Poland detains activists accused of smuggling migrants over Belarus border

Grupa Granica claim activists simply gave humanitarian aid to family stranded in border forest amid deepening refugee crisis

Four activists were detained in Poland on 23 March for aiding migrants crossing the Belarusian border. They currently face three months of pre-trial arrest.

When they helped refugees from Ukraine they were heroes, now for providing that same help in Podlasie, they are criminals," said Grupa Granica, an organisation helping migrants and refugees, to which the detained activists belong.