{"id":155007,"date":"2022-02-28T14:23:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T13:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=155007"},"modified":"2022-02-28T14:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T13:23:07","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-were-not-turning-africans-away-from-our-borders-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/28\/russia-ukraine-war-were-not-turning-africans-away-from-our-borders-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: We\u2019re not turning Africans away from our borders &#8211; Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Polish has stated that it is not turning away Africans and non-white people seeking to cross its border from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Since the invasion of Ukraine by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/28\/peace-talks-ukraine-lists-demands-wants-russian-soldiers-withdrawn\/\">Russian troops<\/a> on Thursday, thousands of people have been trying to flee the country to neighbouring countries for safety.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that there have been reports from media houses that\u00a0non-white people, particularly blacks, are being turned away at the border by Ukrainian soldiers and Polish border guards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Nigerian medical student at Poland\/Ukraine border (Medyka-Shehyni) told me she has been waiting 7hrs to cross, she says border guards are stopping black people and sending them to the back of the queue, saying they have to let &#39;Ukrainians&#39; through first.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephanie Hegarty BBC News (@stephhegarty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephhegarty\/status\/1497603013799784449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ukrainian army and Police are threatening to shoot us at Ukraine -Poland border.<br \/>They refused to let Africans cross for 2 days.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricansinUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricansinUkraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nze (@nzemmili) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nzemmili\/status\/1497801892868599808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hearing from another student in Lviv this morning who says Africans are not being allowed to board trains to the border are being left on platform. Too many testimonies now to discount. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricansinUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricansinUkraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephanie Hegarty BBC News (@stephhegarty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephhegarty\/status\/1497875533228646403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SA students &amp; other Africans have been badly treated at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukrain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukrain<\/a>\/Poland border. \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Amb J Mngomezulu has driven from Warsaw (5 hours) to go deal with the matter, receive our nationals &amp; offer further support. \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Amb G Tsengiwe in Hungary is also attending to SANs on his side.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaysonMonyela\/status\/1497882434179944458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the Polish authorities dismissed the reports as \u201cfake news\u201d, saying the country was not discriminating against non-white people.<\/p>\n<p>Poland said it is accepting refugees \u201cin accordance with outlined procedures\u201d, and that about 200,000 refugees have found shelter in the country notwithstanding their nationality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports suggesting that the Polish authority are segregating refugees from Ukraine on the basis of race or religion are both false and outrageous. Poland is accepting refugees in accordance with outlined procedures,\u201d the Polish government said via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoland admits citizens of different countries in accordance with the existing procedures. We urge for prudence and to refrain from disseminating disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost 200,000 refugees have already found shelter in Poland regardless of their nationality. There is no discrimination!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFACT: Refugees fleeing war-stricken Ukraine are entering Poland regardless of their nationality. THERE IS NO DISCRIMINATION!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26d4 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopFakeNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopFakeNews<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Poland admits citizens of different countries in accordance with the existing procedures. <\/p>\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f  We urge for prudence and to refrain from disseminating disinformation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PolandFirstToHelp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PolandFirstToHelp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9njei3jUc\">pic.twitter.com\/j9njei3jUc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremierRP_en\/status\/1498066653229240324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost 200,000 refugees have already found shelter in Poland regardless of their nationality. There is no discrimination!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopFakeNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopFakeNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CheckYourSources?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CheckYourSources<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PolandFirstToHelp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PolandFirstToHelp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/un2YJ18vNC\">pic.twitter.com\/un2YJ18vNC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremierRP_en\/status\/1497941722839584768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over 200 people have lost their lives to the war and more than 1000 have been injured since the Russian invasion started.<\/p>\n<p>Delegations from the two warring countries are expected to meet for talks \u201cwithout preconditions\u201d on the Ukraine-Belarus border today.<\/p>\n<p>For safety reasons, President Volodymyr Zelensky had said he would not hold talks with Russia on the territory of Belarus, but Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, assured him that no military force will be used against Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Polish has stated that it is not turning away Africans and non-white people seeking to cross its border from Ukraine. Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on Thursday, thousands of people have been trying to flee the country to neighbouring countries for safety. 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