Belarus–Poland border barrier

On 25 January 2022, Poland began building a border wall on the border with Belarus to prevent illegal immigration[1][2] in the aftermath of the Belarus–European Union border crisis.

Belarus–Poland border barrier
Zapora na granicy polsko-białoruskiej (Polish)
Parts of the Belarus–Poland border
Polish Border Guard officers stationed by the border wall in 2022
TypeBorder barrier
Height5.5 meters (18 feet)
Length187 km (116 mi)
Site information
OperatorBorder Guard of Poland
ConditionActive
Site history
Built2022
Built byPoland
In use2022–present

Poland began work on the 5.5-meter (18 foot) high steel wall topped with barbed wire at a cost of around 1,6 billion zł (407m USD) aimed at blocking the passage of illegal migrants during the border crisis in the region artificially instigated by Belarus in the late summer of 2021. The barrier was completed on 30 June 2022.[3]

Some media outlets, journalists and celebrities accused the Polish government of using border barrier to prevent entry of irregular asylum seekers.[4][5][6][7][8] During and after the intense phase of the border crisis, Poland did not close its border crossings with Belarus and did not stop granting asylum.

See also

References
  1. Auto, Hermes (January 25, 2022). "Poland begins work on new EU-Belarus border wall to deter migrant crossings | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. "Work on Belarus border barrier to start on Tuesday". www.thefirstnews.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  3. "Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out". CTV News. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  4. "Poland completes 186-kilometre border wall with Belarus after migration dispute". www.euronews.com. July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. Tondo, Lorenzo (June 27, 2022). "Poland starts building wall through protected forest at Belarus border". www.euronews.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. "'Double standards': Poland criticised as steel wall along border with Belarus is completed". news.sky.com. July 2, 2022. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. "Poland Finally Lifts State of Emergency at Belarus Border". hrw.org. July 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  8. Gera, Vanessa; Grieshaber, Kirsten (June 30, 2022). "Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out". apnews.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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