Border blocks in Poland: Citizens' protests against German refugee policy!

Border blocks in Poland: Citizens' protests against German refugee policy!

on the streets and on the borders are currently being protested unmistakably. In Poland, numerous demonstrators have come together in the past few days to mobilize against German refugee policy. On Thursday, about 40 people with Polish flags blocked the Ahlbeck border crossing, followed by a similar campaign at the Lubieszyn transition. These protests are organized by the Flota Swinoujscie initiative and find support in right circles, which also heats up the situation. The mood on the border with Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is tense, as reports from travelers show that others advise to travel before 6 p.m. to avoid conflicts. Nordkurier describes that the displeasure among the residents is strong Federal Police.

The protests in Poland are not isolated. In Germany, too, the call for change becomes louder. In Göttingen, the Siebrücke initiative plans a large -scale protest campaign under the motto "We leave traces". This event will take place on Sunday and follows the concept of a contact-free protest due to the current Corona situation. Participants are supposed to walk across the square individually every minute and use colored footprints or empty shoes as a symbol of refugee policy. The goal of the organizers? To send a clear message to the federal government and the EU and to point out the catastrophic conditions for over 40,000 people in refugee camps on Greek islands. European lessons describes that twelve EU countries want physical barriers at the external borders, which raises the question of how humanitarian values ​​can be brought into harmony with the pursuit of national security.

not to forget is also the role of the federal police, which recently took up five Yemenites and whose smugglers arrested. The debate about the rejection of asylum seekers at the borders remains tense, while reports on "human hunts" and "vigilante justice" fuel the concerns of residents and activists at the border crossings. The topic is not only local, but also has European dimensions that cannot be ignored.