Join us to put an end to this horrific situation!

The refugee crisis on the Poland-Belarus border has reached alarming proportions. Thousands of refugees and immigrants are stranded on the border face sub-zero temperatures, with no access to food, water, adequate sanitation, or shelter. Among them are children, mothers, and the sick. Seven of them have perished as a result of malnutrition or hyperthermia thus far.  Over the last week, thousands of refugees have been barred from crossing the Polish border.

We urge all freedom-loving, human-rights and refugee organisations to write to their MPs and the European Union demanding that they protect the lives of these destitute people who, through no fault of their own, have become a political tool between Belarus and the European Union.

We call on trade unions and workers’ organisations across Europe to exert pressure on their governments to do the following:

1. To put an end to the detention, beatings, and agony of refugees at the border, and to act fast to save them from death.

2. For the UNHCR to promptly and favourably reply to refugees’ asylum claims.

3. To end the use of force and intimidation against refugees in detention, and to free those who are currently confined in Lithuanian and Polish jails. Their claims for asylum must be responded to right away.

4. To grant migrants instant asylum and disperse them around European countries, allowing them to rebuild their lives in a peaceful and harmonious environment.

International Federation of Iraqi Refugees-IFIR

International Organisation of Iranian Refugees-Bimarz

13November2021