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For Chechens, Poland is not west enough
5 Dec 2005 Although Poland has been a member of the EU for over a year, the Chechen asylum seekers there are still convinced the grass is greener further west - but the EU's Dublin Regulation means using Poland as a transit country is no longer possible, leading to a clash between Chechen hopes and European asylum realities. -
Hunger strike reveals strains in Polish asylum system
13 Dec 2004 A hunger strike in Debak reception centre for asylum seekers near Warsaw has highlighted the asylum problems facing Poland and other new European Union countries. This is the first story in an occasional series on asylum issues in the new EU states. -
Poland: UNHCR welcomes decision on Chechens
19 Nov 2002 -
UNHCR welcomes Poland's decision to reopen doors to Chechens
19 Nov 2002 In a policy reversal, Poland has allowed 150 Chechen asylum seekers to enter the country after protests against an earlier decision to turn them away. The UN refugee agency says it hopes this is a permanent decision, and that Lithuania will follow suit. -
Lithuania/Poland: UNHCR concerned on Chechen refusals
15 Nov 2002 -
UNHCR urges Poland, Lithuania not to turn away Chechens
14 Nov 2002 UNHCR is urging Lithuania and Poland to keep their doors open to Chechen asylum seekers. The U.N. refugee agency made the plea amid reports that the two countries have barred the entry of Chechens following the recent Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow.