A new humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Polish-Belarusian border
3 years, 1 month ago

A new humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Polish-Belarusian border

Al Jazeera  

For weeks, a large group of people, mostly from the Middle East, has been stranded in Belarus at a border crossing with Poland, trapped as forces from the two countries face off against each other. The West has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of luring the refugees and migrants to the border to use them as pawns to destabilise the 27-nation European Union in retaliation for its sanctions on his authoritarian government. About 8,000 migrants have entered the 27-nation EU – mostly through Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia – from Belarus this year, and border guards have prevented tens of thousands of crossing attempts, according to EU figures. The crisis erupted earlier this year when longtime Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reacted furiously to EU sanctions. Months earlier, the EU and the United States penalised Lukashenko’s government for cracking down on dissent after a disputed August 2020 election which handed the 67-year-old a sixth term and provoked mass anti-government protests.

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Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland on Thursday reintroduced restrictions on movement along parts of the border with Belarus because of increased migration pressure that has involved violence against Polish security officials. The ban taking effect Thursday will be valid for 90 days and affects 60 kilometers of the land border between NATO member Poland and Belarus, an autocratic state aligned with …

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure

The Independent  

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Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus

The Independent  

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Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Sirens wailed and lawmakers in the Polish parliament observed a minute of silence on Wednesday to honor a young soldier who was fatally stabbed at the Polish-Belarusian border during a migration crisis that Poland says has been engineered by Russia and Belarus. In Warsaw, the speaker of parliament, Szymon Holownia, asked lawmakers to “honor the sacrifice of …

Poland says it could send tens of thousands of 'military-age' Ukrainian refugees back to their home country to fight Russia
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Poland says it could send tens of thousands of 'military-age' Ukrainian refugees back to their home country to fight Russia

Daily Mail  

Poland claims it could send 'military age' Ukrainian refugees back home to fight Russia, as Kyiv ramps up efforts to replenish its depleted and exhausted military. As of February 2024, 952,104 Ukrainian refugees were registered in Poland, 16 percent of them, or 152,656 people, men of military age, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Ukrainian citizens are seen arriving …

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland
1 year, 3 months ago

With European countries hungry for workers, more Ukrainians are choosing Germany over Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they choose to move to Germany for the higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy, according to a report published Tuesday. The Ukrainians questioned in the study also gave other reasons for choosing Germany, including higher wages, higher social benefits for refugees …

Latvia sends soldiers to boost security on border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

Latvia sends soldiers to boost security on border with Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Latvia says country is facing increased ‘hybrid threats’ and blames Belarusian authorities of involvement in encouraging people to cross border. Latvia’s defence minister has ordered the army to help guard the country’s border with Belarus amid what was described as “hybrid threats” facing the country and as a reported 96 attempts were made by people to cross the border in …

Poland to move 10,000 troops to border near Belarus as Wagner threat grows
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland to move 10,000 troops to border near Belarus as Wagner threat grows

India TV News  

The Polish Defense Minister on Thursday said that the government is planning to deploy at least 10,000 troops along its border with neighbouring Belarus to prepare for a possible altercation with Wagner mercenary forces and migants trying to illegally cross the border. Additional 2,000 troops would be sent to the border over the next two weeks to double Poland's military …

Poland to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Poland has expressed concerns about the border area since hundreds of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus last month. Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the border guard force, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland has worried increasingly about the border area since hundreds of battle-hardened Wagner mercenaries …

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank

The Independent  

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Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish and Lithuanian leaders held an urgent meeting Thursday in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, warning that they are bracing for provocations from Moscow and Minsk in the area. Both nations on NATO’s eastern flank have increased their border security following the arrival of thousands of …

Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel
1 year, 6 months ago

Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus is introducing a visa-free travel arrangement with dozens of countries for a month, raising fears that neighboring Poland and Lithuania might see a sudden increase in unauthorized migration. The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, signed a decree allowing citizens of 73 countries — including ones in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America — to …

People crossing into Latvia allege torture by security services
1 year, 8 months ago

People crossing into Latvia allege torture by security services

Al Jazeera  

A Syrian refugee who fled from Belarus says border guards put out cigarettes on his war wounds. He was then taken to another tent, one which Kiwan claims was overseen by six masked members of Latvia’s security forces, whom he could not definitively identify as either Latvian State Border Guard members or regular police officers. “They told me that if …

On anniversary of war’s start, EU pledges more support for Ukrainian refugees
1 year, 10 months ago

On anniversary of war’s start, EU pledges more support for Ukrainian refugees

LA Times  

European Union officials Friday pledged continued support for millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion. “Ukraine can win this war, but we will be with Ukraine as long as it takes,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told the Associated Press on the sidelines of a conference on migration near Athens. Bartosz Grodecki, the …

Germany struggles to find housing for more than 1M refugees
2 years, 2 months ago

Germany struggles to find housing for more than 1M refugees

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The German government pledged Tuesday to provide more support to cities and towns struggling to house the more than 1.1 million refugees and migrants who have arrived in the country this year, mostly from war-torn Ukraine but also other countries such as Syria and Afghanistan. After meeting with state and local officials, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said while …

‘Time stopped': Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Time stopped': Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland. “We all live in some kind of limbo.” Russia’s invasion has created the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. “We didn’t want to go farther,” said …

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials on Thursday reported a change in migration patterns across the country’s border with Belarus, with Africans who first traveled to Russia making up most of those seeking to enter Poland illegally by that route instead of people from the Mideast. The government said the African migrants include individuals passing through Russia, a close ally and …

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out
2 years, 5 months ago

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and top security officials visited the border area on Thursday to mark the completion of a new steel wall. “The first sign of the war in Ukraine was Alexander Lukashenko’s attack on the Polish border with Belarus,” Morawiecki …

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep asylum seekers out
2 years, 5 months ago

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep asylum seekers out

Al Jazeera  

Poland continues to welcome millions of Ukrainians, while pushing back asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa. Poland has completed building a new steel wall at its border with Belarus to curb the flow of undocumented asylum seekers. Belarus had never before been a key migration route into the EU – until its President Alexander Lukashenko began encouraging would-be …

Poland to end state of emergency along border with Belarus
2 years, 6 months ago

Poland to end state of emergency along border with Belarus

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government announced Thursday that it will lift a state of emergency on July 1 along its border with Belarus as it completes the construction of a wall aimed at stopping migrants and refugees. Poland began building the wall and restricted the rights of most people to enter the border area after large number of migrants, most …

Ukraine war: Poland’s Duda warns of migration ‘problems’
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine war: Poland’s Duda warns of migration ‘problems’

Al Jazeera  

The Polish president says food shortages in North Africa could result in chaos and migration problems for Europe. If the war in Ukraine causes food shortages in North Africa, this will in turn lead to mass migration to Europe, Poland’s president has warned. According to government data, Poland has absorbed as many as 3.2 million Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s war …

Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees in Poland
2 years, 7 months ago

Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees in Poland

Al Jazeera  

An Iraqi Kurd and a Ukrainian, part of families with young children, take us through a day in their lives as refugees. The military personnel at the base paid little attention to the exhausted family; they assumed they would either return to Minsk and be repatriated or return to the border area where Belarusian guards, as part of what was …

Hope, horror, as Ukrainian war refugees exceed 6 million
2 years, 7 months ago

Hope, horror, as Ukrainian war refugees exceed 6 million

Associated Press  

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania — Expectant mother Galina Kubiak says she misses her home in Ukraine but has fallen in love with Romania, the neighboring country where she fled with her two small children to escape the war. “I’m so surprised in a good way the kindness of people.” Since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, more than 6 million people have fled …

New Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing 'Dire Conditions', Says United Nations
2 years, 8 months ago

New Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing 'Dire Conditions', Says United Nations

News 18  

The flow of people escaping Russia’s war in Ukraine has slowed but those now fleeing have often spent weeks in dire conditions, the United Nations said Friday. “UNHCR staff have observed that newly arrived refugees are coming from various parts of the country, including the east, with some reporting having spent weeks hunkering down at home or in shelters in …

Ukraine refugees near 4 million. Will exodus slowdown last?
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine refugees near 4 million. Will exodus slowdown last?

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — A slowdown for good or a temporary lull during the storm of war? Border guards, aid agencies and refugees themselves say Russia’s unpredictable war on Ukraine offers few signs whether it’s just a pause or a permanent drop-off. And some remain, as one refugee put it, because “homeland is homeland.” In the first two weeks after Russia’s …

Over 3.8 million people fled Ukraine amid Russia's invasion: UN
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 3.8 million people fled Ukraine amid Russia's invasion: UN

India Today  

More than 3.8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Sunday, but the flow of refugees has slowed down markedly. The UN children's agency, UNICEF, said Thursday that 4.3 million children -- more than half of Ukraine's estimated 7.5-million child population -- had been forced to leave their homes. READ | Ukraine says …

60 miles from Ukraine, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland
2 years, 8 months ago

60 miles from Ukraine, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland

Associated Press  

RZESZOW, Poland — Just 60 miles from Ukraine, President Joe Biden saluted Poland on Friday for welcoming more than 2 million refugees who have fled Russia’s invasion. Still, he said he wanted to visit Poland to underscore that the assistance it is providing is of “enormous consequence” as Europe experiences the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. “It’s like …

Non-white refugees fleeing Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities
2 years, 9 months ago

Non-white refugees fleeing Ukraine detained in EU immigration facilities

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Non-white students who have fled Ukraine have been …

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone
2 years, 9 months ago

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone

CNN  

CNN — At least 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion less than a month ago, the head of the United Nations’ refugee agency said Sunday. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Thursday that more than 90% of the 3.1 million people who have left Ukraine are …

Russia-Ukraine conflict: How Polish cities are struggling to accommodate refugees
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine conflict: How Polish cities are struggling to accommodate refugees

Firstpost  

Poland is the first stop for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/TsvxjZXEEB — Rafał Trzaskowski March 11, 2022 “Don’t be afraid to go to small towns” Most refugees are accommodated in private residences, hotels, and two big sports arenas in Warsaw. “Big cities in Poland are overcrowded,” reads one sign, “don’t be afraid to go to smaller towns”, according …

More than 2.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia’s invasion. Here’s where they are now
2 years, 9 months ago

More than 2.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia’s invasion. Here’s where they are now

CNN  

CNN — In the span of just two weeks, millions of Ukrainian refugees have been forced to flee as the brutal Russian invasion of their homeland continues. While many residents in the central and eastern portions of the country have relocated to western Ukraine and away from the front lines, more than 2.5 million Ukrainians have left entirely following Russia’s …

Eastern Europe embraces Ukraine refugees as workforce
2 years, 9 months ago

Eastern Europe embraces Ukraine refugees as workforce

India Today  

Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion as a potential workforce, but analysts warn it will be challenging to integrate them all. "Those who are now arriving in the territory of the EU are well-qualified and meet the demand for labour," said Sieglinde Rosenberger of the University of Vienna, though she warned the welcoming attitude …

UN reports over 2 million refugees have left Ukraine amid war against Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

UN reports over 2 million refugees have left Ukraine amid war against Russia

India Today  

The United Nations has reported that over 2 million Ukrainian people have left the country due to the ongoing Russian invasion. Moldova - 82,000 FOLLOW RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR NEWS LIVE HERE It was further reported that on March 7 alone, over 1.7 million of Ukraine's citizens had fled the war. News agency AP reported that children represented around half of the …

More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine, 12 days after Russia invaded
2 years, 9 months ago

More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine, 12 days after Russia invaded

NPR  

More than 2 million people have fled Ukraine, 12 days after Russia invaded Enlarge this image toggle caption Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images More than 2 million Ukrainians have fled their country in the 12 days since Russia began its invasion, according to a tracker from the U.N. refugee agency. Sponsor Message It says it's …

Photos capture refugee crisis as Russia advances in Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos capture refugee crisis as Russia advances in Ukraine

ABC  

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine has surpassed 1.5 million, as Russia's attacks continue for a 12th day. United Nations high commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi says it is the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II. A woman covers herself with a blanket to keep warm after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, …

UN: 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine worst post-WWII crisis
2 years, 9 months ago

UN: 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine worst post-WWII crisis

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — The Ukrainian father of two took off with a sprint when he saw the GPS coordinates from his wife’s cellphone draw nearer to the border crossing into Poland. “I never believed war would start,’’ Chornomordenko said, as he checked the GPS position of his arriving family. He lifted 4-year-old son David onto his shoulders, and cradled the …

One million people flee Ukraine amid Russian invasion: A look at other refugee crises around the world
2 years, 9 months ago

One million people flee Ukraine amid Russian invasion: A look at other refugee crises around the world

Firstpost  

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there are 26 million refugees worldwide who have had to leave their home country due to conflict, natural disasters, poverty and other reasons Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began a week ago, about one million people have fled the now war-ravaged country in an exodus that has no precedent in this …

Russia-Ukraine crisis: As refugee numbers soar, many haunted by terror of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis: As refugee numbers soar, many haunted by terror of war

Firstpost  

According to the United Nations refugee agency, around one million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion POLAND: It took Tatyana Pelykh and her 11-year-old son four days of travel and a wait of nearly 48 hours at the border crossing to escape their native Ukraine for Romania. The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday that 1 million people had …

At Ukrainian border, overwhelmed guards, volunteers confront exodus of refugees
2 years, 9 months ago

At Ukrainian border, overwhelmed guards, volunteers confront exodus of refugees

Live Mint  

Within days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, the line of cars carrying people fleeing to the country’s border with Poland was already 55 miles long. In just a week since the war with Russia began, more than one million refugees have left Ukraine, most headed west into Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova. On the eve of the …

More than 660,000 refugees have fled Ukraine: UN
2 years, 9 months ago

More than 660,000 refugees have fled Ukraine: UN

The Hindu  

More than 660,000 refugees have fled the conflict in Ukraine for safety in neighbouring countries, while around a million people are estimated to be internally displaced, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN Refugee Agency UNCHR said the rapidly escalating situation looked set to become Europe's biggest refugee crisis this century, with hundreds of thousands of people on the move …

More than half a million have fled Ukraine: U.N.
2 years, 9 months ago

More than half a million have fled Ukraine: U.N.

The Hindu  

More than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale attack on the country, the United Nations said on February 28. "More than 500,000 refugees have now fled from Ukraine into neighboring countries," U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi said in a tweet. U.N. refugee agency spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo said that the current count had 281,000 refugees …

Freezing temp, clogged borders, long queues as civilians flee Ukraine. In pictures
2 years, 9 months ago

Freezing temp, clogged borders, long queues as civilians flee Ukraine. In pictures

Hindustan Times  

More than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations, since Russia's invasion last week, setting off a massive refugee crisis with tens of thousands awaiting passage at European border crossings. Ukrainian refugees have also fled to other bordering nations, including Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, that, as members of the EU and NATO, offer safe havens ostensibly beyond …

As foreigners in Ukraine also flee war, some report mistreatment
2 years, 9 months ago

As foreigners in Ukraine also flee war, some report mistreatment

LA Times  

A student covers herself in blanket at the Medyka border crossing in Poland after fleeing from Ukraine. At a refugee center set up in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, some Indian citizens told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Ukrainian border guards gave fellow Ukrainians priority in getting out of the country and attempted to physically push non-Ukrainians back. Poland’s ambassador to …

UN launches $1.7bn aid appeal for Ukraine amid Russian assault
2 years, 9 months ago

UN launches $1.7bn aid appeal for Ukraine amid Russian assault

Al Jazeera  

The UN estimates that 12 million people in Ukraine will need relief and protection. United Nations agencies have launched an emergency appeal to respond to soaring humanitarian needs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, urgently requesting $1.7bn to help people who have fled the country and those still there. The UN estimates that 12 million people in Ukraine will need relief …

Ukrainians are fleeing to Poland, but some are returning home for their families
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainians are fleeing to Poland, but some are returning home for their families

NPR  

Ukrainians are fleeing to Poland, but some are returning home for their families Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR Thousands of Ukranians and residents of Ukraine are fleeing the country and entering Poland following Russia's invasion last week. Poland has set up several refugee shelters along the border. But some are returning to Ukraine to get to …

Europe Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees — Others, Not So Much
2 years, 9 months ago

Europe Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees — Others, Not So Much

News 18  

They file into neighboring countries by the hundreds of thousands refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm, belongings in the other. But the warm welcome soon ended after EU nations disagreed over how to share responsibility, with the main pushback coming from Central and Eastern European countries like Hungary and Poland. One by one, governments across Europe toughened migration …

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Which countries are opening their doors to refugees?
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Which countries are opening their doors to refugees?

Firstpost  

The UN refugee agency has reported that more than 368,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on Thursday and that another five million would seek refuge in neighbouring countries — triggering a situation worse than the 2015 migrant crisis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to an unprecedented refugee crisis. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the global …

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications
2 years, 9 months ago

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications

Daily Mail  

The EU will take in Ukrainian refugees without asking them to apply for asylum first, it was announced tonight, as hundreds of thousands of terrified citizens continue to flee their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion. It comes as huddled masses of Ukrainian women and children escaping Russian bombs today rode trains, cars and ferries from cities including Lviv in …

‘It was hell’: Long lines of Ukrainian refugees at Poland border
2 years, 9 months ago

‘It was hell’: Long lines of Ukrainian refugees at Poland border

Al Jazeera  

Polish government says more than 115,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed over, most from the main border crossing of Medyka. Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, more than 115,000 refugees have crossed into Poland, the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday. Ukrainian refugees also complained about waiting hours to receive the Polish stamp, lack …

Fleeing to the border: Over 150,000 Ukrainians seek refuge
2 years, 9 months ago

Fleeing to the border: Over 150,000 Ukrainians seek refuge

Associated Press  

MEDYKA, Poland — Dragging suitcases and carrying children, tens of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to the borders Saturday as invading Russian troops pressed on with their march toward Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv. At least 150,000 people have fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighboring countries in the wake of the Russian invasion, the U.N. refugee agency said Saturday. Even Hungarian …

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