Belarusian Fined at Polish Border for Cigarette Smuggling
Polish customs officers found smuggled cigarettes in the car of a Belarusian citizen at the Bobrowniki border crossing…
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Polish Court Cancels Date for Transfer of Child With International Protection to Father Seeking to Take Him to Belarus
A Polish court has cancelled the date set for the transfer of a child to his biological father,…
Belarusian Detained Near ATM in Warsaw and Charged With Fraud
A 35-year-old Belarusian citizen and a 21-year-old Ukrainian citizen have been charged with fraud in Warsaw. They were…
Polish Foreign Ministry Clarifies How Belarusians With Humanitarian Status Can Invite Relatives
Belarusians residing in Poland on humanitarian grounds can invite relatives through a consul on the basis of a…
Dissidentby: Some Belarusians Deported From Poland Convicted in Political Cases in Belarus
The human rights initiative Dissidentby has reported confirmed cases in which people awaiting decisions on international protection in…
Nawrocki Revokes Zelensky’s Order of the White Eagle
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has revoked the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state decoration, from Ukrainian…
GPS Tracker Found in Freight Railcar That Traveled to Belarus and Ukraine
A device resembling a GPS tracker was found in a freight railcar in Poznań. It was discovered by…
Katsiaryna Vadanosava Will Not Have to Pay Polish Hospital for Her Mother’s Treatment
Television presenter and singer Katsiaryna Vadanosava has said that she will not have to pay a bill of…
Poland Uncovers Another Group Smuggling Cigarettes From Belarus
Polish authorities have carried out another operation against a group involved in smuggling cigarettes from Belarus. The operation…
Suspect in Skrepetsky Murder May Be Linked to Other Crimes
The man detained this morning is suspected of directly carrying out the murder of Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky,…
Poland Issued More Than 12,000 Residence Permits to Belarusians in Five Months
Poland issued more than 12,000 residence permits to Belarusian citizens in January-May this year, according to the latest…
Latushka Asks Poland to Take Belarusians’ Situation Into Account in New Rules for Taxi Drivers
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Paval Latushka has appealed…
Poland, Lithuania and France Launch Exercises in the Suwałki Gap
Poland, Lithuania and France are launching military exercises in the Suwałki Gap today. The drills will continue until…
Russian Artist Shot Dead in Biała Podlaska
A 44-year-old Russian citizen was shot dead in the eastern Polish city of Biała Podlaska on the morning…
Tsikhanouskaya Receives Award in Poland
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has been awarded the international King Eric of Pomerania Prize. The award was presented to her…
Belarusian Citizen Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Brutal Assault in Polish Town of Jarocin
A district court in Kalisz, Poland, has sentenced a 37-year-old Belarusian citizen living in Jarocin, in the Greater…
Belarus-Linked Hacking Group Targets Polish Gmail Users
The Belarus-linked hacking group UNC1151, also known as Ghostwriter, has been conducting phishing attacks against Gmail users since…
Seven People Detained in Poland Over Belarusian Cigarette Smuggling Scheme
Seven people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of smuggling Belarusian cigarettes through Lithuania into Poland in…
Belarusians in Poland Have Cars Seized Over Attempt to Smuggle Refrigerants
Two Belarusian citizens are facing criminal proceedings in Poland for smuggling refrigerants. Polish customs officers at the Bobrowniki…
Bus Drivers Tried to Smuggle Cigarettes and Diabetes Medications Into Poland
Bus drivers operating the Minsk–Warsaw route were detained at the Bobrowniki border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border. They…
Poland Will Not Accept Migrants Under EU Migration Pact
Poland has stated that it will not accept migrants or bear related costs under the EU Migration Pact,…
Andrzej Poczobut Receives Podlaskie Voivodeship Honorary Award
Former political prisoner, journalist and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus Andrzej Poczobut visited Białystok after…
Polish Embassy in Belarus Changes Appointment Booking Procedure for Polish Card-Related Services
The Polish Embassy in Minsk announced that from June 11 it is changing the procedure for booking appointments…
Polish Foreign Minister Thanks Bialiatski for His Commitment to Human Rights
The head of the Viasna Human Rights Centre and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski met with Polish…
Belarusian Detained in Poland on Suspicion of Cigarette Smuggling
Polish authorities have detained a 36-year-old Belarusian man and a 22-year-old Polish citizen on suspicion of cigarette smuggling.…
Belarusian Driver Fined in Poland for Taking Too Little Rest
A Belarusian long-haul truck driver has been fined in Poland for violating work and rest time regulations, the…
Belarusian Journalist Aliaksandr Burakou Detained at Berlin Airport
Belarusian journalist and human rights activist Aliaksandr Burakou from Mahilyow was detained at Berlin Airport on June 4…
Polish Visa Centres to Introduce New Appointment Booking System on June 8
Starting June 8, 2026, the procedure for booking visa application appointments at Polish visa centres will change for…
Drunk Belarusian on E-Scooter Causes Traffic Accident in Poland
A Belarusian citizen was involved in a head-on collision with a car in the village of Mianowice in…
United Transitional Cabinet Awards Lech Wałęsa the Cross of Good Neighbourship
The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus has awarded former Polish president and Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa. The Cross…
Polish Embassy Changes Visa Appointment Rules for Polish Card Holders
Starting June 1, the rules for booking visa appointments at the Polish Embassy in Belarus have changed for…
Prytuliaj Mianie Shelter Opens in Warsaw for Belarusians
A new shelter house operated by the Prytuliaj Mianie foundation opened in Warsaw on May 30. The Prytuliaj…
Poland Completes Investigation Into Money Laundering Scheme Involving Transfers to Belarus and Russia
Prosecutors in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz have completed an investigation into seven Ukrainian citizens suspected of participating…
Poland Dismantles Smuggling Gang Bringing Cigarettes From Belarus
Poland’s Border Guard, together with the National Revenue Administration, has dismantled a gang involved in smuggling cigarettes from…
Warsaw Wine Bar-Shop With Belarusian Roots Included in Michelin Guide
WIN, a Warsaw wine bar-shop opened by the team behind wine importer Enoterra, has been included in the…
Belarusian Driver Detained in Poland With Contraband Tobacco Cargo
In the Silesian Voivodeship, officers from the Customs and Tax Service and the Central Bureau of Investigation of…
Cars With Belarusian License Plates Caught Speeding in Poland 7,000-9,000 Times Per Year
Rzeczpospolita has obtained statistics on automatic speed enforcement in Poland. According to the newspaper, cameras recorded 1.5 million…
Court Acquits Polish Soldier in Case Over Shooting at Belarus Border
A military court in Lublin found Polish serviceman Karol S. not guilty of exceeding his authority in a…
Belarusian Fined at Polish Border for Bringing in Cash Without Declaration
A Belarusian citizen attempted to bring $17,300 into Poland without declaring it. He was fined, according to the…
Tsikhanouskaya Rejects Idea of Lifting Sanctions on Belarusian Potash
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya commented on an informal letter from the US Department of State sent to the authorities of…
Polish Prosecutors Explain Why Police Opened Fire on Belarusian: Vehicle Was Driven Toward Officers
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław has commented on the incident involving the injury of a 60-year-old native…
US Asked Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to Lift Sanctions on Belarusian Potash – Svaboda
The United States has officially asked Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in order…
Belarusian Investigative Committee Conducts Probe Into Polish Police Shooting of Belarusian Citizen
The Belarusian Investigative Committee has announced that it is conducting an inquiry into an alleged attack by Polish…
Foreign Ministry: Belarusian Citizen in Poland Was Shot by Polish Law Enforcement
Belarus’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement regarding the gunshot injury of a Belarusian citizen. The ministry claims…
Polish Intelligence Services Detain Three Poles on Suspicion of Espionage
Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) announced the detention on May 12 of three Polish citizens on suspicion of…
US Reduces Number of Brigade Combat Teams in Europe
The United States has reduced the number of brigade combat teams stationed in Europe from four to three,…
Poland Granted International Protection to 127 Belarusian Citizens in April
Poland granted international protection to 127 Belarusian citizens in April, according to statistics from the Office for Foreigners.…
Belarusian Wanted by Minsk Through Interpol Detained in Poland
A Belarusian citizen listed in the Interpol database at the request of the Belarusian authorities has been detained…
Half a Million People Crossed the Border at Kuźnica and Bobrowniki in Six Months
Poland’s Border Guard has summarised the first six months since the reopening of the Kuźnica and Bobrowniki border…
Migrants Attempted to Cross Polish Border on Saturday and Sunday
Polish border guards recorded attempts by migrants to cross the border from Belarus over the weekend. According to…