Polish parliament rejects unlimited media access to Belarus border


  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Dec 2021

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Poland - Belarus border near Kapciamiestis, Lithuania November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's president on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will limit the access of aid charities and journalists to its border with Belarus as the country grapples with a simmering migrant crisis.

The law is a blow to the opposition parties that advocated for unlimited media access, an amendment approved by the upper house of parliament on Friday but rejected by the lower house.

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