - You still have a lot to learn about this place, my friend. We smoke a farewell cigarette and go our separate ways. From time to time we hear explosions from the border, we don't know - firecrackers or what the hell. We read about soldiers shooting at groups of migrants and at their own colleagues. People continue to move forward for their new lives. They go because the Belarusian dictator allowed them to, but they don't care about his plans. They do not want to be part of hybrid war or tools in the hands of totalitarian regimes. We want to believe that we will all be able to break out of the roles that politicians are preparing for us in this spectacle.